they leverage the financial system to perpetrate their crimes. so we. i think it s very important that the actors like ours, the banks and those providers for the banks have equal access and ready access to all these advanced tools as well. so that we can stay on top of it and we can stay ahead of the criminals. cryptocurrency has been in the headlines in the last year, not necessarily for the right reasons. we ve just had the sec this past week approved spot etfs for cryptocurrency. where do you see that going in the future? yeah, we re very excited to be partnering with blackrock and valkyrie to bring their etfs onto nasdaq. as you know, they re listing their products on nasdaq. i think that what it really reflects is the fact that the crypto markets, or at least certainly the bitcoin markets, have matured to a state where the sec has gotten to the point where they are approving the ability for investors to have tools, other tools other than just investing in spot they can invest in
so i think it s very important that actors like ours, the banks and those providers for the banks have equal access and ready access to all these advanced tools as well. so that we can stay on top of it and we can stay ahead of the criminals. cryptocurrency has been in the headlines in the last year, not necessarily for the right reasons. we ve just had the sec this past week approved spot etfs for cryptocurrency. where do you see that going in the future? yeah, we re very excited to be partnering with blackrock and valkyrie to bring their etfs onto nasdaq. as you know, they re listing their products on nasdaq. i think that what it really reflects is the fact that the the crypto markets, or at least certainly the bitcoin markets, have matured to a state where the sec has gotten to the point where they are approving where the sec has gotten to the point where they are proving the ability for investors to have tools, other tools other than just investing in spot they can invest in an e