Jake Claver Expects BlackRock To File For XRP ETF Amid XRPL Push

Jake Claver, Chairman of Digital Ascension Group, believes that BlackRock is likely to file a XRP ETF. This comes as the asset manager is also looking to integrate the XRP Ledger in its tokenization initiative.

Is BlackRock Close To Filing For An XRP ETF?

In a recent clip of the interview, Claver predicted that XRP would see “significant adoption of the XRPL” in the coming months. Moreover, he expects the price of XRP to go “significantly higher.” Further, analyst Ali Martinez expects a breakout above $1.30.

“I think that we could see a BlackRock ETF,” Claver declared. He added, “And once the price is high enough that they can use it, we have both SWIFT and the DTCC going live with some of their things that they’re rolling out for real-time settlement on the 28th of June.”

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Claver noted that XRP may need “a significantly higher price” before being used at scale for settlement-related functions tied to institutional infrastructure.

In the meantime, BlackRock is expanding its crypto ETF product line. Its Bitcoin Premium Income ETF is set to debut on Nasdaq on Tuesday, June 16.

Wall Street Giants Look To Adopt XRPL

Claver’s comments follow a surge of institutional interest in the XRP Ledger and related products. Earlier this year, XRPL Commons director Odelia Torteman announced the increased interest of some of the financial world giants in the XRP Ledger ecosystem.

Torteman emphasized the blockchain’s unique ability to enable cross-asset payments and noted some features tailored for regulated institutions. She mentioned that companies such as Mastercard, BlackRock and Franklin Templeton had showed interest in the XRP Ledger. This move by BlackRock could have spurred the recent remarks from Claver.

Moreover, Torteman said that institutions are beginning to look at tools on XRPL such as the native decentralized exchange and automated market maker.

Additionally, since 2025, several key partnerships with Ripple and XRPL have come into existence. In September, Ripple joined forces with Franklin Templeton and DBS for tokenized lending projects with the RLUSD stablecoin.

Around the same time, Securitize allowed swaps of the BUIDL fund’s shares to be converted to RLUSD. Meanwhile, Mastercard, in November 2025, piloted RLUSD settlements on the XRP Ledger in collaboration with Ripple and Gemini.