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BlackRock Expands Bitcoin ETF Offerings With New Yield Strategy Product

BlackRock Expands Bitcoin ETF Offerings With New Yield Strategy Product

BTCPEERS2025/09/26 06:48
By:Albert Morgan
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Asset management giant BlackRock filed to register a Delaware trust company for its proposed Bitcoin Premium Income ETF on Thursday. According to Cointelegraph, the filing represents BlackRock's push to broaden its Bitcoin offerings beyond its existing spot ETF.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that BlackRock's proposed product would sell covered call options on Bitcoin futures to collect premiums and generate yield. The regular distributions would trade away potential upside from investing directly in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, which mirrors Bitcoin's price movements.

Registering a trust filing in Delaware typically means an ETF issuer will soon file an S-1 registration statement or 19b-4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The new BlackRock product would complement its iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), which has attracted over $60.7 billion in inflows since launching in January 2024.

Why Bitcoin Yield Products Matter Now

The BlackRock filing addresses one of Bitcoin's perceived limitations as an investment asset. Traditional finance companies have long overlooked Bitcoin because it does not naturally generate yield like bonds or dividend-paying stocks.

However, solutions are emerging across the market. NEOS Investments offers the Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI), which implements a data-driven call option strategy and reported a 2.39% 30-day SEC yield as of June 2025. Amplify ETFs launched two Bitcoin income products in April 2025, with BITY targeting 24% annual option premium income and BAGY seeking 30%-60% annualized option premium.

We previously reported that US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds now generate $5 billion to $10 billion in daily trading volume on active days, sometimes surpassing major cryptocurrency exchanges in trading activity. BlackRock's move into yield-generating Bitcoin products reflects growing institutional demand for income-producing cryptocurrency investments.

If approved, BlackRock's proposed product would join the small but growing list of prominent yield-generating Bitcoin products available in the United States market.

Broader Industry Implications

The filing shows BlackRock's strategic focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum rather than participating in the broader altcoin ETF expansion. Balchunas noted that amid all the other coins "about to be ETF-ized," BlackRock is choosing to build around its core cryptocurrency holdings and "lay off the rest, at least for now."

This approach contrasts with the wider ETF industry rush toward altcoin products. The SEC recently approved generic listing standards that would not require each application to be assessed individually, potentially accelerating approvals for Litecoin, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin ETFs.

Institutional research indicates that Bitcoin's realized volatility has dropped significantly in 2025 compared to earlier cycles. Studies suggest annualized volatility has fallen by 75% from peak historical levels, largely attributed to deeper liquidity and institutional participation through regulated investment products.

The competitive landscape for Bitcoin ETFs continues intensifying, with providers reducing fees to as low as 0.15% to attract capital. Market analysis shows this fee compression has shifted flows away from older products like Grayscale's GBTC, consolidating the ETF-driven market structure and enhancing efficiency for institutional investors.

BlackRock's expansion into Bitcoin yield products represents the continued maturation of cryptocurrency investment vehicles, providing institutions with more sophisticated tools to generate income while maintaining exposure to Bitcoin's price appreciation potential.

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