Franklin Templeton has filed an updated registration statement for its proposed spot XRP exchange-traded fund, becoming the third issuer in recent days to tweak the pivotal “8(a)” effectiveness language that governs when an S-1 can go live. Bloomberg’s James Seyffart flagged the change and its timing, writing: “NEW: Franklin Templeton files updated XRP ETF s-1 with shortened 8(a) language. Looking to launch this month.”

The move follows a quickening cadence of XRP ETF edits. On October 31, Bitwise filed another amendment to its S-1—its fourth since the initial 2024 submission—an update observers characterized as one of the last steps before potential effectiveness, with details such as the intended listing venue and a stated management fee included in reporting around the filing.

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