When xrp etf approval date

As of January 2026, several Spot XRP ETFs^. The "wait" for approval officially ended in the fourth quarter of 2025. Here is the timeline of the key dates and milestones that led to the launch of XRP ETFs:  Key Approval & Launch Dates November 2025 (Spot Approval): The SEC officially granted the first batch of "green lights" for Spot XRP ETFs. This followed the final resolution of the long-standing SEC v. Ripple litigation in August 2025.

November 20, 2025:Bitwise launched one of the first Spot XRP ETFs. November 24, 2025: Grayscale converted its XRP Trust into a Spot ETF (Ticker: GXRP) and began trading on the same day as a newly approved Dogecoin ETF. May 22, 2025 (Futures): Before the "Spot" ETFs were allowed, Volatility Shares launched the first non-leveraged XRP Futures ETF (Ticker: XRPI)

Why were they approved? The path to approval was cleared by two major events in 2025:  Legal Resolution (August 2025): The SEC's multi-year lawsuit against Ripple ended with a definitive settlement and a court ruling that confirmed XRP is not a security when sold to retail investors. This removed the "regulatory cloud" that had previously blocked ETF filings. The "Clarity Act": In late 2025, legislative momentum in the U.S. provided a clearer framework for digital assets, making it difficult for the SEC to continue denying filings for established tokens like XRP and Solana.

Current Market Status (January 2026)As of late January 2026, the XRP ETF market is booming: Five Major Spot ETFs: Bitwise, Canary Capital (XRPC), Grayscale (GXRP), 21Shares, and Franklin Templeton (XRPZ) all have active products. Massive Inflows: Collectively, these ETFs saw over $1.3 billion in net inflows within their first two months of trading. Record Streak: In early 2026, the XRP ETFs set a record for the longest consecutive streak of daily net inflows for any new crypto-linked fund.

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