By Isabella Flores
Key Takeaways:
The long-anticipated moment for altcoin adoption on Wall Street is finally here. Beginning tomorrow, U.S. investors will have regulated access to XRP and DOGE through spot-based ETFs, a development that marks a significant step toward broader crypto acceptance in traditional finance.
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REX Shares, in partnership with Osprey Funds, will officially launch the REX-Osprey™ XRP ETF (ticker: $XRPR) and the REX-Osprey™ DOGE ETF (ticker: $DOJE) on September 18, 2025. It is the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund to have spot exposure to XRP and Dogecoin, which have been popular in the retail and global remittance markets.
Until now, it was possible to get direct access via only the digital interactions of Kraken, Binance, or Coinbase. Under these ETFs, anyone can now purchase exposure to XRP and DOGE via brokerage accounts, IRA or institutional platforms without reaching out to wallets or keys.
The XRPR and DOJE ETFs are designed to track the price movements of XRP and DOGE via a hybrid investment model:
The XRP and DOGE will be received by purchasing them at the large crypto-exchange platforms, including Coinbase and Kraken, which will guarantee liquidity. The funds can also utilize the Cayman Islands subsidiaries in order to sustain a friendly tax compliance and increase the offshore investment coverage.
The XRP ledger uses the XRP as its native currency that has its specific niche in the field of finance. The consensus protocol (no mining) is more energy efficient and fast that is employed in XRP as compared to Bitcoin or Ethereum.
XRP has seen renewed institutional interest, reaching a $167 billion market cap as of August 31, 2025, after briefly topping $210 billion in July.
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Dogecoin ($DOGE) was a joke, but now it is a leading cryptocurrency with a market capital. Dogecoin was originally designed in 2013 as a parody, but has come to have practical use cases in the real world, as a low-cost and fast cryptocurrency, where developers and larger online communities have increasingly supported it.
The addition of DOGE to the REX-Osprey™ ETF will be the first approach to decentralized finance (DeFi) where the asset will be legitimized to be traded through a regulated U.S. investment vehicle and exchange.
Investors need to be wary despite the approval of ETFs. Both XRP and DOGE still work in the unregulated markets of the world, so they are subject to:
Notably, XRP is not mined. The entire 100 billion tokens were mined in 2012 and Ripple Labs currently controls more than 40% of the total supply. This centralization casts its doubts on market influence and prices manipulation.
The move by REX-Osprey™ isn’t happening in isolation. Institutions are warming up to altcoins:
Isabella Flores
Blockchain Adoption Reporter
Isabella specializes in tracking how blockchain technology is transforming industries worldwide. She previously worked as a business analyst for a fintech startup before pivoting to journalism. Her pieces explore the real-world applications of blockchain, from supply chain to healthcare. Isabella is passionate about highlighting underrepresented use cases in the crypto space.
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