A european investment firm is offering crypto ETF's to investors:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4609031.0I'm doubtful the SEC will approve similar investment opportunities inside the USA.
The rest of the world will have easy access to crypto ETF's while americans will not.
Its difficult to pinpoint a motive behind this without delving into a world of dark and mysterious conspiracy theories. The only thing that can be said is those living in countries other than the USA will have an easier time investing in crypto ETFs and profiting from them.