Subject: File No. S7-15-18
From: joe Van

July 13, 2018

A bitcoin ETF is what the crypto market needs. It offers investors diversification and more importantly security. It also makes it easier for investors to purchase bitcoins without having to worry about any risks involved. A bitcoin ETF will also add liquidity to the global market. Cryptocurrency accounts for about 1% of the financial sector and I think that with an ETF, the market can expand as we are witnessing an innovation that will change the way we live for the better. Blockchain is the future and an ETF will be that catalyst for mass adoption. If bitcoin futures can be created and allow for traders and investors to short bitcoin, then why can there not be an ETF which will allow for investors to long bitcoin in hopes that the crypto market will grow. I am fully supporting a bitcoin ETF. Please help support the innovation of blockchain for us and our future's generations. Thank you