SEC Releases Major Update On XRP, ADA, SOL ETFs

Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has instructed issuers of ETFs tied to Litecoin, XRP, Solana, Cardano, and Dogecoin to withdraw their pending 19b-4 ￰0￱ directive follows the Commission’s recent adoption of generic listing standards, which remove the need for each ETF product to undergo a separate filing ￰1￱ to the information, issuers could begin making their withdrawals as early as this week, a step that signals a shift in how crypto ETFs will enter the market going forward. SCOOP: The @SECGov has asked issuers of $LTC , $XRP , $SOL , $ADA , and $DOGE ETFs to withdraw their 19b-4 filings following the approval of the generic listing standards, which replace the need for those ￰2￱ told withdrawals could start happening as soon as this week. — Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) September 29, 2025 What the new framework changes The SEC’s approval of generic listing standards allows exchanges to list commodity-based exchange-traded products, including those tied to digital assets, without requiring a case-by-case review through the 19b-4 process .

Instead, exchanges can rely on these new standards if the products meet the set eligibility ￰3￱ standards were designed to bring crypto-related ETFs in line with the processes already applied to other commodities, effectively streamlining approvals while maintaining regulatory ￰4￱ for eligibility One of the key conditions under the SEC’s framework is that the asset must meet established criteria before being eligible for ￰5￱ these, the most relevant for crypto products is the requirement that futures tied to the asset must have traded for at least six months on a CFTC-regulated ￰6￱ condition is seen as a way to ensure sufficient market history and oversight before approving related ETF ￰7￱ for XRP and other assets In the case of XRP, regulated futures contracts began trading on May 19, ￰8￱ on the six-month requirement, this means the earliest an XRP ETF could qualify under the generic standards would be November 19, ￰9￱ timeline creates a clear benchmark for issuers and exchanges planning to launch XRP-based ETF products to ￰10￱ assets named by the SEC, including Litecoin, Solana, Cardano, and Dogecoin, will each need to meet the same criteria before being eligible under the updated ￰11￱ are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 Significance for the market Commentary from market participants has emphasized that the move to generic listing standards positions crypto ETFs alongside traditional financial ￰12￱ eliminating the need for repeated individual filings, the process becomes more efficient, reducing delays for issuers while ensuring regulatory ￰13￱ investors, the change represents a clearer path for new crypto-based ETFs, with timelines now largely defined by measurable criteria such as the six-month trading requirement for futures ￰14￱ : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial ￰15￱ views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s ￰16￱ are advised to conduct thorough research before making any investment ￰17￱ action taken by the reader is strictly at their own ￰18￱ Tabloid is not responsible for any financial ￰19￱ us on X , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News