Ripple CEO Breaks Silence After First Spot XRP ETF Hits $26 Million in 30 Minutes
2025-11-15 01:05
Ripple has finally reached the moment it's been fighting for for years. The first spot XRP ETF has launched in the United States, and CEO Brad Garlinghouse has immediately jumped online to acknowledge what the market has been waiting for since the early days of the SEC v. Ripple case. His brief article carried the weight of a decade-long struggle: regulatory crackdowns, court delays, and an industry watching as XRP remained the only top-tier asset without an ETF product. Today, that era has ended. XRPC's Fiery Debut Transactions opened and XRPC exploded. More than $26 million worth of shares had changed hands in 30 minutes. That's not just a “strong start.” This makes XRPC poised to challenge the year's best ETF debut: Bitwise's Solana ETF ( BSOL ) currently holds the 2025 record with $57 million on its first day. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says XRPC could easily surpass...
