Canada approves first bitcoin ETF, raising hopes that the US SEC will soon follow

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KTS Design/Science Photo Library/Getty ImagesCanada's financial regulator approved the first publicly traded bitcoin ETF in North America. The Purpose Bitcoin ETF will trade on the Toronto stock exchange. It raises hopes that the US SEC will follow in Canada's footsteps.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.Canada's financial regulator approved the first publicly traded bitcoin ETF in North America, according to records published Thursday.Th