FOMO Alert: Canada’s XRP ETF Debut Leaves U.S. Investors Racing to Catch Up

Canada just fired the starting gun—and American crypto holders aren’t happy. The Great White North’s launch of the first XRP ETF has U.S. traders scrambling, stuck watching from the regulatory sidelines.

The North American Crypto Divide

While U.S. exchanges wrestle with the SEC’s ‘regulation by litigation’ approach, Toronto’s stock exchange quietly rolled out the red carpet. No lawsuits, no chaos—just a clean, compliant XRP investment vehicle now trading with a 0.55% management fee.

Wall Street’s FOMO Playbook

Wealth managers report surging client calls about cross-border workarounds. ‘Suddenly everyone remembers they have a Canadian cousin,’ jokes one advisor—before quickly adding the standard ‘this is not financial advice’ disclaimer.

The Cynical Take

Traditional finance’s response? Probably another roundtable discussion about ‘responsible innovation’—scheduled for Q3 2026. Meanwhile, the smart money’s already northbound.