The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday approved part of an application for a novel exchange-traded fund that would track the two largest cryptocurrencies.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved part of an application by Bitwise Asset Management for a combined bitcoin (BTC-USD) and ether (ETH-USD) exchange-traded fund. The proposed Bitwise Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF will hold both spot bitcoin (BTC-USD) and spot ether (ETH-USD) weighted according to their market capitalizations,

The SEC has expedited the approval of Bitwise's combined $BTC and $ETH ETF, marking a stark contrast from the Gensler SEC's waiting period for approving similar offerings.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a key part of an application for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would track Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrencies.