BlackRock, the world’s largest ******* et manager, has filed to launch a second Bitcoin-focused exchange-traded product that would give investors exposure to the cryptocurrency — along with a little yield.
The iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF would feature Bitcoin, cash, and shares of BlackRock’s two-year-old Bitcoin ETP, the iShares Bitcoin Trust, or IBIT.
To generate the “monthly premium income” for the new ETP, BlackRock would sell call options on the IBIT shares, according to the filing.
“Although the Shares [in the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF] are not the equivalent of a direc