A Form 8-A registration for shares, particularly for Nasdaq, typically indicates the final steps before an ETF becomes operational.
By Shaurya Malwa|Edited by Sheldon RebackUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 9:34 a.m. Published Jun 12, 2026, 7:07 a.m. 2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on (BlackRock)SummaryShow- BlackRock has submitted a Form 8-A for its iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, indicating that the fund might start trading on Nasdaq as early as next week.
- This ETF, identified by the ticker BITA, will generate revenue by selling call options on shares of BlackRock’s $49 billion IBIT spot bitcoin fund, sacrificing potential gains in return for option premiums.
- With a proposed fee of 0.65% that is lower than competing covered-call bitcoin funds, this ETF aims to further BlackRock’s initiative to make bitcoin an income-generating product for traditional investors, while competing with Goldman Sachs to launch first.
BlackRock has advanced its efforts to launch a bitcoin income exchange-traded fund on Nasdaq by filing a share registration document, a move that typically indicates a near-term launch.
The asset management giant submitted the Form 8-A for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF on Thursday, a standard step preceding an ETF's activation.
According to Eric Balchunas, an ETF analyst at Bloomberg, this filing “usually signals a launch within a week,” and he predicts that the fund, ticker BITA, will commence trading on June 18.
BlackRock filed an 8-A for the Bitcoin Premium Income ETF $BITA. That typically means launch in one week. So if I had to bet I'd say next Thur $BITA goes live. We'll see tho. pic.twitter.com/jvJY8yhslh
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) June 11, 2026
Balchunas mentioned the previous day that he anticipated the fund’s launch to happen "very soon" and highlighted that BlackRock is in a race to outpace a competing product from Goldman Sachs, which is expected to go live around July 1.
The income from BlackRock's fund will derive from selling call options on the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which is the largest spot bitcoin ETF with $49 billion in net assets. The fund plans to write options monthly on a portion of its holdings and use the premiums collected as income.
This strategy involves a trade-off, as selling the options limits the fund's profit potential if bitcoin prices rise significantly. The ETF's anticipated fee of 0.65% is lower than the two leading covered-call bitcoin funds, which charge fees of 0.95% and 0.99% respectively.
Earlier filings indicate that the fund has already begun acquiring bitcoin and IBIT shares while writing options. With the 8-A filing complete, the final requirement is for the registration to be approved.
The successful launch would further BlackRock's objective of transforming bitcoin into an income-generating asset for traditional investors, supplementing the exposure provided by IBIT.
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