{"id":24253,"date":"2025-04-29T04:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24253"},"modified":"2025-04-29T04:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:31:32","slug":"brazil-launches-1st-ever-spot-xrp-etf-is-a-us-approval-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24253","title":{"rendered":"Brazil Launches 1st Ever Spot XRP ETF \u2014 Is A US Approval Coming?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Brazil has emerged as the <a href=\"https:\/\/valor.globo.com\/financas\/criptomoedas\/noticia\/2025\/04\/25\/b3-comea-nesta-sexta-a-negociar-o-primeiro-etf-da-criptomoeda-xrp-do-mundo.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first country<\/a> to introduce an XRP ETF, providing its investors with a fresh means to tap into the cryptocurrency market.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hashdex Launches XRP ETF On Latin America\u2019s Biggest Exchange<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hashdex, an asset manager, listed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/cryptocurrency\/xrp-in-the-spotlight-brazil-greenlights-spot-etf-us-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">XRP spot ETF<\/a> on Brazil\u2019s B3 stock exchange on April 25. As per reports, the fund has the ticker symbol XRPH11 and follows XRP\u2019s price using the Nasdaq XRP Reference Price Index.<\/p>\n<p>The CVM, Brazil\u2019s Securities and Exchange Commission, had approved the ETF in February, and the ETF launched this week.<\/p>\n<p>The fund will invest at least 95% of its assets in XRP, among other ways, using futures contracts and other securities against the Nasdaq Reference Price Index.<\/p>\n<p>Although Hashdex will market the fund as \u201cHashdex Nasdaq XRP Fund de Indices,\u201d fund management responsibilities will be managed by <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/markets\/brazils-b3-launches-xrph11-worlds-first-spot-xrp-etf-managed-hashdex-genial-bf29dda1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Genial Investimentos<\/a>, while Genial Bank SA will act as custodian.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><br \/>\nFirst-ever XRP spot ETF debuts on Brazil\u2019s main stock exchange<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Brazil has introduced the first-ever XRP spot ETF, debuting on the B3 stock exchange.<br \/>\n\u2013 The ETF, managed by Hashdex, is set to track XRP\u2019s price using the Nasdaq XRP Reference Price Index.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Crypto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Crypto<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgXtukANcr\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/xgXtukANcr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Global Rashid (@globalrashid007) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/globalrashid007\/status\/1916090223228031402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Fund Structure Includes 0.8% Annual Management Cost<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Instruments and investors behind the new XRP ETF pay 0.7% for the annual management fees, accompanied by a custodian fee of 0.1%, leading to a yearly expense of 0.8%. According to information, structuring fees do not apply when they charge funds.<\/p>\n<p>This is the ninth cryptocurrency ETF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxempire.com\/forecasts\/article\/xrp-news-today-xrp-gains-as-brazil-approves-first-xrp-spot-etf-btc-at-93k-1514604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hashdex<\/a> has listed on the B3 exchange. The firm already has equivalent products that track Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, indicating Brazil\u2019s increasing openness to investing in cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/zv6mJpzi\/\" width=\"1835\" height=\"883\"><br \/>\n<strong>US Still Without XRP ETF Despite Growing Market Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The launch puts pressure on the United States, where no spot XRP ETF exists despite XRP being created by a US-based company. XRP ranks as the third-largest cryptocurrency excluding stablecoins, with a reported market value of over $120 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple, the firm most closely associated with XRP, has recently made some progress on resolving regulatory matters with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n<p>That achievement, in addition to the declared objective of the Trump administration to make America \u201cthe crypto capital of the world,\u201d has established a more positive climate for crypto regulation in America.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asset Managers File For US XRP ETFs As Approval Odds Rise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A number of large asset managers such as Grayscale and Franklin Templeton have filed requests for XRP spot ETFs in the US. According to analysts, the probability of an XRP ETF approval in the US is currently at 73%.<\/p>\n<p>The US did observe the launch of a leveraged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/xrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">XRP<\/a> ETF last week but hasn\u2019t received an approval of a spot ETF. While leading Brazil in such product launches, American regulators would find themselves more pressured to accept such investment options for US investors hoping for exposure to XRP but without holding it directly.<\/p>\n<p>Hashdex\u2019s action marks a milestone moment for the adoption of cryptocurrencies into mainstream financial markets, and Brazil is now positioning itself as one of the earliest adopters of the growing space of crypto ETFs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazil has emerged as the first country to introduce an XRP ETF, providing its investors with a fresh means to tap into the cryptocurrency market. Hashdex Launches XRP ETF On Latin America\u2019s Biggest Exchange Hashdex, an asset manager, listed the XRP spot ETF on Brazil\u2019s B3 stock exchange on April 25. 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