# Vanguard Opens to BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL ETFs

*Author: David Christopher*
*Published: Dec 2, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/vanguard-opens-to-btc-eth-xrp-sol-etfs*

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Vanguard has reversed its long-standing opposition to cryptocurrency exposure and will begin allowing its brokerage customers to trade spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana ETFs starting today.

### What's the scoop?
- **Policy Reversal:** Vanguard will [permit trading of funds](https://decrypt.co/350558/vanguard-allow-trading-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-etf) holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana, treating them the same as other non-core assets like gold.
- **Customer Reach:** The change opens regulated crypto ETF access to over 50M Vanguard brokerage accounts across the U.S.
- **Leadership Factor:** New CEO Salim Ramji, former BlackRock iShares executive who oversaw the IBIT filing, took over in July 2024 and has publicly supported Bitcoin and blockchain.

### Bankless Take:
Vanguard’s pivot ends one of the last major holdouts among traditional asset managers and hands tens of millions of retirement-focused investors easy, regulated access to crypto. A second order effect of this is the quiet validation of $SOL ETFs in the same breath as Bitcoin and Ethereum, with the new set of ETFs seeing [steady, sizable inflows all throughout the month of November.](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/02/sol-bulls-take-a-breather-after-pumping-millions-into-etfs)