
Volatility Shares Pushes 3x XRP ETF to Oct. 18: It's a Delay, Not a Launch
Volatility Shares has pushed the effective date of its planned 3x XRP ETF to Oct. 18. The filing remains active, but the date is not a confirmed launch.
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Volatility Shares has pushed the effective date of its planned 3x XRP ETF to Oct. 18. The filing remains active, but the date is not a confirmed launch.

The gold bug argued that the market reaction to the new official push for tokenized stocks made no sense, as these would constitute another investment source competing with bitcoin for available liquidity, comparing the latter to a Ponzi scheme.

According to Jurrien Timmer, global macroeconomics director at Fidelity, the bitcoin bull cycle could restart for four years. His arguments are based on BTC's resistance above $60,000 and the improvement of its performance against gold.

XRPL's Batch V1.1 is still awaiting activation, but Ripple says asset managers are already building around its atomic settlement capabilities.

Leveraged funds became 7,275 BTC-equivalent less net short as asset-manager longs fell and weekly ETF demand barely stayed positive.

If you had shown BTC investors the headlines from the past several days a week ago, most would have expected a bloodbath.
LAPTOP, the new meme coin backed by Hunter Biden, collapsed in value by 98% within just 1 hour. The sudden collapse of LAPTOP is similar to the collapse of the TRUMP meme coin in January 2025.

XRP price climbs above $1.40 as short liquidations, rising XRPL activity and the upcoming Batch V1.1 upgrade support renewed momentum.

Ripple says asset managers are preparing for XRPL Batch V1.1 as validator support stays above 80% before possible Sept. 29 activation.

The computer that guided Apollo astronauts to the moon once ran Bitcoin's mining math, and a viral clip of the stunt is lighting up crypto timelines again this week.
The XRP Ledger is the blockchain behind the cryptocurrency XRP: no mining, settlement in three to five seconds, fees in the range of thousandths of a cent. This article explains the consensus protocol, the account reserve and the destination tag, and sets out what applies when you buy, when you self-custody and when you file your taxes in Germany.

Large XRP investors didn't wait around. Over just four days, whale wallets absorbed roughly 1.

STX, M, and ENA are the other notable gainers today.

Entry demand reaches 13.6 times exit demand, extending activation waits while 41 million ETH sits in validators.

Real Vision founder Raoul Pal says bitcoin is set to outperform the Nasdaq 100 from here, arguing that rising rates will force governments into printing the liquidity crypto feeds on.