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The REX-Osprey XRP ETF (XRPR) made a record-breaking US debut yesterday, racking up $37.7 million in trading volume, the largest first-day launch of any ETF this year. The REX-Osprey Dogecoin ETF (DOJE), the first DOGE ETF, also smashed expectations with its launch, recording $17 million in trading volume. $XRPR traded $37.7m on Day One, which edges out $IVES for the biggest day one (natural) $ volume of any 2025 launch. $DOJE is no slouch at $17m, which would be Top 5 for year.. out of 710 launches. Good sign for the onslaught of 33 Act ETFs coming soon.. pic.twitter.com/JaQP9ekFIq — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) September 18, 2025 In the first 90 minutes, XRPR had already amassed $24 million in trades, five times more than any XRP futures ETF has achieved on its first day. Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas described the results as “shockingly” strong, considering that on the first day, most instruments usually see trading volumes of less than $1 million....

Digital asset investment vehicles are setting record yearly flows after a month of inflows, according to leading crypto asset management firm CoinShares. In its latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, CoinShares says that crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) enjoyed nearly a billion dollars in inflows last week alone. “Digital asset investment products recorded a fourth consecutive week of inflows, totaling US$882m globally. Year-to-date (YTD) inflows now stand at US$6.7bn, approaching the US$7.3bn peak reached in early February this year. We believe the sharp increase in both prices and inflows is driven by a combination of factors: a global rise in M2 money supply, stagflationary risks in the US, and several US states approving Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset.” While Canada and Hong Kong saw $8 million and $4.3 million in outflows, the United States led the world with $840 million in inflows, followed by Germany and Australia at $44.5 ...