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<a href="https://x.com/GraniteShares" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@GraniteShares</a>' 3x Long and 3x Short <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$XRP</a> ETFs are scheduled to debut on NASDAQ on May 7, marking the sixth target date since the products were first slated to launch on April 2. <cite>The effective date has now moved five times: from April 2, to April 9, to April 16, to April 23, and now to May 7.</cite>
<cite>GraniteShares executed each delay using Rule 485, which allows issuers to shift effective dates without restarting the SEC review process.</cite> That means the filings remain live and no formal rejection has been issued — but the clock is running down.
<h2 id="what-s-on-the-table-for-us-retail-traders">What's on the Table for US Retail Traders</h2>
If the products go live, the implications for everyday investors are meaningful. <cite>If the May 7 launch goes through, US retail traders will get their first regulated way to take 3x leveraged long or short positions on <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$XRP</a> through a standard brokerage account.</cite>
<cite>The 3x Short is the more significant of the two launches. Until now, there has been no clean way for US retail traders to short XRP at high leverage.</cite> The 3x Long ETF, meanwhile, is designed to deliver 300% of <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$XRP</a>'s daily price movement, while the short targets the inverse.
It is worth noting that <cite>GraniteShares' eight leveraged funds — covering 3x Long and 3x Short versions for <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$BTC</a>, <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a>, <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24SOL&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$SOL</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$XRP</a> — have all been moved to May 7 simultaneously.</cite> That points to a structural, not asset-specific, concern at the SEC level. <cite>Whatever the SEC is working through has to do with the 3x structure itself, and that hits all four assets the same way.</cite>
Both products carry a notable caveat. <cite>They are only designed for short-term holding. The daily reset means that in choppy markets, the fund's return can drift far from 3x XRP's actual move.</cite>
<h2 id="the-proshares-precedent-and-what-a-sixth-delay-would-mean">The ProShares Precedent — and What a Sixth Delay Would Mean</h2>
The backdrop to this launch attempt is not encouraging. <cite>In December 2025, the SEC sent formal letters to ProShares, Direxion, and Tidal Financial citing Rule 18f-4, which caps fund leverage at 200%, forcing ProShares to withdraw its entire 3x crypto lineup — including a 3x XRP product essentially identical to what GraniteShares is now attempting to list.</cite>
<cite>If GraniteShares launches on May 7, the delay will be read as routine procedural process, consistent with how Volatility Shares navigated its 2x XRP product. If it delays a sixth time, the SEC is likely moving in the same direction it took with ProShares, and the 3x XRP products may not launch in 2026 at all.</cite>
The broader demand picture for <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$XRP</a> products remains strong in the meantime. <cite>Spot XRP ETFs have recorded over $1.24 billion in cumulative inflows since November 2025, providing a clear demand signal that GraniteShares is trying to extend into the higher-leverage segment of the market.</cite> May 7 will determine whether that extension is possible under the current regulatory framework.
Sources: <a href="https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/04/23/xrp-news-graniteshares-just-delayed-its-3x-xrp-etfs-to-may-7/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">24/7 Wall St. — GraniteShares Just Delayed Its 3x XRP ETFs to May 7</a> <a href="https://crypto.news/graniteshares-3x-xrp-etf-delayed-to-may-7/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto.news — GraniteShares 3x XRP ETF Delayed to May 7</a>
Related News: <a href="https://bsc.news/post/xrp-etf-sec-delay" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BSCN — Is XRP ETF Facing Rejection?</a> <a href="https://bsc.news/news/10033499" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BSCN — Spot $XRP ETFs: The Strongest in History?</a>

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