The past week has been a rollercoaster ride for XRP holders. News of the filing for the first XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) was followed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission appealing its court loss to XRP issuer Ripple. Observers could be forgiven for wondering if the two events were connected. Consider the timeline: Index fund manager Bitwise applied to incorporate the Bitwise XRP (XRP) ETF in Delaware on Sept. 30 and then filed an application with the SEC on Oct. 2 for the XRP ETF. The application’s chances of success were considered higher than for other cryptocurrencie…