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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 915 To Permit the Listing and Trading of Options on the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, and Any Trust That Holds Bitcoin

Securities and Exchange Commission [Release No. 34-100726; File No. SR-NYSEAMER-2024-10] August 14, 2024. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("A...

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Securities and Exchange Commission

[Release No. 34-100726; File No. SR-NYSEAMER-2024-10]

August 14, 2024.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) ^[1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,^[2] NYSE American LLC (“Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Exchange Rule 915 to permit the listing and trading of options on the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC), and any trust that holds bitcoin (“Proposal”).

On February 29, 2024, the Proposal was published for comment in the Federal Register .^[3] On April 8, 2024, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,^[4] the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the Proposal, disapprove the Proposal, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the Proposal.^[5] On April 24, 2024, the Commission instituted proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act ^[6] to determine whether to approve or disapprove the Proposal.^[7] The Commission received comments addressing the Proposal.^[8]

On July 19, 2024, the Commission designated a longer time for Commission action on the Proposal.^[9] On August 9, 2024, the Exchange withdrew the Proposal (SR-NYSEAMER-2024-10).

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.^[10]

Sherry R. Haywood,

Assistant Secretary.

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1. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

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2. 17 CFR 240.19b-4.

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3. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99593 (Feb. 23, 2024), 89 FR 14911.

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4. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

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5. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99921 (Apr. 8, 2024), 89 FR 25908 (Apr. 12, 2024).

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6. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).

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7. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 100023 (Apr. 24, 2024), 89 FR 34295 (Apr. 30, 2024).

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8. Comment letters on the Proposal are available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nyseamer-2024-10/srnyseamer202410.htm.

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9. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 100565 (Jul. 19, 2024), 89 FR 60460 (Jul. 25, 2024).

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10. 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

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[FR Doc. 2024-18558 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]

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“Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 915 To Permit the Listing and Trading of Options on the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, and Any Trust That Holds Bitcoin,” thefederalregister.org (August 20, 2024), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2024-18558/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-american-llc-notice-of-withdrawal-of-proposed-rule-change-to-amend-rule-915-to-permit.