##  [# SEC Drops Ripple Case as XRP ETF Approval Odds Rise](/sections/news/sec-drops-ripple-case-xrp-etf-approval-odds-rise) 

 

# SEC Drops Ripple Case as XRP ETF Approval Odds Rise

 

 

With regulatory clarity emerging and multiple ETF applications already filed, prediction markets now show 82% odds of XRP fund approval in 2025.



 

 

 

 

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 Mar 20, 2025

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has officially ended its years-long lawsuit against Ripple Labs. The news initially sent the price of XRP [soaring](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/xrp/) by 10%, although it has since cooled, and boosted the prospects for several XRP ETF applications already filed with regulators.

The SEC's retreat opens the door for mainstream institutional access to XRP, potentially transforming a once-embattled cryptocurrency into an approved financial product alongside [Bitcoin](/topics/bitcoin) and [Ethereum](/topics/ethereum) exchange-traded funds.

The regulatory battle, which began in December 2020 when the SEC accused Ripple of conducting an unregistered securities offering, concluded when the agency dropped its appeal of a 2023 court ruling that found XRP sales on public exchanges did not constitute securities.

This decision marks another step in the SEC's broader pullback from crypto enforcement under President Donald Trump's administration, which has already seen the agency drop lawsuits against exchanges Coinbase and Kraken since January.

## Ripple XRP ETF Applications Multiply

At least seven major investment firms have filed for XRP-focused ETFs in anticipation of regulatory approval:

- [Bitwise Asset Management](/bitwise-asset-management-inc) and [Franklin Templeton](/topics/franklin-templeton) submitted applications for spot XRP ETFs, while [21Shares](/topics/21-shares) filed its application in late 2024.
- [WisdomTree](/topics/wisdomtree) and Canary Capital have also joined the race, along with [Grayscale Investments](https://www.etf.com/topics/grayscale), which plans to convert its existing XRP Trust into an ETF structure.
- [Volatility Shares](/topics/volatility-shares) took a broader approach by filing for three different XRP ETFs—a spot fund, a leveraged product and an inverse ETF.

The applications reflect the growing interest in providing regulated exposure to the cryptocurrency, which received additional support when Trump named XRP as a potential addition to the U.S. government's "Digital Asset Stockpile" [initiative](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-u-s-digital-asset-stockpile/).

Prediction markets reflect growing optimism, with Polymarket [showing](https://polymarket.com/event/ripple-etf-approved-in-2025?tid=1742477582136) an 82% chance of XRP ETF approval in 2025, up 10% over the past week.

While approval timelines remain uncertain, the SEC's changing posture toward cryptocurrency regulation has dramatically improved the outlook for XRP-based investment products.

 
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 [Bitwise](http://www.etf.com/topics/bitwise) 

 [Franklin Templeton](http://www.etf.com/topics/franklin-templeton) 

 [21 Shares](http://www.etf.com/topics/21-shares) 

 [WisdomTree](http://www.etf.com/topics/wisdomtree)