Subject: File No. SR-CboeBZX-2023-044
From: Mark S. Abner
Affiliation: None

July 17, 2023

Approve these spot Bitcoin applications.

Prohibition of Bitcoin will not succeed. The only question is whether, like abortion, it is safe and legal. Other advanced countries have approved instruments similar to these spot Bitcoin ETF applications, providing the means for safe and legal investing in Bitcoin. Surely, the United States is capable of doing the same, allowing reputable companies to provide American investors what we clearly want.