As of March 6, 2025, regarding "currencies belonging to the United States", we can define "U.S. currencies" from different perspectives: such as cryptocurrencies created by U.S. companies or teams, registered in the U.S., headquartered in the U.S., or explicitly associated with U.S. policies (like the Trump Strategic Reserve Plan). Below is a list compiled based on existing information and market discussions, mainly referencing tokens with submitted ETF applications, U.S.-led projects, and the popular "U.S. coins" narrative on X.

Cryptocurrencies related to the U.S. that have clearly submitted ETF applications

These tokens have had ETF applications submitted by U.S. institutions or are closely related to the U.S. market:

Bitcoin (Bitcoin, BTC)

Origin: Created by an anonymous individual or team (Satoshi Nakamoto), with no explicit U.S. background, but U.S. institutions (like Grayscale, BlackRock) dominate its ETF development.

ETF Status: 11 spot ETFs approved in January 2024.

Ethereum (Ethereum, ETH)

Origin: Created by Vitalik Buterin and others, the core team was active in the U.S. early on, the foundation is registered in Switzerland, but U.S. companies (like ConsenSys) are deeply involved.

ETF Status: Spot ETF approved in July 2024.

Ripple (Ripple, XRP)

Origin: Created by the U.S. company Ripple Labs, headquartered in San Francisco.

ETF Status: Applications submitted by Canary Capital, under review.

Solana (Solana, SOL)

Origin: Created by the U.S. company Solana Labs, headquartered in the U.S.

ETF Status: Applications submitted by Grayscale, VanEck, under review.

Cardano (Cardano, ADA)

Origin: Founded by Charles Hoskinson (an American), part of the IOHK team is in the U.S.

ETF Status: Application submitted by Grayscale, under review.

Litecoin (Litecoin, LTC)

Origin: Created by American programmer Charlie Lee.

ETF Status: Applications submitted by Nasdaq, Grayscale, under review.

Dogecoin (Dogecoin, DOGE)

Origin: Created by American engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer.

ETF Status: Application submitted in early 2025, progress is slow.

Aptos (APT)

Origin: Created by the U.S. company Aptos Labs, led by former Meta employees.

ETF Status: Bitwise submitted S-1 application on March 5, 2025.

Axelar (AXL)

Origin: Founded by a U.S. team, collaborating with major U.S. companies (like JPMorgan).

ETF Status: Canary Capital submitted S-1 application on March 5, 2025.