On September 18, amidst a bullish crypto market, REX Osprey’s DOGE ETF, $DOJE, and XRP ETF, $XRPR are expected to launch, triggering upward moves for XRP, DOGE, his sister NEIRO, and other digital assets. The entire memecoin sector is pumping today.
REX is an ETP provider specializing in alternative-strategy ETFs and ETNs. The ETFs launch is in partnership with Osprey Funds, a crypto specialist running OTC and private placement digital asset funds.
Today’s launch is expected to be among many other crypto ETFs that are set to get the US SEC’s green light following an earlier delay this year. The ETF launches come as the SEC, under the current Trump administration in the US, is working in a more crypto-friendly direction.
REX-Osprey to Launch XRP, DOGE ETFs Today
On September 17, REX Shares announced via X, that today, the two crypto products, XRP ETF called XRPR and DOGE ETF, called DOJE, will go live.
The firm said that the first US-listed ETFs that offer spot exposure to XRP and DOGE, will offer investors a way to access the digital assets via an ETF structure.
Launching Tomorrow: REX-Osprey™ XRP ETF, $XRPR, & REX-Osprey™ DOGE ETF, $DOJE.
The first U.S.-listed ETFs offering spot exposure to $XRP and $DOGE go live tomorrow, offering investors a way to access these digital assets through an ETF structure.
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— REX Shares (@REXShares) September 17, 2025
Financial Times noted that the DOGE ETF will have a fee of 1.5% and the XRP ETF will have a fee of 0.75%.
The publication also cited Nate Geraci, president of advisory firm NovaDius Wealth Management, formerly known as The ETF Store, who said that the new ETF demand will be significant, despite some voices in the crypto space being confused by the launch of memecoins ETFs. He expects more crypto ETFs to follow.
Ahead of today’s launch and in a bullish crypto market, XRP and DOGE prices recorded surges.
XRP, DOGE Price Actions on September 18
At the moment of writing this article, XRP trades at $3.1, up by over 3% in the past 24 hours.
Also, DOGE price is surging, and at the moment of writing this article, DOGE is trading above $0.27, up by more than 5% in the past 24 hours.
DOGE’s Sister, NEIRO, Price Pumps
Another important memecoin worth mentioning today is DOGE’s sister, NEIRO, previously known as the First Neiro on Ethereum.
At the moment of writing this article, NEIRO is trading above $0.00037 with a market cap of more than $155.8 million, and it’s up by over 4% in the past 24 hours, following her brother’s upward trajectory.
The Neiro project announced that it changed its name from First Neiro on Ethereum to Neiro on September 17. The name change comes amidst bullish news for the project and after the official IP rights acquisition of the team.
The crypto market has great expectations for NEIRO, which is expected to be the next DOGE in terms of success. NEIRO continues to remain on an upward path, staying true to its motto to “do only good everyday.”
Memecoins Sector Sees a Surge
It’s also important to mention that the entire dog-themed sector is up by over 3% in the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko, and the 24-hour trading volume is nearing $7 billion. DOGE is among the trending dog-themed coins today, together with FLOKI and Shiba Inu.
Among the top gainers in terms of dog-themed coins are CZ’s Dog, Doge Baby, and FlokiFork.
The general memecoin sector is up by more than 4% today, having a market cap of almost $90.8 billion, CoinGecko shows.
