XRP ETFs Coming In October? What The New SEC Generic Listing Standard Guidelines Mean

The US SEC recently approved a new set of generic listing standards in September 2025 for commodity-based exchange-traded products, including those tied to digital ￰0￱ in the industry now believe that this regulatory move could hasten the listing of spot ETFs for altcoins such as XRP, possibly as early as ￰1￱ it stands, all fingers point to Spot XRP ETFs hitting the industry at the end of ￰2￱ SEC Guidelines To Speed Up Spot XRP ETF Approval The prospect of Spot XRP ETFs launching in October is very promising. However, this anticipation now faces uncertainty due to a US federal government shutdown that has paralyzed much of the SEC’s routine ￰3￱ weeks before the shutdown, the SEC introduced a new set of generic listing standards for commodity-based exchange-traded ￰4￱ the old framework, each new ETF required a case-by-case review under Section 19(b), alongside an S-1 filing, often resulting in months of regulatory ￰5￱ delay can be seen among Spot XRP ETF applications, many of which have been filed between January and March 2025 but are still waiting for ￰6￱ new rules, however, allow exchanges such as Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and Cboe to list qualifying ETFs automatically if they meet predefined ￰7￱ change prompted the SEC to ask multiple issuers, including those behind XRP, Solana, and Cardano ETFs, to withdraw and refile their earlier applications under the new ￰8￱ Nguyen, a well-known crypto commentator, shared his view on X , noting that all eleven XRP ETF filings have already crossed their generic listing standards deadlines from their application date and are ready for simultaneous ￰9￱ reviews can be completed in as little as 75 days under the new framework, meaning the filings have already surpassed that window.

However, the SEC’s new generic listing standards officially took effect on October 1, the very same day the US government slipped into a partial ￰10￱ of shutdowns, the US government entered a partial shutdown on October 1 after lawmakers failed to pass a new spending bill, which has left many federal agencies without operating ￰11￱ SEC, which oversees ETF approvals, is among the agencies most ￰12￱ shutdown has paused the review and approval process for all pending spot ETF applications, including those tied to the ￰13￱ law firm McGuireWoods noted that filings can still be made, but most reviews, responses, and actions are ￰14￱ Funds To Launch Once The Government Reopens The timing of Spot XRP ETFs now depends on the US Congress ending the ongoing shutdown.

Therefore, the crypto market could witness a quick wave of ETF approvals all at once once the SEC is back ￰15￱ SEC’s generic listing standards mean all that’s required is an S-1 registration (disclosure of fund structure, risks, etc.). As such, Spot XRP ETFs could hit the market in October, since their deadlines under the new rules have been ￰16￱ using the old timeline, all current XRP ETF applications would surpass the 120-day deadline between October 18 and 25.