[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13345-13346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06510]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-85475; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2019-004]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To List and Trade Shares of SolidX Bitcoin Shares Issued by the 
VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, Under BZX Rule 14.11(e)(4), Commodity-
Based Trust Shares

March 29, 2019.
    On January 30, 2019, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (``Exchange'' or 
``BZX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a 
proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the SolidX Bitcoin 
Shares under BZX Rule 14.11(e)(4). The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on February 20, 2019.\3\ 
The Commission has received comment letters on the proposed rule 
change.\4\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85119 (Feb. 13, 
2019), 84 FR 5140 (Feb. 20, 2019).
    \4\ Comments on the proposed rule change can be found at: 
https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboebzx-2019-004/srcboebzx2019004.htm.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that within 45 days of the 
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding, or as to which the self-regulatory organization 
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, 
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is April 6, 2019. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has 
sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. Accordingly, the 
Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\6\ designates May 
21, 2019 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or 
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to

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disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-CboeBZX-2019-004).
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    \6\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06510 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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