{"id":895699,"date":"2026-03-31T07:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/wall-street-veteran-behind-americas-first-xrp-etf-says-xrp-community-is-an-army-says-hes-still-bullish\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:12:11","slug":"wall-street-veteran-behind-americas-first-xrp-etf-says-xrp-community-is-an-army-says-hes-still-bullish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/wall-street-veteran-behind-americas-first-xrp-etf-says-xrp-community-is-an-army-says-hes-still-bullish\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Veteran Behind America\u2019s First XRP ETF Says \u2018XRP Community Is an Army,\u2019 Says He\u2019s Still Bullish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Teucrium launched America\u2019s first XRP ETF, few anticipated the response. Within just 12 weeks, the fund pulled in $500 million, a remarkable figure for any ETF, let alone a crypto derivative product that doesn\u2019t even hold physical XRP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe XRP community is an army,\u201d said Sal Gilbertie,<\/a> Founder and CEO of Teucrium. \u201cThey\u2019re willing to go to battle. They really are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spot ETFs Changed the Game<\/h2>\n

Since spot XRP ETFs entered the market, investor behaviour has visibly shifted. According to Gilbertie, long-term holders have largely migrated toward spot products, parking their XRP and waiting, while the leveraged ETF has become the tool of choice for day traders and short-term speculators.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe buy-and-holders have migrated towards spot XRP ETFs, rightfully so,\u201d he said. \u201cThe levered product users are very aggressive, mostly day traders.\u201d<\/p>\n

An inverse XRP ETF remains on Teucrium\u2019s shelf, though Gilbertie says there\u2019s no rush. \u201cRight now everybody\u2019s bullish. We\u2019ll give investors what they want and need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why Gilbertie Is Bullish on Ripple<\/h2>\n

When pressed on his XRP thesis, Gilbertie kept returning to one word: focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cRipple is single-minded in their purpose,\u201d he said, pointing to the company\u2019s decade-plus mission of making global money movement faster and cheaper. The XRP ledger settles transactions in 3 to 5 seconds, compared to the current T+1 system that traditional finance still runs on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need instantaneous settlements. That\u2019s going to be needed in the modern economy. It is needed right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also pointed to Ripple\u2019s aggressive acquisition strategy and licensing efforts as evidence of a company building a complete, integrated financial ecosystem, not just a token.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like their work ethic. I like the fact that they stay the course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regulatory Clarity Is the Key Unlock<\/h2>\n

On the macro front, Gilbertie is watching the CLARITY Act closely, legislation that could formally define crypto assets and reduce the regulatory fog that has hung over the sector for years.<\/p>\n

His take on passage? Characteristically pragmatic.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither side being happy means there probably is a deal. That\u2019s the mark of a really good deal on a complicated subject.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When Teucrium launched America\u2019s first XRP ETF, few anticipated the response. Within just 12 weeks, the fund pulled in $500 million, a remarkable figure for any ETF, let alone a crypto derivative product that doesn\u2019t even hold physical XRP. \u201cThe XRP community is an army,\u201d said Sal Gilbertie, Founder and CEO of Teucrium. \u201cThey\u2019re willing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":895700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180,4744],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-895699","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-street","8":"category-veteran"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=895699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/895700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=895699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=895699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=895699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}