Canary XRP ETF Completes ‘Final Step Before Launch’, But What About The Government Shutdown?

Asset manager Canary Capital is set to launch its XRP ETF after completing the final step of the application process. This development comes despite the U.S. government shutdown, which has delayed the other XRP ETFs to date. 

Canary XRP ETF Prepares For Launch With Form 8-A Filing

The Canary XRP ETF is set to launch following the asset manager’s Form 8-A filing with the SEC. The filing shows that the firm has gotten approval from the Nasdaq to list shares of its fund on the stock exchange. This comes after Canary amended its S-1 to remove the delay amendment, enabling its XRP ETF to launch pending approval from Nasdaq, which it has now secured. 

The Canary XRP ETF is expected to go live tomorrow, according to journalist Eleanor Terrett. The fund will become effective today upon Nasdaq’s certification of its listing. With this, Canary’s XRP fund will become the first ‘33 Act XRP ETF to launch, making it the first to provide 10% spot exposure to XRP. 

Notably, the U.S. government shutdown had delayed the launch of Canary’s XRP ETF and other pending crypto ETFs, which could have gotten the SEC’s approval as early as last month. However, since the SEC hasn’t been able to make their registration statements effective, these fund issuers have taken this route of removing the delay amendment in order to gain auto-effective approval. 

Bitwise and Grayscale have also amended the S-1 for their applications and could launch soon after Canary’s fund goes live. Moreover, the U.S. government shutdown is set to end this week, potentially allowing the SEC to approve the pending fund applications as early as next week. 

The Industry Has Come A Long Way

Market expert Nate Geraci highlighted how the crypto industry has come a long way with the imminent launch of the Canary XRP ETF. He noted that just over a year ago, the SEC appealed the court’s decision that the altcoin did not meet the legal definition of a security. Now, the first ‘33 Act spot XRP ETF is set to launch with the commission’s blessing. 

In line with this, Geraci described the crypto regulatory shift over the past year as night and day. The funds are expected to record strong demand upon their launch. Geraci had previously alluded to the demand for the CME XRP futures and futures XRP ETFs as evidence that these spot funds will see strong inflows. Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg has predicted that funds could see up to $10 billion in inflows in their first month. 

At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.39, down over 4% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.