The Year in Crypto ETFs 2025: Bitcoin, Ethereum Thrive as XRP and More Join the Party

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• XRP and Solana communities are much more engaged, stronger and larger than many people thought, which bodes well for both ecosystems going into 2026

  80% confidence

• At least a dozen cryptocurrencies were instantly 'good to go' after the SEC approved generic listing standards

  80% confidence

• Professional investors can make an allocation to an index ETF and get broad exposure to crypto growth potential without detailed knowledge of individual assets

  80% confidence

• ETFs that track an index of digital assets will become a bigger part of the conversation next year

  80% confidence

• Questions aren't really whether professional investors should get crypto exposure, but how they should get exposure

  80% confidence

• The shift to institutional investors hasn't been dramatic but has been notable

  80% confidence

• XRP and Solana ETFs haven't had the expected effect on price but have been huge successes and validation of investor appetite beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum

  80% confidence

• The approval of generic listing standards was expected

  80% confidence

• Many advisors and professional investors are still in due diligence for crypto ETFs but could start thinking seriously about allocations soon

  80% confidence

• The debut of ETFs for Solana and XRP came at a disadvantageous time in November with macroeconomic conditions driving digital-asset prices lower

  80% confidence

• The shift from retail to institutional investors is very good for long-term sustainability of the crypto asset class because institutions have much longer-term time horizons

  80% confidence

• Asset managers are still waiting for answers on at least 126 ETFs

  80% confidence