Digital asset ETP specialist 21Shares has launched the world’s first crypto ETP providing direct exposure to LDO, the native token underpinning the Lido DAO protocol.

Swedish crypto investment manager Virtune has launched its first ETP, delivering passive, physically backed exposure to a basket of leading digital assets.

Digital asset ETP specialist 21Shares has launched the world’s first crypto ETP providing direct exposure to STX, the native token underpinning the Stacks protocol.

Crypto ETP specialist ETC Group is set to launch a new ETP on Deutsche Börse Xetra providing broad, physically backed exposure to a basket of leading digital assets.

By Bradley Duke, Founder and co-CEO, ETC Group.

Bitcoin returned 39.63% in January, its second-best start to a year since 2013, while Bitcoin ETPs saw inflows of $260m.

The number of crypto asset ETPs increased by 50% in 2022, even as cryptocurrency market values crashed by 64% over the same period, according to research from Fineqia International.

Digital assets investment specialist 21Shares has unveiled the world’s first crypto basket ETP providing directly backed exposure to the largest proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies while fully staking its underlying tokens.

Samsung Asset Management has unveiled its first crypto asset ETF in Hong Kong, an actively managed fund providing exposure to bitcoin by investing in futures contracts.

CSOP Asset Management has launched the CSOP Bitcoin Futures ETF (3066 HK) and CSOP Ether Futures ETF (3068 HK) on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, marking another watershed moment for the crypto asset industry.

By Bradley Duke, Founder and co-CEO, ETC Group.

In the wake of the failure of FTX, many crypto investors quite rightly worry about the possible collapse of other crypto “exchanges” and worry about leaving any crypto or fiat balances on these exchanges.