XRP ETF Hits $100M: Is the Crypto World Going Bonkers? 🎉💰

Well, I say, old bean, the news is in, and it’s as sparkling as a glass of the finest champagne! According to the chaps at REX Shares, the REX Osprey XRP ETF (XRPR) has jolly well waltzed past the $100 million mark in assets under management. 🤑 What ho! A tidy sum, if ever there was one.

Now, this XRPR fellow is quite the trailblazer, being the first XRP ETF to set up shop in the good ol’ US of A. 🏆 However-and here’s the kicker-it doesn’t actually give you a direct ticket to the XRP token. No, no, REX Shares took the rather unorthodox ’40 Act path, which is all very clever but leaves one feeling a bit like a chap who’s ordered a martini but been handed a shandy. 🍸🤔

You see, the ETF operates as an investment company rather than a trust, which means it can’t just sit there holding a single asset like a bulldog with a bone. Instead, it has to diversify, spreading itself thinner than a layer of marmalade on a piece of toast. 🍞🧈 Quite the conundrum, what?

But What About the “Pure” XRP ETFs, I Hear You Cry? 🧪

Ah, now there’s the rub! There are several of these “pure” XRP ETF filings waiting in the wings, with bigwigs like Franklin Templeton itching to join the party. 🎩🎉 The approval of these products seems as certain as Jeeves’ ability to iron a crease, thanks to the SEC’s generic listing standard. But-and here’s the twist-they’re stuck in limbo thanks to the jolly inconvenient government shutdown. The SEC, poor dears, are operating with a skeleton crew, so no green lights just yet. 🚦👻

Still, one can’t help but feel this is all just a spot of temporary bother. After all, in the world of crypto, $100 million is but a drop in the ocean-or should I say, a ripple in the XRP pond? 🌊😉

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2025-10-24 21:22