US financial services company Equitable announced the addition of a Bitcoin-linked investment option to its SCS Premier product. The company claims this is the industry's first Bitcoin-linked investment option within a registered index-linked annuity (RILA), tied to the performance of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). It does not dynamically allocate to stocks, cash, or other assets. The option has a one-year term and offers four levels of downside buffers: 10%, 15%, 20%, and 40%. Allocation amounts typically do not exceed 25% of the annuity contract value. Investors are still responsible for losses beyond the buffer range, and returns are subject to contract caps and other terms. https://(wublock123.com)/news/equitable-launches-bitcoin-linked-annuity-tracking-blackrock-ibit-68643