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- Volatility shares launches the first XRP Futures ETF on May 21, 2025 in the Nasdaq market.
- ETF will invest at least 80% of its assets in XRP-linked instruments as a future contract.
Volatility shares will launch the first ever XRP Futures ETF in the US tomorrow, according to a post -efficient change Was archived to Sec on May 21st. The launch was confirmed by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.
The fund, structured as part of the volatility shares Trust, will trade on Nasdaq under Ticker XRPI.
In addition to this product, the volatility shares also roll Volatility parts 2x XRP ETF (XRPT), which is designed to deliver twice the daily performance for XRP through utilized exposure to XRP futures.
With the new offers, volatility shares will join Teucrium Investment Advisors to offer investment products tied to XRP, Ripple’s original asset.
Last month, teucrium Launched Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF Aims to offer returns twice as much as XRP’s daily movements.
According to Balchunas, Teucriums handled the XRP ETF currently used approximately $ 120 million in assets and an average of $ 35 million in daily trade volume.
“Good signal that there will be demand for this,” expert mentioned.
The fund will invest in cash-bounced XRP futures agreements and aims to deliver returns that track the XRP price movements.
Volatility shares will serve as investment advisers and will charge a management fee of 1.15%, even if the expenses are allocated to 0.94% until May 2026 due to a fee agreement on fee.
In order to maintain its regulated investment company status, the fund will invest in XRP futures through a wholly owned subsidiary in Cayman Islands. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in XRP-linked instruments, including future contracts and potentially other derivatives.
This comes when efforts to expand XRP-based investment products continue. Proshares were expected to launch three XRP -Futures -ETFs at the end of April, but SEC has not yet approved them. Yesterday the agency too delayed decisions At the proposed place XRP ETF from gray scale and 21Shares.
As Proshares are waiting for clarity from Sec, other XRP-Futures products include coinbases CFTC-regulated XRP contracts, as well as CME’s XRP futures, which debuted on Monday with $ 19 million in the volume on the first day, which highlights growing market appetite for XRP explosion.
Ripple, the issuer of XRP, has encountered major regulatory obstacles that many thought would be resolved now, but its legal fairy tale remains ongoing.
On the 8th of May, Ripple agreed to to a reduced settlement by $ 50 million with Sec, down from the original $ 125 million. Judge Analisa Torres rejected the common movement May 15 due to procedural issues and the case remains appeal. At press time, XRP is shopping for $ 2.36, a little changed during the day.
