Subject: File No. SR-CboeBZX-2018-040
From: Omar Padilla

July 18, 2018

People to should have the freedom to invest in Bitcoin. Volatile asset classes are nothing new. Pretty much everywhere you can invest in an asset you will find measurements of risk.
Professional financial advisors advise their clients to not put too much of their money into such investments. A properly diversified portfolio negates the risk in investing in Bitcoin.

Riskier investments have a greater potential for higher rewards. Ordinary people should be able to profit from these rewards as well.

Investment in digital assets is also an investment in blockchain. This is a technology that we should lead in or risk falling behind to other nations that fully embrace it.