Ripple and Stellar Outlook: XRP ETF Demand Strengthens, XLM Tokenized Assets Hit $4 Billion

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Ripple and Stellar Outlook: XRP ETF Demand Strengthens, XLM Tokenized Assets Hit $4 Billion

The cryptocurrency market is showing a notable divergence in momentum, with Ripple’s XRP benefiting from growing institutional interest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) while Stellar’s XLM achieves a significant milestone in tokenized real-world assets (RWA), reaching $4 billion in market value as of this week.

XRP ETF Demand: Institutional Appetite Grows

Demand for XRP-based exchange-traded funds has strengthened over recent weeks, reflecting a broader shift in investor sentiment toward digital assets with regulatory clarity. While no spot XRP ETF has been approved in the United States yet, asset managers have filed applications, and market analysts point to increasing inflows into XRP-linked investment products in Europe and other jurisdictions.

This demand is partly driven by Ripple’s partial legal victory against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2023, which clarified that XRP itself is not a security when sold on secondary markets. That ruling opened the door for traditional financial institutions to consider XRP as a viable asset class, and the ETF filings signal a maturing market infrastructure.