The SEC‘s approval of the first spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds Wednesday will open up crypto investing to a wider audience while boosting the industry.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s landmark decision came after years of waiting for cryptocurrency advocates and hope from large institutions like BlackRock and Fidelity that their applications would get approved. The development is good news for bitcoin and other digital assets, which have been surging in the past few months as the decision was pending.

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