
How Do Crypto ETFs Actually Buy Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum?
Crypto ETFs hold real digital assets, but who actually buys them? Here's how Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum move into spot ETFs.
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Crypto ETFs hold real digital assets, but who actually buys them? Here's how Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum move into spot ETFs.

A single 145,634,500 XRP transfer worth about $206 million emptied a labeled Uphold wallet on Sept. 14, but onchain records point to an internal custody reshuffle rather than a whale exit.

Firelight plans to pay XRP holders yield for backing DeFi coverage, but withdrawals may stretch to 60 days once the system launches.

Stack BTC's acquisition strategy could redefine funding models for Bitcoin treasury firms, emphasizing organic cash flow over traditional methods. Stack BTC seeks $16M gold dealer acquisition to fund Bitcoin purchases.

Two wallets that had been quiet for more than a year moved 14,700 ETH, worth about $36.94 million, into OKX on Sept. 14, and onchain records show those coins landed in 2021 when they were worth nearly $57 million.
The proposed acquisition would use cash flow from precious metals sales to build bitcoin holdings.

Bitmine grows Ethereum holdings to 5.96 million ETH, nearing its 5% supply goal, as total crypto and cash holdings reach $15.8 billion.

Two straight weeks with no bitcoin bought, no bitcoin sold, and not a single share issued. Instead $139.3 million of cash went into retiring its own preferred stock.

Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 15, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its September 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, audited by Hacken, confirming that user assets remain fully backed across all major reserve assets. The BTC reserve ratio increased to 297%, up from 288% in August.

Ethereum and Base are pursuing different account abstraction designs after talks failed, according to Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang.

rayscale has given XRP a 26.11% allocation in a new crypto model portfolio for financial advisors, putting it ahead of several major assets.

Senate Republicans released a revised CLARITY Act draft hours before the cloture vote.

The American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA) would put the federal government's Bitcoin reserve into law for the first time. But ahead of its first House committee vote on Sept.

RAIN has plummeted the most from the larger-cap alts, while UNI and XLM are among the few exceptions in the green today.

Strategy spent $950.8M on STRC buybacks since July, more than double its Bitcoin spending, while holding 845,050 BTC worth $65.83B.