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###### Securities and Exchange Commission

          - [Release No. 34-83452; File No. SR-NYSEArca&2017-139]

                    On December 4, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) 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 the shares of the ProShares Bitcoin ETF and the ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF under NYSE Arca Rule 8.200-E, Commentary .02. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the                     **Federal Register**                     on December 26, 2017.[3]                                          On January 30, 2018, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,[4]                                          the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change.[5]                                          On March 23, 2018, the Commission instituted proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act [6]                                          to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.[7]                                          The Commission has received 11 comments on the proposed rule change.[8] 
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                    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act [9]                                          provides that, after initiating disapproval proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change not later than 180 days after the date of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule change. The Commission may extend the period for issuing an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change, however, by not more than 60 days if the Commission determines that a longer period is appropriate and publishes the reasons for such determination. The proposed rule change was published for notice and comment in the                     **Federal Register**                     on December 26, 2017. June 24, 2018 is 180 days from that date, and August 23, 2018 is 240 days from that date.                

                    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider this proposed rule change. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,[10]                                          designates August 23, 2018 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NYSEArca-2017-139).                                    

                        For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.11

Eduardo A. Aleman,

Assistant Secretary.

# Footnotes

1.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                    
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2.                             17 CFR 240.19b-4.                    
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3.                                                     *See*                         Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82350 (Dec. 19, 2017), 82 FR 61100 (Dec. 26, 2017).                    
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4.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                    
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5.                                                     *See*                         Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82602 (Jan. 30, 2018), 83 FR 4941 (Feb. 2, 2018).                    
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6.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).                    
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7.                                                     *See*                         Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82939 (Mar. 23, 2018), 83 FR 13537 (Mar. 29, 2018). Specifically, the Commission instituted proceedings to allow for additional analysis of the proposed rule change's consistency with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act, which requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be “designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade,” and “to protect investors and the public interest.”                         *See id.*                         at 13538 (citing 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5)).                    
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8.                                                     *See*                         Letters from Abe Kohen, AK Financial Engineering Consultants, LLC (Dec. 27, 2017); Anita Desai (Apr. 6, 2018); Ed Kaleda (Apr. 6, 2018); Scott Moberg (Apr. 6, 2018); Adam Malkin (Apr. 8, 2018); Gisan Mohammed (Apr. 11, 2018); Shravan Kumar (Apr. 11, 2018); Louise Fitzgerald (Apr. 19, 2018);                                                 Joshua Rousseau (Apr. 30, 2018); Thomas W. Fink (May 3, 2018); and Sharon Brown-Hruska, Managing Director, and Trevor Wagener, Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting (May 18, 2018). All comments on the proposed rule change are available on the Commission's website at:                         *https://www.sec.gov/​comments/​sr-nysearca-2017-139/​nysearca2017139.htm.*
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9.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                    
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10.                                                     *Id.*
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11.                                 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).                        
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[FR Doc. 2018-13301 Filed 6-20-18; 8:45 am]

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