SEC puts Nasdaq Phlx QBTC bitcoin index options on hold as CME seeks CFTC jurisdiction review
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The SEC has stayed Nasdaq Phlx's conditional approval for cash-settled bitcoin index options (QBTC) after CME petitioned on jurisdictional grounds, arguing such products should fall under CFTC oversight because bitcoin is treated as a commodity. The review and public comment period (through Aug 24) delays a new regulated venue for listed BTC derivatives, underscoring ongoing SEC-CFTC boundary risk and slowing compliant product rollout.
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● Medium
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission paused its conditional approval of Nasdaq’s Phlx cash-settled bitcoin index options, ticker QBTC, which had been granted on an expedited basis in May. The move follows a petition from CME Group challenging whether the product should fall under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rather than the SEC. The SEC has opened a public comment period that runs through August 24, while the commission reviews the petition. QBTC is designed to track the Nasdaq Bitcoin Index, which is derived from the CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index.
