{"id":1606,"date":"2024-10-24T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:02:33","slug":"ripple-ceo-expects-xrp-etf-as-institutional-demand-for-crypto-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=1606","title":{"rendered":"Ripple CEO Expects XRP ETF As Institutional Demand for Crypto Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Ripple Labs<\/strong> CEO <strong>Brad Garlinghouse<\/strong> remains confident that an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/xrp\/usd\">XRP<\/a>) is \u201cjust inevitable\u201d despite ongoing regulatory challenges. <\/p>\n<p>As institutional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/money\/ripple-xrp-price-prediction\">demand for cryptocurrency surges<\/a>, Garlinghouse emphasized the importance of crypto ETFs, pointing to the explosive growth seen in Bitcoin ETFs since their approval. <\/p>\n<p>However, XRP&#8217;s path to an ETF approval is far from clear, clouded by legal battles and regulatory uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since funds holding Bitcoin were first approved in January, $17 billion has flowed into the fastest-growing ETF in history,&#8221; Garlinghouse noted in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-10-23\/ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse-says-an-xrp-etf-is-inevitable?srnd=homepage-americas&amp;sref=TBDibEcD&amp;embedded-checkout=true\">interview<\/a> with Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>This inflow, he explained, showcases the growing appetite from both retail and institutional investors for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/24\/10\/41142958\/ripple-etf-could-it-happen-bitwises-filing-faces-uncertain-path-amid-regulatory-concerns\">easier access to digital assets.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal Challenges Loom Large For XRP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While <strong>Bitcoin <\/strong>(CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) inches closer to new highs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/24\/10\/41438378\/bitcoin-vs-xrp-one-is-poised-for-growth-but-the-other-is-facing-uncertainty\">XRP\u2019s trajectory is more uncertain<\/a>, largely due to its ongoing legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).<\/p>\n<p>Ripple has been embroiled in a multi-year legal battle with the SEC, which claims the company illegally sold XRP as an unregistered security. <\/p>\n<p>Although Ripple secured a partial court victory in 2023, with a ruling that programmatic sales of XRP to retail investors did not violate securities laws, the SEC has appealed, and the outcome remains unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Benzinga, <strong>Ryan Lee<\/strong>, Chief &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/24\/10\/41520740\/ripple-ceo-expects-xrp-etf-as-institutional-demand-for-crypto-grows\" alt=\"Ripple\" ceo expects xrp etf as institutional demand for crypto grows>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse remains confident that an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for (CRYPTO: XRP) is \u201cjust inevitable\u201d despite ongoing regulatory challenges. As institutional demand for cryptocurrency surges, Garlinghouse emphasized the importance of crypto ETFs, pointing to the explosive growth seen in Bitcoin ETFs since their approval. 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