World’s first XRP spot ETF to debut on Brazil’s main inventory alternate

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Brazil’s Securities and Trade Fee (CVM) has authorized the world’s first exchange-traded fund that straight holds XRP, Ripple’s native coin, from Hashdex, as proven within the database of the CVM and first reported by Portal do Bitcoin.

The newly authorized ETF, known as “the Hashdex NASDAQ XRP Index Fund,” is anticipated to launch on Brazil’s fundamental inventory alternate B3. The fund’s official launch date and buying and selling particulars are but to be introduced. Nevertheless, Hashdex has confirmed approval and indicated it would present buying and selling particulars quickly.

The fund was formally established on December 10, 2024, in response to info launched by the CVM. Main monetary providers agency Genial Investimentos will function the fund’s administrator.

“XRP is a pure alternative for an ETF resulting from its real-world utility, rising institutional demand, and its total market cap,” stated Silvio Pegado, managing director of Ripple in Latin America.

In response to CoinGecko knowledge, XRP at present ranks because the world’s third-largest crypto asset with a market cap of $152 billion, trailing solely Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Hashdex, a longtime asset supervisor specializing in crypto funding merchandise, has already launched a number of crypto ETFs in Brazil and within the US.

Final August, the agency was granted approval to launch the Hashdex Nasdaq Solana Index Fund, an funding product that gives traders publicity to Solana. Hashdex additionally offers funds tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

“The approval of the primary XRP ETF by the CVM demonstrates Brazil’s visionary strategy to crypto markets and monetary developments,” Pegado added. “By regulation and public consultations, Brazil continues to place itself as a rustic open to innovation, and we anticipate it to be central to extra pioneering developments within the crypto sector sooner or later.”

Whereas Brazil has embraced crypto ETFs, the US has been extra hesitant, even with latest Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF approvals. Nevertheless, the regulatory shift beneath the brand new administration might pave the best way for extra crypto ETFs to achieve approval.

JP Morgan predicts that spot Solana and XRP ETFs might draw as much as $14 billion in investments throughout their first 12 months if authorized by the SEC.

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