# 2026-01380: Nasdaq Stock Market Unshackles Crypto ETF Options Trading

2026-01380, Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Remove Restrictions on Certain Crypto Assets, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-01-26, effective 2026-01-07 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01380
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Remove Restrictions on Certain Crypto Assets
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 3257
- Published: 2026-01-26
- Effective: 2026-01-07
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Nasdaq Stock Market Unshackles Crypto ETF Options Trading

## Summary

Nasdaq is removing some rules that limited trading in options tied to popular crypto ETFs like Bitcoin and Ethereum funds. This change lets traders buy and sell more of these crypto-related options without hitting old limits, starting right away. Investors and traders in these crypto ETFs will feel the impact, with more freedom to trade and possibly bigger moves in the market.

## Effects PRIA read

- Remove 25,000 Options Limits for Named Crypto ETFs: benefit, medium. If you trade options on the named crypto ETFs, Nasdaq removed the 25,000 position and exercise limit for those options effective January 7, 2026. The affected funds include Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, ARK21Shares Bitcoin ETF, VanEck Bitcoin ETF, iShares Ethereum Trust ETF, Fidelity Ethereum…

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## Sources
- [2026-01380 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01380/self-regulatory-organizations-the-nasdaq-stock-market-llc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate)
- [2026-01380 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-26/pdf/2026-01380.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01380 (as of 2026-06-08).