
KEY POINTS
- BlackRock's latest S-1 filing is the mention of iShares Bitcoin Trust's market ticker IBIT for the first time
- The biggest alteration in BlackRock's latest spot Bitcoin ETF S-1 amendment is the shift from the in-kind model to a cash creation and redemption model
- Bitcoin was trading in the green zone at $42,586.36 as of 12:31 p.m. ET on Tuesday
New York-based investment giant BlackRock submitted its amended spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) registration Monday, revealing several changes, including the alterations on the role of Coinbase–one of the world's largest centralized crypto exchange platforms by trading volume– in its proposed crypto investment vehicle.