Will BlackRock Finally Jump on the XRP ETF Bandwagon? 🚀💸

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Ah, yes. The Ripple-SEC lawsuit saga has officially reached its dramatic conclusion-cue confetti, champagne, and a collective sigh of relief from crypto Twitter. After nearly five years of legal back-and-forth (and enough filings to wallpaper a mansion), both sides have agreed to drop their appeals. Judge Analisa Torres’s 2023 ruling is now final. Cue the sound of one million traders refreshing their portfolios. 📊✨

And guess what? XRP’s price surged above $3 again faster than you can say “cryptocurrency.” But hold onto your hats, because market expert Nate Geraci just threw another log onto the speculative fire: BlackRock-the Wall Street giant that eats asset managers for breakfast-might now file for an iShares XRP ETF. Oh, the drama! 😱📈

BlackRock: Crypto’s Reluctant Hero? 🦸‍♂️

So here’s the tea: With the lawsuit settled, everyone’s whispering about whether BlackRock will finally dip its toes into the XRP pool. Geraci, president of The ETF Store, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his hot take: BlackRock *may* have been waiting for this exact moment before filing for an XRP ETF. “Makes zero sense for them to ignore crypto assets beyond BTC & ETH,” he wrote. Translation: If they stick to just Bitcoin and Ethereum, they’re basically saying altcoins are irrelevant. And let’s be honest, anyone who thinks that clearly hasn’t seen XRP’s price performance lately. 💁‍♀️💎

Given BlackRock’s track record with its Spot Bitcoin and Spot Ethereum ETFs (spoiler: they’re crushing it), it seems logical that XRP would be next in line. After all, it’s the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Imagine the chaos if BlackRock actually launched an XRP ETF-it could send the token’s price soaring faster than a SpaceX rocket. 🚀🌕

Just to give you some context, BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), is currently holding a jaw-dropping $86.53 billion in net assets. Meanwhile, its iShares Ethereum Trust is leading the pack among Ethereum ETFs with $12.35 billion. So yeah, if they decide to throw XRP into the mix, prepare for fireworks. 🎆💸

But Wait… Is BlackRock Really Ready to Play? 🤔

When has “no plans” ever stopped Wall Street from doing anything? 😉

In other news, XRP’s price jumped more than 11% after the settlement news broke, climbing from $3.04 to $3.36 faster than you can say “buy the rumor, sell the news.” At the time of writing, it’s hovering around $3.32. Not too shabby, XRP. Not too shabby at all. 👏📈

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2025-08-09 20:44