
The 21Shares Core XRP Trust functions as a spot Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), with the primary goal of mirroring XRP's market value. It accomplishes this by directly acquiring and holding physical XRP, with its pricing derived from the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate. These physical XRP holdings are kept safe and secure through a network of established custodians, which includes entities like Coinbase Custody, Anchorage Digital Bank, and BitGo Trust.
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For years, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has existed in a kind of regulatory purgatory as Ripple's long-running legal battle with the SEC cast a shadow over the entire asset, keeping institutional money on the sidelines and leaving retail investors with limited, often inconvenient ways to get exposure.

Among the current wave of altcoin ETF launches, a growing number of products are hitting the market that many advisors and investors still don't know well. Bitcoin has a strong narrative at this point, and even ethereum's story is becoming more mainstream — but other altcoins still remain relatively under-the-radar.