A month after debuting on U.S. exchanges, the first spot-based XRP exchange-traded fund has become one of the fastest-growing crypto investment vehicles in 2025.
The REX-Osprey XRP ETF has now crossed the $100 million mark in assets under management, a milestone that places the product squarely in the spotlight of institutional investors searching for exposure to the Ripple-linked token.
U.S. Appetite Outpaces Global Counterparts
The speed of the fund’s growth highlights a sharp divergence between American and international markets. While Brazil’s Hashdex XRP ETF, listed earlier this year, manages about 52 million dollars, its U.S. counterpart has nearly doubled that figure in weeks. Analysts say the difference comes down to scale: once domestic regulators allowed a compliant XRP product to trade, pent-up institutional demand flooded in almost immediately.
JUST IN: ?? REX‑Osprey's $XRP ETF (XRPR) passes $100,000,000 AUM in under a month. pic.twitter.com/5dx6RjzgT1
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Ongoing delays at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which has postponed reviews of several other spot XRP filings following the recent federal shutdown, have left the REX-Osprey fund as the only option for U.S. investors seeking direct, regulated exposure. Its early success has effectively made it the benchmark for measuring market appetite for the asset class.
Institutions Broaden Their Exposure
Momentum around XRP extends beyond the ETF market. CME Group has expanded its derivatives lineup with the launch of XRP options, building on the strong performance of its futures contracts. Since May, CME has processed more than half a million XRP futures trades — about $27 billion in notional volume — suggesting that institutional hedging activity is gaining traction alongside spot adoption.
On the corporate side, new entrants are also moving into XRP. Treasury management firm Evernorth, which is preparing for a Nasdaq listing, said it will include XRP in its reserve portfolio to support cross-border liquidity and settlement operations. The move signals that corporates are beginning to treat select digital assets not merely as speculative holdings but as balance-sheet tools.
Broader Market Context
The expansion of regulated XRP products comes amid a modest upswing in the wider digital-asset market. The total crypto capitalization has risen to roughly $3.84 trillion, with Bitcoin trading near $113,000, Ethereum above $4,000, and XRP advancing more than 11 percent over the past week to $2.64.
For investors, XRP’s growing foothold in regulated finance underscores a maturing trend: digital assets are steadily migrating from offshore exchanges to institutional channels. Whether through ETFs, derivatives, or corporate treasuries, the once-speculative token is being re-framed as part of the same toolkit investors use for commodities and currencies.
If early inflows are any indication, Wall Street’s experiment with XRP isn’t a side story — it’s the start of a broader re-integration of crypto into mainstream capital markets.
