An XRP ETF Would Be a "Huge, Huge Product" - Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley | Markets Outlook

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🗓️ 8 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Exploring the potential of an XRP ETF with Bitwise Asset Management CEO Hunter Horsley. Joining CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr, Bitwise Asset Management CEO Hunter Horsley celebrates 2025 as the year "traditional financial services and crypto are finally coming together," a trend evidenced by the firm's remarkable success in launching investment products. He details the overwhelming demand for the new Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), which gathered over $400 million in five days, discusses the potential for future products like an XRP ETF, and offers his long-term outlook on volatility. - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnight.network/break-free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - OwlTing (Nasdaq: OWLS) is building invisible rails for global payments. With OwlPay, businesses and users can bridge fiat and stablecoins, send money instantly across borders, and access stablecoin checkout at lower costs. Licensed worldwide, OwlTing delivers secure, compliant, and regulated infrastructure for the digital economy. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠owlting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - Genius Group has partnered with CoinDesk for Bitcoin Treasury Month, launching the Genius x CoinDesk Quest. Participants can join the Bitcoin Academy, complete free microcourses from experts like Natalie Brunell and Saifedean Ammous, and enter to win 1,000,000 GEMs (worth 1 BTC) promoting bitcoin education and adoption. Learn more at: ⁠⁠https://www.geniusgroup.ai/coindesk-bitcoin-treasury-month/⁠⁠ - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr.

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0:00.0	Traditional financial services and crypto are finally coming together.
0:03.7	The space has been around for so long, and they've almost been two separate worlds,
0:08.3	and I think here at Swell, and in general in 2025, they're connecting.
0:12.4	And we see that in our business at Bitwise, too, and I think it's one of the most exciting years for the space. Break the cycle of exploitation, break down the barriers to truth, break into the next generation of privacy, break free.
0:30.6	Free to scroll without being monetized, free from censorship, freedom without fear.
0:35.6	We deserve more when it comes to privacy.
0:41.8	Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design.
0:45.9	Break free with midnight, visit midnight.net.net.net. Network forward slash break dash free.
0:49.6	Coin desk Bitcoin Treasury Month is brought to you by Genius Group. A Bitcoin Treasury company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GNS.
0:53.4	Genius is building toward a 10,000
0:55.4	Bitcoin Treasury and just launched Genius Academy featuring courses from Safeedina Moose and
1:00.7	more. Start learning for free today at Geniusacademy.aI. Genius Group, genius isn't measured in IQ.
1:07.0	It's measured in Bitcoin. Looking for a faster, cheaper way to move money worldwide,
1:11.7	Owl Ting, now listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol Owls, is building the rails for
1:15.8	stablecoin payments. Convert fiat to stable coins and send money as easily as a text message. Learn
1:21.2	more at Owlting.com. Co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, Hunter Horsley joins us now. Hello.
1:27.8	Hi. How are you doing? We're doing absolutely splendid. We're having so much fun at the desk.
1:33.2	We are very happy to have you join us here. Talk to us about what you've experienced so far.
1:37.5	What's the energy been like? What kind of conversations have you been having?
1:41.5	It's incredible. You know, I think it's indicative of the
1:44.3	broader story this year, which is traditional financial services and crypto are finally coming
1:49.3	together. The space has been around for so long, and they've almost been two separate worlds,
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