Mastercard gets involved, ETF changes announced. CryptoWorld August 27, 2026 Crypto News 3 minutes read Here's how Mastercard has extended its relationship with Ripple and what are the ETF changes. A recent update from the XRP Ledger Foundation welcomed the TradFi giant, which has a long history with Ripple, to a hackathon taking place just ahead of the major conference, Ripple Swell. Meanwhile, 21Shares's XRP ETF has changed how it prices the underlying token amid renewed inflows into all such funds. Mastercard joins. The XRP Ledger Foundation said it was "thrilled" to welcome the global technology behemoth in the payments industry as a sponsor of the XRP Ledger Hackathon, scheduled for late October. It's a 36-hour pre-event to the Ripple Swell 2026 conference, which runs from October 27 to October 29, while the hackathon is open on October 24-25. "With a decade of proven robustness and architecture, the XRP network is ideally suited for payment use cases. Register, build, and connect with industry leaders like Mastercard. It's your time to shine," said the team. This announcement comes just a few months after Mastercard expanded its relationship with the broader Ripple ecosystem, as well as other crypto giants. As reported in March, the TradFi firm enlisted several industry companies, such as Binance, Gemini, PayPal, Paxos, Circle, and Ripple, in a new partnership program aiming at connecting blockchain with its own vast global payments infrastructure. In June, Mastercard took it a step further, expanding the blockchain integration with new support assets like Ripple's own stablecoin, RLUSD, and Circle's USDC. ETF Changes to TOXR. An SEC filing showed that 21Shares has switched the pricing of the underlying assets for its XRP ETF (TOXR), moving from the CME Group to the new FTSE XRP Index, effective today. The other notable change to their financial vehicle means the sponsor will be paid once every three months instead of every week. More importantly, the sponsor will be paid in XRP. Meanwhile, the spot XRP ETFs have extended their impressive streak of net inflows, attracting $13.82 million on Monday, $24 million on Tuesday, and just over $28 million on Wednesday. TOXR, however, remains the only XRP ETF in the red, with cumulative net flows of -$20.06 million. In contrast, Bitwise's XRP ETF remains the largest of the bunch, currently holding $575 million in cumulative net inflows.

FTSE Russell and 21shares announce global benchmark partnership across US, European, and Australian ETP suites. Strategic initiative standardizes index architecture across 21shares' worldwide product lineup, building on transitions successfully completed in Europe and Australia earlier this year New York, 26 August 2026 - FTSE Russell, LSEG's global index provider, and 21shares, one of the world's leading issuers of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced a comprehensive global partnership to evolve and standardize the underlying benchmark index framework for 21shares' exchange-traded product (ETP) suites across the United States, Europe, and Australia. Designed to deliver a unified pricing and governance framework to digital asset investors worldwide, 21shares will officially transition select US-listed single-asset exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to FTSE Russell digital asset indices at market open tomorrow, 27 August 2026. This is the latest stage of 21share's global rollout, as the firm has already successfully transitioned its core European and Australian product lineups - including flagship Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana ETPs - to FTSE Russell benchmarks. The products transitioning on 27 August are the following: | Product ticker | Product name | New index | | ARKB | ARK 21shares Bitcoin ETF | FTSE Bitcoin Index | | TETH | 21shares Ethereum ETF | FTSE Ethereum Index | | TSOL | 21shares Solana ETF | FTSE Solana Index | | TOXR | 21shares XRP ETF | FTSE XRP Index | | TSUI | 21shares Sui ETF | FTSE Sui Index | | TDOG | 21shares Dogecoin ETF | FTSE Dogecoin Index | | TDOT | 21shares Polkadot ETF | FTSE Polkadot Index | This benchmark evolution serves solely as an infrastructure enhancement: underlying asset exposures, fund legal structures, custodians, primary exchange listings, and fee schedules remain completely unchanged across all products. "FTSE Russell represents one of the pillars of global financial infrastructure, with approximately $20 trillion in assets benchmarked to its indices worldwide, including iconic traditional benchmarks like the Russell 2000 and the FTSE 100," said Duncan Moir, President at 21shares. "With global crypto ETP and ETF assets now surpassing $106 billion[Note 1], bringing FTSE Russell's established digital asset index expertise to a broader range of investment products, from index architecture into digital assets, represents a major structural milestone for us and the wider industry. Crypto has transitioned into a mainstream component of multi-asset portfolios, and this transition equips institutional allocators, pension funds, and wealth managers with the exact same benchmark integrity they rely on across traditional capital markets." "We are delighted to partner with 21Shares as investor demand for digital asset solutions continues to grow," said Fiona Bassett, CEO, FTSE Russell. 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Key details of the partnership: * Global benchmark consistency: establishes a harmonized, institutional index framework across 21shares' ETF and ETP lineups in the US, Europe, and Australia. * Proven multi-region rollout: expands on the benchmark transitions for core European and Australian ETPs (including BTC, ETH, and SOL products) successfully completed in March 2026. * Institutional pricing integrity: leverages FTSE Russell's leading vetting methodologies to capture accurate pricing from real buyers and sellers. * Continuous track record: all transitions are implemented on a prospective basis, ensuring historical performance and NAV data remain a single, unbroken track record for investors. [[[1]]] Data as of 31 July 2026. Back to Note 1 Contacts. LSEG Press Office Simon Henrick / Hayley Fewster +44 (0)20 7797 1222 About FTSE Russell, an LSEG business. FTSE Russell, LSEG's global index leader, provides innovative benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors worldwide. 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Arkham: no HYPE ETF sold last week as Grayscale & Bitwise clients bought $2.8M. August 17, 2026 Hyperliquid ETFs saw net buying last week, with on-chain data showing zero tracked funds sold HYPE. Institutional investors at Grayscale and Bitwise collectively acquired $2.8 million of the token. The price of HYPE rose more than 16% above its weekend low during the same period. Market observers are now watching whether continued ETF inflows can sustain institutional demand for the asset. Hyperliquid ETFs saw concentrated buying activity last week, according to Arkham. The firm "reported no Hyperliquid ETF sold HYPE last week," with all tracked funds either recording net purchases or holding their positions. Grayscale and Bitwise clients accounted for $2.8 million in combined HYPE acquisitions. The activity underscores how ETFs are functioning as an important access channel for traditional investors seeking exposure to the token. The price of HYPE had risen more than 16% from its weekend lows when the data was published. ETF activity provides context for this recovery, though crypto assets can move sharply on liquidity and positioning. Bitwise's BHYP product held more than $100 million in assets under management earlier this year. The issuer targets staking roughly 70% of its HYPE holdings, offering market access while retaining on-chain staking rewards. The growing ETF presence creates an additional route for institutions and traditional portfolios to gain exposure to HYPE. Bitwise and 21Shares launched U.S. spot products in 2026, while Grayscale also operates a Hyperliquid staking ETF. For investors, the key signal is consistency rather than a single week of purchases. If ETFs continue accumulating HYPE, the activity could provide a steadier source of demand; if flows reverse, the recent price recovery could face additional pressure.