XRP is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the “XRP Ledger,” a decentralized and public ledger upon which XRP transactions are processed and settled.

The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily through managed exposure to XRP futures contracts that trade only on an exchange registered with the CFTC (“XRP Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in XRP Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). In this manner, the Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to twice the performance of XRP for a single day. The Fund does not invest directly in XRP. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from increases in the price of XRP Futures Contracts for a single day.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in “XRP-Linked Instruments.” For purposes of this policy, “XRP-Linked Instruments” means: (i) XRP Futures Contracts; (ii) shares of other XRP-linked exchange-traded products registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), but not registered as investment companies (“XRP-Linked ETPs”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”); (iii) shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar assets to those in which the Fund may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); (iv) exchange-traded option contracts on shares of XRP-Linked ETPs or Other Investment Companies; and (v) swap agreement transactions that reference XRP, XRP Futures Contracts, XRP-Linked ETPs, Other Investment Companies or XRP-referenced indexes. For purposes of the Fund’s investment objective, under normal circumstances, the Fund will use the price of XRP that is reflected in the next, or second to next, expiring XRP Futures Contract. If the Fund invests in other XRP-Linked Instruments, the value of XRP will be determined by an average of how XRP is valued in the financial instruments in which the Fund invests.

The investment adviser to the Fund and the XRPT Subsidiary is Volatility Shares LLC (the “Adviser”). The Adviser oversees the Fund and implements the day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund. In serving as investment adviser to the Fund, the Adviser does not conduct conventional investment research or analysis or forecast market movement or trends.

The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified company” under the 1940 Act. The Fund will not concentrate its investments in securities of issuers in any industry or group of industries, as the term “concentrate” is used in the 1940 Act, except that the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to XRP and/or XRP Futures Contracts.

The XRP Ledger and XRP

XRP is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the XRP Ledger, a decentralized ledger upon which XRP transactions are processed and settled. The XRP Ledger is a shared public ledger, similar to the Bitcoin network. However, the XRP Ledger differentiates itself from other digital asset networks in that its stated primary function is transactional utility, not store of value. The XRP Ledger is designed to be a global real-time payment and settlement system. XRP can be used to pay for goods and services or it can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar. As a result, the XRP Ledger and XRP aim to improve the speed at which parties on the network may transfer value while also reducing the fees and delays associated with the traditional methods of interbank payments.

Unlike a centralized system, no single entity controls the XRP Ledger. Instead, a network of independent nodes validates transactions pursuant to a consensus-based algorithm (the “Consensus-Based Mechanism”). It is this mechanism, as opposed to the proof-of-work mechanism utilized by the Bitcoin blockchain, that allows the XRP Ledger to be fast, energy-efficient and scalable, and therefore suitable for its most prominent use case, the facilitation of cross-border financial transactions. Proponents of this Consensus-Based Mechanism often cite several key advantages it offers. The first is near-instantaneous settlement of transactions, which normally occurs within 3 – 5 seconds. The second is energy efficiency. Unlike proof-of-work systems, which require massive computational power to secure the network, the Consensus-Based Mechanism is relatively light in terms of energy usage, as it relies on trusted validators rather than mining. A third advantage is scalability. The XRP Ledger can handle up to 1,500 transactions per second, far more than the Bitcoin or Ethereum blockchain. This makes the XRP Ledger an attractive option for high-volume use cases, such as cross-border payments. Lastly, because validators do not need to spend resources on mining, transaction fees are extremely low (typically a fraction of a cent per transaction).

Transactions are validated on the XRP Ledger by a network of independent validator nodes. These nodes do not mine new blocks but participate in a consensus process to ensure that transactions are valid and correctly ordered on the XRP Ledger. Any node can be a validator, but for practical purposes, the XRP Ledger depends on a list of trusted validators known as the Unique Node List or “UNL.” Validators are entities (which can be individuals, institutions, or other organizations) that run nodes to participate in the consensus process. These validators ensure the integrity and accuracy of the ledger. Each node in the network maintains a Unique Node List — a list of other validators that the node trusts to reliably validate transactions. The XRP Ledger’s decentralized architecture means that different nodes may maintain different UNLs, but there needs to be some overlap in the UNLs for the consensus mechanism to work effectively.

A transaction on the XRP Ledger begins when a user submits a transaction to the XRP Ledger network. The submitted transaction is broadcast to all validator nodes. Validators do not immediately confirm transactions as final; instead, they go through a process of reaching consensus on which transactions should be included in the next ledger version. Each validator collects incoming transactions into a proposed ledger, called a candidate ledger, and then exchanges their proposed candidate ledgers (also known as proposals) with other validators. The actual consensus process happens over several rounds. In each round, validators attempt to come to an agreement on which transactions should be included in the next ledger version. In each round, validators examine the transactions in the proposed ledger from the previous round and compare it to the proposals from other validators in their UNL. If the validator sees that a supermajority (typically 80% of validators) of trusted validators have proposed the same set of transactions, the validator updates its proposal to align with the majority. After a few rounds of exchanging proposals, when a supermajority (typically 80%) of validators have agreed on the same set of transactions, that version of the ledger is considered valid. All participating validators then update their copy of the ledger with the new, agreed-upon transactions. The final ledger version is broadcast to all nodes, and it becomes the new “official” state of the ledger.

Development and maintenance of the source code for the XRP Ledger is largely driven by a community of developers and contributors. Ripple Labs is influential, for example, as it employs a team of engineers and developers who contribute significantly to the core codebase of the XRP Ledger. The XRP Ledger Foundation is also influential as it relates to the development and governance of the XRP Ledger. The XRP Ledger Foundation is an independent organization established to support the development and adoption of the XRP Ledger.

The XRP Ledger has historically maintained high availability but has experienced notable disruptions. On February4, 2025, the XRP Ledger experienced an unexpected halt in block production for approximately 64 minutes. During that time no new ledgers were validated, temporarily pausing all transactions. On November25, 2024, the XRP Ledger faced a disruption of approximately 10 minutes when several nodes crashed and restarted simultaneously, briefly halting transaction processing. No asset losses have occurred during these incidents, and built-in safety protocols ensured network recovery in both cases.

Unlike other digital assets such as bitcoin or ether, XRP was not and is not mined gradually over time. Instead, all 100billion XRP tokens were created at the time of the XRP Ledger’s launch in 2012. This means that every XRP token that exists today was generated from the outset, without the need for a mining process. Of the 100billion XRP generated by the XRP Ledger’s code, the founders of Ripple Labs retained 20billion XRP and the rest, nearly 80billion XRP, was provided to Ripple Labs. In 2017, Ripple Labs introduced an escrow mechanism to control the release of its XRP holdings. Under this mechanism, Ripple Labs placed 55billion XRP (55% of the total supply) into a series of time-locked escrow accounts that release 1billion XRP per month over 55months.

XRP Futures Contracts

In order to obtain 2x daily exposure to XRP, the Fund intends to typically enter into cash-settled XRP Futures Contracts as the “buyer,” except as detailed below. In simplest terms, in a cash-settled futures market the counterparty pays cash to the buyer if the price of a futures contract goes up, and buyer pays cash to the counterparty if the price of the futures contract goes down. In order to maintain

its 2x daily exposure to XRP, the Fund intends to exit its futures contracts as they near expiration and replace them with new futures contracts with a later expiration date. Futures contracts with a longer term to expiration may be priced higher than futures contracts with a shorter term to expiration, a relationship called “contango”. When rolling futures contracts that are in contango the Fund will close its long position by selling the shorter term contract at a relatively lower price and buying a longer-dated contract at a relatively higher price. The presence of contango will adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Conversely, futures contracts with a longer term to expiration may be priced lower than futures contracts with a shorter term to expiration, a relationship called “backwardation”. When rolling long futures contracts that are in backwardation, the Fund will close its long position by selling the shorter term contract at a relatively higher price and buying a longer-dated contract at a relatively lower price. The presence of backwardation may positively affect the performance of the Fund. Further, the returns of the Fund’s XRP Futures Contracts may differ from that of XRP due to the divergence in the prices or the costs associated with investing in futures contracts, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns.

The Fund invests in XRP Futures Contracts indirectly via the XRPT Subsidiary. The XRPT Subsidiary and the Fund will have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The XRPT Subsidiary will also follow the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the XRPT Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the XRPT Subsidiary. Furthermore, the Adviser, as the investment adviser to the XRPT Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the XRPT Subsidiary. The XRPT Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code, the size of the Fund’s investment in the XRPT Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at or around each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year. At other times of the year, the Fund’s investments in the XRPT Subsidiary will significantly exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets. The XRPT Subsidiary’s custodian is U.S. Bank, N.A.

If circumstances occur where market prices for XRP Futures Contracts were not readily available, the Fund would fair value its XRP Futures Contracts in accordance with its pricing and valuation policy and procedures for fair value determinations. Pursuant to those policies and procedures, the Adviser would consider various factors, such as pricing history; market levels prior to price limits or halts; supply, demand, and open interest in XRP Futures Contracts; and comparison to other major digital asset futures; and XRP prices in the spot market. The Adviser would document its proposed pricing and methodology, detailing the factors that entered into the valuation.

Collateral Investments

The Fund will also invest its assets in Collateral Investments. The Collateral Investments may consist of high-quality securities, which include: (1) U.S. Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury; (2) investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in high quality securities; and/or (3) corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper and other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. For these purposes, “investment grade” is defined as investments with a rating at the time of purchase in one of the four highest categories of at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (e.g., BBB- or higher from S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 or higher from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.).

The Collateral Investments are designed to provide liquidity, serve as margin, or otherwise collateralize the XRPT Subsidiary’s investments in XRP-Linked Instruments. The Fund expects that it will be primarily engaged in investing and reinvesting its assets in “securities,” as such term is defined under the 1940 Act.

Other Investments

In order to help the Fund meet its daily investment objective by maintaining the daily desired level of leveraged exposure to XRP, maintain its tax status as a regulated investment company on days in and around quarter-end, meet its investment objective when XRP Futures Contracts are unavailable for investment (for example, due to position limits, accountability levels, or exchange or FCM margin rates), or because of liquidity or other constraints, the Fund may invest in the following:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may invest in reverse repurchase agreements, which are a form of borrowing in which the Fund sells portfolio securities to financial institutions and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed-upon date and price that is higher than the original sale price, and use the proceeds for investment purchases.

As a result of the Fund repurchasing the securities at a higher price, the Fund will lose money by engaging in reverse repurchase agreement transactions.

As noted above, because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code, the size of the Fund’s investment in the XRPT Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at or around each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year (the “Asset Diversification Test”), or if it does, the Fund will seek to avail itself of a permissible cure period or any number of exceptions to the Asset Diversification Test. At other times of the year, the Fund’s investments in the XRPT Subsidiary are expected to significantly exceed 25% of the Fund’s total (or gross) assets.

When the Fund seeks to reduce its total assets exposure to the XRPT Subsidiary, it may use the short-term Treasury Bills it owns (and purchase additional Treasury Bills as needed) to transact in reverse repurchase agreement transactions, which are ostensibly loans to the Fund. Those loans will increase the gross assets of the Fund, which the Adviser expects will allow the Fund to meet the Asset Diversification Test. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will either (i) be consistent with Section 18 of the 1940 Act and maintain asset coverage of at least 300% of the value of the reverse repurchase agreement; or (ii) treat the reverse repurchase agreement transactions as derivative transactions for purposes of Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 18f-4”), including as applicable, the value-at-risk based limit on leverage risk.

XRP-Linked ETPs

The Fund may invest in shares of XRP-Linked ETPs, which are exchange-traded investment products that are not registered under the 1940 Act that derive their value from a basket of spot XRP, and trade intra-day on a national securities exchange. XRP-Linked ETPs are passively managed and do not pursue active management investment strategies, and their sponsors do not actively manage the XRP held by the ETP. This means that the sponsor of the ETP does not sell XRP at times when its price is high or acquire XRP at low prices in the expectation of future price increases. Although the shares of an XRP-Linked ETP are not the exact equivalent of a direct investment in XRP, they provide investors with an alternative that constitutes a relatively cost-effective way to obtain XRP exposure through the securities market.

Other Investment Companies

The Fund may invest in shares of Other Investment Companies, that is, shares of investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar assets to those in which the Fund may invest.

Exchange-traded option contracts on shares of XRP-Linked ETPs or Other Investment Companies

The Fund may invest in exchange-listed option contracts on shares of Other Investment Companies or shares of XRP-Linked ETPs, each of which invest in similar assets to those in which the Fund may invest. An option is a contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in return for the premium paid, the right to buy shares of an investment company, from the writer of the option (in the case of a call option), or to sell shares of the investment company to the writer of the option (in the case of a put option) at a designated price during the term of the option. The premium paid by the buyer of an option will reflect, among other things, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price and the volatility of the shares of the investment company, the remaining term of the option, supply, demand, interest rates and/or currency exchange rates. The Fund may utilize “American” style options or “European” style options. American style options are exercisable on any date prior to the expiration date of the option contract. In contrast, European style options are exercisable only on the expiration date of the option contract.

Swaps that reference XRP, XRP Futures Contracts, XRP-Linked ETPs, Other Investment Companies or XRP-referenced indexes

Swap contracts are transactions entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a swap transaction, the Fund and a counterparty will agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, the two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument. In the case of the Fund, the reference asset can be XRP, XRP Futures Contracts, shares of XRP-Linked ETPs, shares of Other Investment Companies or XRP-referenced indexes.