The first-ever spot XRP ETF (exchange-traded fund) registered under the Securities Act of 1933 went live after receiving approval from public exchange Nasdaq. Fund manager Canary Capital confirmed the fund was certified for listing on Wednesday 5:30 PM ET.
In a letter submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance, Eun Ah Choi of Nasdaq Regulation formally cleared the fund traded under the ticker XRPC for launch on Thursday’s US opening market session.
The approval followed a 20-day automatic review period triggered when Canary Capital filed Form 8-A under Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. This removed its delaying amendment for the registration to take effect automatically unless the SEC objected within the period.
XRP crypto ETF trading goes live at market open today
Nova Dius Wealth President Nate Geraci mentioned the launch on social media platform X, writing, “Website for first 1933 Act spot XRP ETF is live… Will be 4th single crypto asset in ETF wrapper after BTC, ETH, & SOL,” before correcting his statement to say it was 6th when Litecoin and Hedera are included.
Eleanor Terrett, former FOX News correspondent and now host of the Crypto In America podcast, confirmed the ETF’s effective status, stating, “As of 5:30 PM ET, Canary Funds’ $XRP ETF is officially effective after Nasdaq certified the listing, clearing XRPC for launch on Thursday at market open.”
In a statement shared with Crypto In America, Canary Funds CEO Steven McClurg told Terrett the Tennessee-based firm “is very excited to launch the first single-token spot XRP ETF.”
“This would not have been possible without the leadership of Chairman Atkins, Commissioner Pierce, and all the other fine people at the SEC who are pro-free markets,” McClurg said.
Canary Capital has also filed to launch the first US exchange-traded fund tied to MOG Coin, a memecoin built on the Ethereum network. The firm submitted its S-1 registration statement with the SEC on Wednesday, formally seeking approval for the product.
Regulatory clarity clears pathway for ETF listings
The XRP ETF launch adds to the number of regulatory approvals for altcoin-based products made earlier this year, including spot ETFs for Solana, Litecoin, and Hedera.
Bitwise’s Solana ETF recorded $56 million in first-day trading volume, climbing to $72 million on its second day. Meanwhile, REX-Osprey’s XRP futures ETF launched in September saw $24 million in volume within its first 90 minutes of trading, and surpassed $100 million in assets under management by the end of October.
As reported by Cryptopolitan, SEC Chair Paul Atkins most crypto tokens currently in circulation should not automatically be classified as securities, noting that “an investment contract doesn’t persist solely because the underlying asset trades on-chain.”
He explained that the regulator’s framework should distinguish between tokens and securities based on their actual use and context.
“A token is no more a security because it was once part of an investment contract transaction than a golf course because it used to be part of a citrus grove investment scheme,” Atkins told attendees of the Philadelphia Fed Fintech Conference on Wednesday,
“To the investor trying to discern the difference between buying a tokenized share of stock and buying a collectible in a video game, we should offer more than a web of enforcement actions.”
House votes to end longest government shutdown
The first spot XRP ETF greenlight comes on the heels of the US House of Representatives voting 222-209 to end the country’s longest-ever government shutdown, reaching 42 days. The bill’s passage is expected to restore federal operations, with President Donald Trump signing it into law at 9:45 PM ET yesterday.
During the Senate Agriculture Committee’s meeting earlier this week, a bipartisan market structure discussion was drafted by Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). Still, portions of the proposal are lacking decentralized finance (DeFi) and anti-money laundering provisions.
“The bill is a good start, but still has a long way to go before industry can support it,” a crypto trade association leader told Crypto In America. Some insiders believe the Agriculture Committee may be waiting for the Senate Banking Committee to add DeFi-related language through the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA).
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Source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/website-for-the-first-1933-act-spot-xrp-etf-is-live/
