Odaily Planet Daily News Cboe BZX Exchange submitted a 19b-4 document on behalf of Bitwise, 21Shares and Canary Capital to list and trade the XRP spot ETF.
The 19b-4 document is the second part of the application process for a cryptocurrency ETF to the SEC. Once approved by the SEC, the document will be published in the Federal Register, thereby initiating the agency's approval process.
Bitwise first submitted a registration for a spot XRP ETF in October, while 21Shares submitted an S-1 registration statement for an XRP ETF to the SEC in November. Given Trump's support for cryptocurrencies, issuers have submitted a large number of spot cryptocurrency ETF documents in recent weeks.
WisdomTree submitted a spot XRP ETF application to the SEC in December, while NYSE Arca issued a 19b-4 document on January 30, seeking to convert Grayscale's XRP Trust into a spot cryptocurrency ETF. CoinShares also filed a registration statement for the “CoinShares XRP ETF” last month.
Purpose Investments filed a preliminary prospectus for an XRP ETF with Canadian regulators on January 31, hoping to become the world’s first XRP ETF issuer.