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INJ Jumps 23% in a Day, Up 70% in a Month on ETF Filings and RWA Push

Injective’s INJ token rose more than 23% on October 16 to $9.16, extending a roughly 70% monthly gain, as perpetual futures open interest climbed by $35 million in days. Three firms — 21Shares, Canary Capital and REX-Osprey — have filed with the SEC for spot and staked INJ ETFs, and Canada-listed Pineapple Financial said it will move a $10 billion mortgage portfolio on-chain to Injective. Injective’s institutional arm obtained SEC transfer agent registration on August 19.

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The move looks less like broad-market beta than a repricing around Injective's attempt to become an institutional venue rather than just a DeFi chain. The ETF filings and the transfer agent registration matter because they target the two things institutions need before touching a token: a regulated wrapper and a compliance-ready rails layer. The mortgage portfolio announcement is the more unusual signal, since it points to real-world assets rather than crypto-native activity. Whether open interest keeps building alongside that narrative, or fades once the filings sit idle at the SEC, is the open question.

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