"If you know what the 10-year Treasury is doing, you can predict all other markets," Nuveen strategist Brian Nick says.

Gensler will talk with Congress about authorizing a federal regulatory regime to oversee cryptocurrency exchanges, he told CNBC.

The indexes are designed to not only help investors access the new asset class but also will mitigate some of the risks associated with "this traditionally speculative market."

"Climate and ESG are front and center for the SEC," says the agency's acting chair, Allison Herren Lee.

A new report discusses the current climate for cryptocurrencies as investments and what it will take to make them more mainstream.

"The job is not done. ... We've got to get the pandemic under control so the U.S. economy can reopen," Powell said.

The pause for foreclosures and for applications for mortgage payment forbearance runs through June 30.

The Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW) is an open-ended publicly traded statutory trust that trades over the counter.