Ben Strack

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 <li>Dubai’s crypto-friendly frameworks and young entrepreneurs makes it an exciting region to expand, 21Shares exec says</li>
 <li>Firm’s other new hires previously worked at Barclays and JPMorgan</li>
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Crypto ETP issuer <a href="https://21shares.com/en-us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">21Shares</a> has brought aboard several executives tasked with helping the company grow in various European countries and expand to the Middle East.&nbsp;



<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherif-el-haddad-94a02647/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sherif El-Haddad</a>, to be based in Dubai, will lead the firm’s expansion in the Middle East by introducing retail and institutional investors to the asset class while maintaining compliance with regional regulatory requirements.&nbsp;



Before joining Switzerland-based 21Shares, El-Haddad was head of asset management at Al Mal Capital. Prior to that, he was the managing partner of Pearl Capital Management and led the asset management division of EFG Hermes for 13 years.



Isabell Moessler, 21Shares&#8217; head of distribution for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, told Blockworks in an email that the firm is looking to provide all investors a way to buy, sell and short crypto through existing bank and brokerage accounts.



“Dubai’s supportive environment for crypto, paired with the city’s ability to attract young entrepreneurs who are passionate about new financial opportunities, is what excites us in beginning our entrance into the Middle East,” Moessler said.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“Broadly, the UAE is already laying the foundation for crypto regulatory infrastructure and its overlaying ecosystems, making the region all the more appealing for crypto exchanges and companies to be a part of,” she added.</blockquote>


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Dubai <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/dubai-is-the-latest-government-to-roll-out-crypto-law-set-up-regulator/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">revealed its first cryptocurrency legislation</a> in March, and the emirate granted virtual asset licenses to <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/ftx-granted-crypto-license-with-dubai-hq-in-sights/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FTX</a> and <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/binance-granted-license-to-operate-in-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Binance</a> that month. Kraken also <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/kraken-receives-abu-dhabis-first-virtual-asset-exchange-license/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">revealed plans</a> to expand to the UAE in April, but opted for neighboring emirate Abu Dhabi.



<a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/crypto-com-secures-provisional-approval-to-open-crypto-exchange-in-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crypto.com</a> and Hong Kong-based crypto custodian <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/hex-trust-greenlit-for-virtual-asset-license-in-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hex Trust</a> gained regulatory approval to conduct business in the region in June, and exchange <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/okx-to-expand-in-uae-after-dubai-regulatory-approval/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">OKX</a> and <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/crypto-custodian-komainu-follows-exchanges-to-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Komainu</a> gained regulatory approval to operate in Dubai last month.&nbsp;



21Shares also revealed that <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-baud%C3%A9an/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marina Baudéan</a> joins the company as its head of France, Belgium and Luxembourg. She spent more than 15 years at Barclays, where she developed the bank’s cross-asset electronic trading platform, <a href="https://www.cib.barclays/markets/barx.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BARX</a>, and more recently led the electronic rates distribution team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.&nbsp;


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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-sch%C3%A4fer-33235775/?originalSubdomain=de" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oliver Schäfer</a>, who previously worked at JPMorgan Asset Management for 15 years, according to his LinkedIn profile, will be the ETP (exchange-traded product) issuer’s head of Germany.



Schäfer replaces <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-infuso/?originalSubdomain=ch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marco Infuso</a>, who left 21Shares to lead global sales at competing firm Valour. Former 21Shares product manager Elaine Bühler and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/petermaerkl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Peter Märkl</a>, previously 21Shares’ head of legal, also jumped ship to Valour in recent weeks.&nbsp;



The hires and expansion plans come after 21Shares <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/first-australian-spot-bitcoin-ether-etfs-to-go-live-next-week/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">expanded its presence in Australia</a> in April by offering the continent’s first products to invest directly in bitcoin and ether. The firm more <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21shares-vying-to-build-out-crypto-winter-suite/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">recently introduced</a> a so-called crypto winter product suite, <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21shares-expands-crypto-winter-product-lineup/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">expanding it last month</a> to include risk-controlled bitcoin and ether index ETPs.



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21Shares Adds Execs as Part of Global Expansion

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 <ul>
 <li>The firm’s newest products allocate more assets to USD when bitcoin or ether volatility rises</li>
 <li>21Shares brought to market its Bitcoin Core ETP (CBTC) last month in response to the crypto market downturn</li>
 </ul>
 
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Cryptocurrency-focused fund issuer <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/tag/21shares/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">21Shares</a> has introduced additional products vehicles designed for investors wary of the lingering bear market — focused on risk-managed exposure to the two largest digital assets.&nbsp;



The 21Shares S&amp;P Risk Controlled Bitcoin Index ETP (SPBTC) and the 21Shares S&amp;P Risk Controlled Ethereum Index ETP (SPETH) launched on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the company said Wednesday. 



The newest index-tracking products offer exposure to the respective assets, while targeting annual volatility of about 40%, via allocating more assets to USD when bitcoin or ether volatility rises, for example.



Both funds seek to replicate S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices’ benchmarks that control risk in a similar manner.&nbsp;



The financial services giant has been developing crypto indexing capabilities over the last two years “to help promote more transparency and facilitate access to this emerging technology-driven asset class,” Sharon Liebowitz, S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices’ senior director of innovation, said in a statement.&nbsp;



Bitcoin traded around $23,200 on Tuesday at 7 pm ET — up 13% in the past 30 days but down 66% from its all-time high last November. Ether stood at $1,530 at the time, a 36% jump from a month ago. The asset also peaked last November, hitting nearly $4,900.&nbsp;



“Although Bitcoin and Ethereum are two of the best performing asset classes of the decade,&nbsp; risk-averse investors are often wary of its price fluctuations,” Hany Rashwan, a 21Shares executive, told Blockworks. “We’re bringing down the volatility level on two of the most sought after cryptocurrencies, to make it more palatable for investors to enter the asset class comfortably and to give investors a smoother ride.”



The fresh listings come a few weeks after the company brought to market its <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21shares-vying-to-build-out-crypto-winter-suite/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bitcoin Core ETP (CBTC)</a>, also in Switzerland — the initial product in its so-called crypto winter suite. Exchange-traded products (ETPs) are equivalent to ETFs in the US.&nbsp;



Rashwan dubbed the fund “the cheapest physically-backed ETP in the world” at the time.&nbsp;



CBTC is also set to lend a portion of the underlying crypto on a fully collateralized basis to offset operating costs once the product scales.&nbsp;



Rashwan said the firm is looking to roll out several additional products in the suite throughout the second half of the year.



“Our upcoming products will fulfill a variety of investor needs — whether that is offering ETPs at the lowest costs on the market for long-term strategic allocation, for shorter-term tactical allocation or in a more risk-controlled manner,” he said.



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21Shares Expands ‘Crypto Winter’ Product Lineup

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 <ul>
 <li>Firm could look to bring crypto products focused on yield or volatility management, digital assets product head Adam Sze says</li>
 <li>Sze seeks to combine experience in traditional finance and crypto ETPs at the thematic ETF issuer</li>
 </ul>
 
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A new head of digital asset products at Global X is hoping to bring his traditional finance and crypto ETP background to build out educational resources and add to the company’s thematic product lineup.



The New York-based fund group <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/global-x-poaches-21shares-exec-to-lead-digital-assets-product-push/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">brought aboard</a> Adam Sze last month from Swiss ETP (exchange-traded product) issuer 21Shares. Before that, he worked for more than a decade at New York Life Investments, including as the firm’s director of product development.&nbsp;



Sze began learning about crypto in late 2017, and though New York Life considered launching products within the space, he said, the company ultimately decided against it.



The executive jumped ship to 21Shares in August 2021 and spent the latter half of his 10-month tenure there as director of ETPs. Sze led the design, implementation and launch of more than a dozen physically-backed <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21-shares-expands-crypto-etps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">crypto ETPs</a> for the company, which manages more than $2 billion in assets.



“At 21Shares, I was able to combine my professional pursuits and my personal interests into a single role…I learned a lot about structuring digital asset products and also got a deeper education in the space,” he told Blockworks. “Now that I’m at Global X, I have the opportunity to get even more involved in the strategic planning and implementation for the firm’s digital asset initiative.”



Global X has 93 ETFs trading in the US with combined assets of roughly $40 billion, according to ETF.com. Its Global X Blockchain ETF (BKCH), which tracks a market cap-weighted index of companies in the blockchain space, launched last July and has about $60 million in assets.



The firm brought to market its Blockchain and Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITS), which blends investments in crypto stocks and bitcoin futures contracts, last November. That actively managed fund oversees about $10 million.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“While it’s nice to have single-asset ETPs…I think where we’re truly going to make an impact and make a win is bringing out innovative solutions that address specific client needs, whether that’s yield or volatility management,” Sze said.&nbsp;</blockquote>



In addition to addressing such needs, the company seeks to offer exposure to certain sectors of the digital asset space through index-based products, though Sze declined to share specific segments the firm could target.&nbsp;



Matt Hougan, Bitwise Asset Management&#8217;s chief investment officer, noted during a panel at last month’s Permissionless event that he expects the share of indexing in the crypto space to rise from below 1% to 20% or 30% in the next 10 years.



Despite a focus on index-based products, Global X is mulling whether to re-apply for its proposed spot bitcoin ETF, Sze said, which the SEC rejected earlier this year.



Sze added that education is paramount for increasing adoption of digital asset investment products. While Global X aims to bolster its thought leadership to help financial advisers educate their clients on the space, the firm also intends to make its research available to retail investors.



The ongoing downturn in crypto markets won’t impact how Global X thinks about new crypto products, Sze said. Still, he explained, the drawdown — coupled with macro headwinds such as elevated inflation, rising interest rates, and supply chain issues — could affect the adoption timeline of such offerings.



“I think in the near term, there’s likely going to be muted interest in not only digital assets but risk assets as a whole as investors flock to safety,” he said. “But longer term, I think digital assets remain very compelling.”



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Global X Plots Expansion of Crypto Products, Research

Sebastian Sinclair

<div id="highlights-block_626ac81083669" class="highlights">
 <ul>
 <li>The firm&#8217;s Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe ETP will trade on the SIX Swiss Exchange</li>
 <li>The product which will track the performance of bitcoin, cardano and ether, among others</li>
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Crypto asset manager Hashdex has branched into the European market for the first time with its latest ETP that tracks an underlying basket of cryptocurrencies. 



The Brazillian firm&#8217;s Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe ETP (exchange-traded product) will trade on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SIX: HASH SW, beginning May 2, according to a Thursday <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/28/2431733/0/en/Hashdex-Announces-Launch-of-the-Hashdex-Nasdaq-Crypto-Index-Europe-ETP.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">statement</a>. 



It marks the manager&#8217;s first product available for European investors, a spokesperson confirmed to Blockworks. &#8220;The launch of HASH SW is a natural next step in Hashdex’s commitment to serving the region,&#8221; the spokesperson added.



Asset managers <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21shares-combines-bitcoin-and-gold-in-newest-etp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">continue</a> to roll out crypto-related exchange products and funds despite stalled upward market performance in recent months. Some managers are even seeking to launch products that take advantage of the trend reversal — including proposals for <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/issuers-race-to-launch-a-short-bitcoin-futures-etf/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ETFs that short bitcoin</a>.



Hashdex&#8217;s latest product tracks the performance of Nasdaq&#8217;s Crypto Index Europe (NCIE) which, in turn, tracks the showings of avalanche, bitcoin, cardano, ether, litecoin, polkadot, polygon and solana.



Hashdex and Nasdaq previously co-developed the Nasdaq Crypto Index. The NCIE is an extension of the effective methodology established by the NCI and has been tweaked to conform to eligibility requirements of European exchanges.



Ahead of its first ETP for the European market, Hashdex <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/brazilian-cryptoasset-manager-poaches-exec-to-lead-european-expansion/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">recently hired</a> its inaugural managing director and head of Europe, Laurent Kssis, in March. 



Kssis was formerly global head of ETPs at Swiss manager 21Shares, where he brought to market more than 25 crypto ETPs across several European regulated exchanges.



&#8220;We believe with this index and subsequently delivering this institutional-grade ETP, we have represented exactly what investors have been demanding by offering a product with diversified exposure that mitigates risk in cryptoassets,&#8221; Kssis said.



In February&nbsp;2021, Hashdex&nbsp;launched the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto ETF&nbsp;(HDEX), which tracks the Nasdaq Crypto Index on the Bermuda Stock Exchange.&nbsp;The Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto ETF became the&nbsp;world’s first crypto-based ETF&nbsp;and&nbsp;is currently available on the BSX to accredited non-US investors.&nbsp;



Seeking to leverage Hashdex&#8217;s momentum, the first bitcoin futures ETF in the US to gain the SEC&#8217;s blessing under the Securities Act of 1933&nbsp;may be seeking a <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/teucrium-bitcoin-futures-etf-now-carries-hashdex-brand/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">name change</a> from Teucrium Bitcoin Futures Fund to Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF.



It&#8217;s unclear what role Hashdex will play, though Bloomberg Intelligence ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas said last week the name change could signal a partnership similar to that between Ark Invest and 21Shares.&nbsp;



In April 2021 Hashdex&nbsp;<a href="https://www.b3.com.br/en_us/news/b3-begins-trading-the-first-hashdex-etf.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">launched</a>&nbsp;another version of its flagship fund, the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto ETF, on Brazil’s B3 exchange. Hashdex followed up by partnering with Nasdaq and Victory Capital in August to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210804005624/en/Victory-Capital-Launches-Crypto-Index-Fund-for-U.S.-Accredited-Investors">launch</a>&nbsp;a private fund tracking the performance of a basket of USD-traded cryptos available to US accredited investors.



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Hashdex Expands Offerings to Europe With Latest Crypto ETP

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 <ul>
 <li>Uniswap (UNI) makes up a third of the index, while Aave (AAVE), SushiSwap (SUSHI) and Loopring (LRC) each exceed 10%</li>
 <li>Compass Financial Technologies plans to launch thematic, volatility, options-based and multi-asset indices in 2022</li>
 </ul>
 
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A Swiss index provider has launched an index offering exposure to 10 DeFi tokens as crypto investment vehicles continue to proliferate.



<a href="https://www.compassft.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Compass Financial Technologies</a>’ indices have about $5 billion of assets and are tracked by ETPs across Europe.



Appetite for digital asset exposure through institutional-quality solutions is growing significantly, CEO Guillaume Le Fur told Blockworks.



“We have clearly identified the DeFi [theme] as one of the fastest growing sectors in the crypto industry, and the index is designed to offer broad and dynamic exposure to this sector,” Le Fur said.



The index is the first such institutional product that determines weightings by tracking token liquidity and revenue produced by DeFi (decentralized finance) protocols via on-chain data, according to the firm.&nbsp;



The largest allocation is to Uniswap (UNI), with a weighting of roughly 33%. Aave (AAVE), SushiSwap (SUSHI) and Loopring (LRC) each exceed 10%.



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="605" src="https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-17770" srcset="https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=300 300w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=768 768w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=428 428w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=442 442w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=370 370w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=80 80w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=50 50w, https://blockworks-co.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Compass-DeFi-Index-allocation-1024x605.jpg?w=1854 1854w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Compass Financial Technologies&#8217; DeFi index allocation</figcaption></figure></div>



The index can be used under a license agreement by issuers in any country, subject to local regulations. It is compliant with EU Benchmarks Regulation and is live on Bloomberg, as well as Refinitiv.



The launch comes as crypto offerings continue to <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/with-us-bitcoin-etf-in-limbo-crypto-exchange-traded-products-all-the-rage-in-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">multiply in Europe</a>.



Compass partnered with CoinShares in June 2020 to create the CoinShares Gold and Cryptoassets Index (CGCI) — the first EU Benchmarks Regulation-compliant index that combines crypto and gold.



CoinShares more recently <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/coinshare-launches-new-etps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">launched two crypto ETPs</a> (exchange-traded products) designed to share staking rewards with investors. <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/wisdomtree-launches-spot-etps-in-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WisdomTree</a> and 21Shares have continued bringing crypto ETPs to the European market, <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21-shares-expands-crypto-etps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">with the latter</a> planning to support what it considers the top 50 cryptocurrencies by the end of the year.



“2022 should be an important year for us in terms of index offerings, with new thematic basket indices, volatility, options-based indices and multi-asset indices,” Le Fur said.



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Switzerland-based Index Provider Offers DeFi Exposure

Casey Wagner

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 <li>The company defended its fees, saying they’ll remain unchanged, as assets and revenues ballooned</li>
 <li>“Everyone is doing an ETP today — everyone wants to do one,” a CoinShares executive said</li>
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Thanks to explosive demand for digital asset investment products, European cryptocurrency asset manager CoinShares <a href="https://coinshares.com/investor-relations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">notched</a> its highest quarterly earnings and assets under management Tuesday.



CoinShares <a href="https://coinshares.com/investor-relations/reports-portal/quarterly-reports#q1-2021-earnings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reported</a> a 1.6 billion pound, nearly $2.2 billion, year-over-year increase in ETP (exchange-traded product) assets under management between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the fourth quarter of 2021. The asset manager’s total comprehensive income for 2021 was 114.3 million pounds, or $155.4 million, up from 18.6 million pounds in 2020.



“Due to the correlation with digital asset prices and the all-time highs that we&#8217;ve experienced over the year, our products have benefited significantly,” Richard Nash, CoinShares’ chief financial officer, said on Tuesday’s earnings call.&nbsp;



CoinShares’ ETPs generated 78.5 million pounds, or $106.7 million, in fees during the fourth quarter. The asset manager has already launched new ETPs this quarter, including the first such product with staking rewards built on the Tezos and Polkadot blockchains.



CoinShares is not the only asset manager profiting from the <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/with-us-bitcoin-etf-in-limbo-crypto-exchange-traded-products-all-the-rage-in-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">growing interest</a> in digital asset ETPs.



Fidelity International became <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21-shares-expands-crypto-etps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the latest</a> issuer to offer a European ETP earlier this month with the launch of its Fidelity Physical Bitcoin ETP (FBTC) on Germany’s Deutsche Börse Xetra — the cheapest such European ETP. 21Shares, the world’s largest crypto ETP issuer, launched <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21-shares-expands-crypto-etps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">three new decentralized finance (DeFi)</a> products in recent weeks.



Asked about competition, CoinShares executives acknowledged that the space is crowded.&nbsp;



“Everyone is doing an ETP today — everyone wants to do one,” Jean-Marie Mognetti, CoinShares’ CEO, said. “I&#8217;m cognizant of the competition, and I welcome it because it&#8217;s much easier for CoinShares to show how good we are at doing what we&#8217;re doing when there are more people than one.”



Growing competition will not impact CoinShares’ current fee structure, at least for now, Mognetti added.



“I don&#8217;t think we are in a position where we have to drop off fees. You are not buying CoinShares and just CoinShares’ products, you&#8217;re buying CoinShares for the brand name,” Mognetti said. “It’s an all-in price…you’re buying the expertise.”



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CoinShares Latest To Benefit From Booming Interest in European Crypto Products

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 <li>SEC Chair Gary Gensler said his agency must consider whether a spot bitcoin ETF is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices</li>
 <li>Nearly 100 people have so far weighed in on Grayscale Investments’ proposed conversion of its Bitcoin Trust to an ETF in public comments to the SEC</li>
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As the Securities and Exchange Commission refuses to budge on signing off on a spot bitcoin ETF, a growing number of industry participants are urging the regulator to reconsider.



The latest battleground: Grayscale Investments’ proposal to convert its bitcoin trust to an ETF (exchange-traded fund). <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/grayscale-files-to-convert-its-bitcoin-trust-into-an-etf/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The firm filed</a> to morph the $28-billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) to an ETF in October after the first bitcoin futures ETF <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/first-bitcoin-futures-etf-nears-1b-on-first-day-of-trading/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">began trading</a>.



During the SEC’s 240-day review period, which expires in July, the agency is soliciting feedback from the public.



Andrew Farinelli, a private wealth advisor at Embree Financial, wrote to the SEC that the conversion would reduce costs and improve security for bitcoin investors. Chicago-based Embree, which has 85 institutional clients and 300 families, runs about $1.5 billion.



“Their accounts and investment would often be fully protected under the FDIC, it would be custodied at a trusted institution — [such as] Charles Schwab — and investment itself would be safer under the SEC’s regulation of ETFs,” Farinelli wrote. “Lastly…this allows investment professionals like myself to provide the best guidance to their clients and investors at large.”&nbsp;



SEC Chair Gary Gensler, meanwhile, has given bitcoin ETF hopefuls little reason for optimism. In his latest public comment, Gensler wrote a <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLzxM5gUUAsyQOt.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">letter</a> Tuesday to US Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., saying the “different holdings” of bitcoin spot and futures products have led to “different regulatory outcomes.” Gensler is “technology-neutral” on the outcome, he wrote.



“When reviewing bitcoin spot ETPs, the commission must apply all the standards of the Exchange Act, which it has followed in connection with its orders considering previous proposals to list bitcoin spot ETPs,” Gensler wrote. “In particular, the commission must consider if the bitcoin spot ETP proposal is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices.”



The letter followed a November dispatch to Gensler from Emmer and Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., saying the agency’s approval of a futures ETF should equate to a greenlight for a spot product.



“We do not understand the SEC’s views around the perceived material difference in risk profiles, since both the futures and spot bitcoin markets are inherently intertwined and bear the same risks regarding fraud and manipulation,” Emmer and Soto wrote.



The stakes are rising. <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/financial-advisors-bullish-on-crypto/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A survey last month</a> found that the percentage of financial professionals investing client funds in crypto rose from 9% to 15% over the past year. 



Sixty percent cited regulatory concerns as preventing them from making their first or increasing their crypto allocation, while 32% noted the lack of easily accessible investment vehicles, such as ETFs.



The argument of industry powerhouses such as Coinbase is that a spot ETF would lead to an expansion of safe retail investment in bitcoin.



Paul Grewal, chief legal officer at Coinbase, also wrote a letter in support of the conversion in December.&nbsp;



“We believe investors should have access to GBTC in an ETP format because it offers a tried and tested way for retail investors to gain exposure to bitcoin at prices that closely reflect spot Bitcoin trading prices without holding it themselves,” Grewal wrote.



Grewal joined more than <a href="https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2021-90/srnysearca202190.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">100 people </a>in writing, with the majority in support of the Grayscale conversion.



“This issue remains a priority for us and we will continue to oversee the SEC in its mission to maintain fair and orderly markets and facilitate capital formation,” Emmer wrote in a Thursday Twitter post.



A spokesperson for Emmer did not immediately return a request for further comment. 



The recent flood of public comments comes after attorneys representing Grayscale Investments <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/grayscale-attorneys-argue-sec-for-spot-bitcoin-etf-approval/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">called the agency’s decision</a> to approve a futures-based fund and not a spot ETF “arbitrary and capricious.”



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Support for Spot Bitcoin ETF Revs Up as Agency Holds Course

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 <li>Since 1980 the firm has operated independently of US-based Fidelity Investments, which still seeks to launch a spot bitcoin ETF</li>
 <li>Fidelity International’s bitcoin ETP began trading in Germany on Tuesday and is expected to launch in Switzerland in the coming weeks</li>
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Another bitcoin exchange-traded product carrying the Fidelity name has launched — just not the one some US investors are waiting for.



Bermuda-based Fidelity International, which manages roughly $800 billion in client assets, is launching the Fidelity Physical Bitcoin ETP (FBTC) for its professional and institutional clients in Europe.



Once a subsidiary of US-based Fidelity Investments, Fidelity International has operated independently of the company since 1980.



The offering began trading on the Deutsche Börse Xetra in Germany Tuesday, according to the firm, and is expected to begin trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange in the coming weeks. FBTC will cost investors 75 basis points.



Distributed ledger technology has the potential to revolutionize the financial system and disrupt many parts of the financial world, with profound implications for investors, Fidelity International Managing Director Christian Staub said in a statement.



“We are initially providing investors access to the world’s largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, but we constantly review our product range and will consider further products and services, subject to client demand,” a Fidelity International spokesperson told Blockworks in an email.



Fidelity Digital Assets, a company that Fidelity Investments launched in 2018, serves as custodian of the Fidelity Physical Bitcoin ETP.



A Fidelity Digital Assets survey published last year found that roughly 90% of institutional investors interested in digital assets expect to have an allocation to the space within the next five years.



Fidelity Investments’ Canadian subsidiary <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/fidelity-set-to-launch-spot-bitcoin-etf-in-canada/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">launched</a> an ETF in December that invests directly in bitcoin.



Despite the slew of spot crypto ETP launches abroad in recent months, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not yet approved a spot crypto ETF in the US. The agency <a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/cboebzx/2022/34-94080.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">denied</a> Fidelity Investments’ Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust last month.



“We reaffirm our belief in market readiness for a physical bitcoin exchange traded product and look forward to continued constructive dialogue with the SEC,” a spokesperson told Blockworks at the time.



As it awaits approval for its US spot bitcoin product, Fidelity Investments — with nearly $4.5 trillion of discretionary assets as of Dec. 31 — <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/fidelity-plots-crypto-etfs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">filed for a pair of ETFs</a> that would invest in companies involved in the metaverse and the broader crypto industry.



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Fidelity International Enables Direct Investment in Bitcoin

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 <li>A new exchange traded product that tracks the price of Solana&#8217;s native crypto has begun trading on the German exchange Boerse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG under the identification number A3GU9Y</li>
 <li>The ETP provides traditional investors exposure to the crypto within a regulated and &#8220;fully backed&#8221; environment</li>
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A subsidiary of crypto firm DeFi Technologies has been given the green light by the Boerse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG to list an exchange-traded product (ETP) that tracks the price of Solana&#8217;s native crypto (SOL).



Valour&#8217;s Solana ETP began trading Tuesday under the German securities identification number A3GU9Y, according to a press release on Monday. The ETP directly tracks the price of SOL by calculating the arithmetic mean price from major crypto exchanges. 



A listing such as this gives traditional investors a means to edge their way into the crypto industry by alleviating certain risk concerns due to the exchange&#8217;s regulated structure.



Claiming to be &#8220;fully backed at all times,&#8221; Valour said it achieves this by purchasing or selling an equivalent amount of the underlying for every Valour ETP that is bought and sold on the Boerse or another exchange.



The product provides an investor exposure to SOL that can be bought directly from their bank or broker. ETPs are financial products that invest in or provide exposure to a variety of securities and are traded on an exchange.



A reference price for the Solana ETP is set by using the average price of the underlying SOL/USD from the four most liquid exchanges on the market. The dollar value of SOL/USD is then calculated into euros, according to a market <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/l61jgzfj46lz/4tHKl3nMBkF6mY1x6K9rSe/45a0259313bfbe0483f1915b3cd5158d/SOL-EUR-Factsheet-EN.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fact sheet</a>.



The listing extends Valour&#8217;s recently launched <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/metaverse-etp-gains-approval-in-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Metaverse and Gaming Index ETP</a> that tracks the top five digital assets related to the virtual world. Indeed, Europe appears to be making significant headway ahead of other regions in crypto ETP listings, following <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/coinshares-expands-reach-of-bitcoin-ether-etps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">multiple companies&#8217;</a> products on various exchanges around the continent.



&#8220;We look forward to continuing to provide investors access to industry-leading ETP&#8217;s on regulated exchanges throughout Europe,&#8221; said Defi Technologies CEO Russell Starr. &#8220;We also look forward to introducing several new products in the coming days and ultimately launching all our products on the Euronext exchange, the fourth largest exchange in the world.&#8221;


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DeFi Technologies Subsidiary Gets Nod to List Solana ETP on Frankfurt Exchange

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 <li>21Shares manages more than $2 billion in 26 cryptocurrency ETPs and 87 listings across 10 European and Swiss exchanges</li>
 <li>The firm plans to feature dozens more cryptocurrencies in ETPs by year-end</li>
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21Shares, the world’s largest issuer of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), has launched three more such products in Switzerland as the firm looks to expand its offerings this year.&nbsp;



The company&#8217;s new ETPs, which launched on the BX Swiss exchange, have <a href="https://aave.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aave</a> (AAVE), <a href="https://chain.link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chainlink</a> (LINK) and <a href="https://uniswap.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Uniswap</a> (UNI) as their underlying assets. The offerings carry a fee of 250 basis points.&nbsp;



Each offers performance directly linked to the asset without leverage. 21Shares holds the underlying crypto assets in cold storage.



Aave allows users to borrow assets and earn interest on deposits, while Chainlink enables smart contracts to create efficient blockchains for real-time data and computation. Decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap offers a protocol that delivers liquidity and trading for tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.



“DeFi is clearly a theme of great interest and activity in crypto and these three assets are some of the largest and best known infrastructural pieces underpinning a lot of DeFi activities,” Hany Rashwan, CEO and co-founder of 21Shares, told Blockworks. “These three assets are among the best of the space, offering loans, oracle and exchange infrastructure that is absolutely vital for the space to continue growing.”



LINK’s market capitalization was about $8 billion Tuesday afternoon, which was the 21st-highest among coins, according to CoinGecko. The market caps of UNI and AAVE are roughly $5.1 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.



21Shares <a href="https://21shares.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">manages</a> more than $2 billion in 26 cryptocurrency ETPs and 87 listings. Its products are listed on 10 regulated European and Swiss trading exchanges.



The firm currently offers 18 single-asset tracker ETPs. Its bitcoin and ether ETPs launched in February 2019 and March 2019, respectively.



Rashwan said lots of “very innovative projects across every crypto vertical” are not yet supported by ETPs, noting the firm aims to support what the firm considers the top 50 cryptocurrencies by the end of the year. 



The firm evaluates new listings based on trading metrics, its team, investors, community and social reach, among other factors. The CEO declined to share specific assets 21Shares is considering for ETPs.



The company also anticipates listing additional indexes and more specialized products, such as its Short Bitcoin ETP, which borrows BTC and simultaneously sells it to create short exposure.



21Shares’ latest products follow its <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/21shares-crypto-etp-in-europe-excludes-btc-and-eth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">launch of a Crypto Mid-Cap Index ETP</a> in December.&nbsp; Tracking an index that excludes bitcoin and ether, the product’s largest holding at the time of launch was binance coin (BNB), with a nearly 31% weighting.


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