Seyffart says that ongoing SEC lawsuits involving XRP assert that the cryptocurrency is a security, barring it from being approved for an ETF. If Atkins is confirmed, it is likely

The SEC has opened a 21-day public comment period for Canary Capital's Litecoin ETF proposal, which would offer traditional brokerage access to the cryptocurrency

Canary Capital’s Litecoin ETF has become the first altcoin 19b-4 to be acknowledged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ripple Labs president Monica Long remarked an XRP ETF could “soon be a reality” under the new Trump administration.

The NYSE Arca moved Thursday to convert Grayscale's $XRP Trust into an $XRP ETF, effectively adding the crypto-focused asset manager into the list of institutions seeking to offer regulated exposure to the XRP Ledger's native cryptocurrency.