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BlackRock Files for a Bitcoin Income ETF That Sells Options for Yield
By Jordan Chussler. Publication Date: 2/2/2026.
Key Points
- With lower interest rates in 2026, investors are increasingly turning to dividend-paying stocks and ETFs to bolster their income streams.
- Those options now include funds that provide exposure to crypto markets while also generating income.
- BlackRock recently filed for approval of a Bitcoin income ETF that uses options strategies to generate yield while giving shareholders access to BTC prices.
When investors think of ways to generate yield, they typically turn to fixed income—including corporate and municipal bonds, Treasury bills, CDs and annuities—or the equities market.
With interest rates having fallen substantially over the past two years, debt securities no longer offer the same appeal to income-focused investors that they once did.
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See the full story on this opportunity now.As a result, sectors historically associated with strong dividends—such as utilities, energy, and real estate—have seen notable inflows as investors rotate out of fixed income. Soon, income investors may have another option: a premium income exchange-traded fund (ETF) that uses crypto as the underlying exposure.
The Issue With Crypto Exposure Via Traditional Equity Markets
Before 2024, investors seeking exposure to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) often had to navigate the complex decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape, with its specialized terminology—hard and soft forks, cold and hot wallets, tokenization, halving, staking, and more.
That changed on Jan. 10, 2024, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs, giving investors familiar with traditional equity markets a simpler way to gain crypto exposure.
ETF demand accelerated after the approvals, and in 2025, BTC and ETH funds added more than $32 billion in inflows.
One inherent limitation of crypto—or crypto ETFs—is that, like gold and silver, the asset class does not produce yield by itself. Some coins and tokens offer passive income through staking, but that remains the exception rather than the rule.
Now, one financial services firm plans to leverage crypto exposure within traditional equity markets to give investors a new way to generate income tied to Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap at roughly $1.5 trillion.
BlackRock's Premium Bitcoin Income ETF Solution
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has taken the next step in bridging traditional income investors and crypto markets.
On Jan. 23, the company filed an SEC Form S-1 registration for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. A launch could follow soon, but the fund remains subject to SEC review and regulatory approval.
While it will not be the first fund to use crypto for income generation, the ETF would join a small but growing group of products that employ covered call strategies to produce yield.
Structurally, BlackRock's product will operate similarly to popular dividend-focused ETFs like the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA: JEPI) or the NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF (BATS: SPYI). The key difference is the underlying exposure: according to BlackRock's SEC filing, the fund will "track the performance of the price of Bitcoin while providing premium income through an actively managed strategy of writing (selling) call options on IBIT shares and, from time to time, on indices that track spot bitcoin exchange-traded products ('ETPs'), including [iShares Bitcoin Trust] (such indices, 'ETP Indices')."
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ: IBIT) will be the ETP on which those call options are written. Launched Jan. 5, 2024, IBIT passively tracks the spot price of Bitcoin and has grown to more than $64 billion in assets under management, making it the largest Bitcoin spot ETF on the market.
A Reminder About Risk Tolerance
The proposed fund aims to capture Bitcoin's upside and translate some of that potential into yield for shareholders. That potential, however, comes with notable risks.
BlackRock's Form S-1 points out that—similar to the crypto market itself—"the trading prices of many digital assets, including Bitcoin, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods," and that "extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of Bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the shares."
Regulatory uncertainty is another risk. The filing notes that "digital asset markets in the United States exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of Bitcoin or the shares."
Because many income investors have lower risk tolerances—often focused on retirement and preserving capital—this fund may not suit all income-oriented portfolios. Crypto markets are notoriously volatile, so prospective shareholders should perform thorough due diligence to determine whether a Bitcoin income ETF fits within an otherwise lower-volatility, dividend-focused allocation.
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