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After the SEC's decision, Americans can finally invest in a fund whose underlying asset is bitcoin. But should they?

Robinhood and a few other trading app providers immediately announced support for the newly approved spot bitcoin ETFs. But Vanguard announced this week it would not allow customers to invest in them.

The decision could make bitcoin a major part of more investing portfolios. But after bitcoin, the SEC is likely to move slowly on approving other crypto-tied ETFs.

After more than a decade of opposition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has given the green light.

Crypto insiders expect the SEC to announce several key decisions on Jan. 10, which could determine the future of the proposed spot-backed ETF.

Amid industry crackdown, some say they are beginning to see a way forward for digital asset firms that want to stay on the right side of the law.

Traders betting that regulators will approve a U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund sooner rather than later have all but evaporated a once-gargantuan discount on the world's biggest crypto fund.

Touted as crypto's big breakthrough on Wall Street, the imminent arrival of Bitcoin ETFs may open digital-currency investing to the institutional and retail masses.

Chairman Gary Gensler draws attention to high-profile cases over WhatsApp and other messenger communications as well as the need for crypto regulation.

Regulators promise to pay special attention to how firms are using technology to not only guide investments but also to protect client data.

Proponents expect crypto to gain legitimacy and come to clients at lower costs if the SEC signs off as it's expected to do.

Regulators are likley to enter into dialogue with industry about the best way to proceed.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has been ordered by a court to explain its reasons for rejecting an application for a crypto-based exchange-traded fund. It's about time.

The SEC also alleges the firm's founder invested clients' money through a fund that employed his wife without disclosing the conflict.

The cofounder and main promoter of the $4 billion OneCoin pyramid scheme was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in one of the first and biggest criminal frauds involving cryptocurrency.

The move disappointed advocates just days after a court ruling viewed by many as clearing a path for the long-awaited product.

Fidelity is the latest high-profile traditional-finance firm to join the race after BlackRock Inc. made a splash with its June 15 application for a spot ETF, which opened the floodgates for others to try their hand at it, as well.

A year of cryptocurrency scandals has made advisors more skeptical about the volatile asset class, but the future of crypto is far from settled for investors and their financial advisors.

FINRA and NORC survey results suggest the flood of new investors hasn't slowed since the pandemic, and many of them are coming for digital assets.