U.S. regulators announced that they require additional time to decide whether an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed as a comprehensive crypto portfolio can be listed on Nasdaq’s electronic securities exchange, according to an August 9 regulatory filing. This filing responded to Nasdaq’s June request for permission to list the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index ETF on its electronic exchange. If approved, the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index ETF would become the first diversified spot crypto ETF in the U.S. market. It would also be the first U.S. ETF to include alternative cryptocurrencies, or “altcoins.” The ETF aims to track the Nasdaq Crypto US