SEC Approves Inclusion of XRP, Cardano, XLM, and Solana in Key Index, Driving Institutional Adoption

A significant move towards mainstream crypto adoption has been made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it has explicitly approved inclusion of four prominent altcoins—XRP, Cardano (ADA), Stellar Lumens (XLM), and Solana (SOL)—into a key institutional benchmark index. This landmark decision, spearheaded by the newly reconstituted Nasdaq Crypto Index Settlement Price Index (NCIUS), effectively legitimizes these digital assets for use in financial products regulated under U.S. securities laws.