Crypto specialist asset manager Bitwise has listed four Germany-issued crypto ETPs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) , expanding institutional-grade access to Bitcoin and Ethereum for UK professional investors.
The products include the Bitwise Core Bitcoin ETP, “Europe’s only Bitcoin ETP with an extended primary market liquidity window and a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.20%”, and the Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP, which is “one of Europe’s most liquid Bitcoin ETPs”.
Bitwise’s offerings also include the Bitwise Physical Ethereum ETP, an institutional-grade product providing pure Ethereum exposure with assets held in cold storage and secured by an independent trustee, mitigating issuer default risk. In addition, the Bitwise Ethereum Staking ETP offers investors low-cost, liquid access to Ethereum staking rewards, with staking yields accumulated daily and tied to a real benchmark, providing clear performance evaluation against industry standards.
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The Bitwise Core Bitcoin ETP, designed for long-term institutional investors seeking strategic exposure, features Bitwise’s Triple-Daily NAV Method, which integrates primary market liquidity from Hong Kong, the EU and the US to provide a more reliable benchmark. The Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP, launched in 2020 as the first crypto ETP on the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, has “one of the lowest bid-ask spreads and the second-highest assets under management (AUM) among physical Bitcoin ETPs in Europe”.
Frankfurt and London-based Bitwise described the move as an important step in meeting growing institutional demand for digital assets in major European markets. While restricted to professional and wholesale investors in the UK, the London listing improves access for qualified market participants to Bitwise’s specialist crypto products, it added.
Bradley Duke, MD and head of Bitwise Europe, said: “I am very pleased to see the debut listings of Bitwise products on the London Stock Exchange, one of Europe’s most esteemed trading venues. Investing in crypto is rapidly becoming mainstream and institutional investors increasingly allocate digital assets to their portfolios. Bitwise offers secure, transparent, and best-in-class crypto investment products, supported by a team with expert knowledge of the market and the needs of institutional investors. We will continue to innovate our product range, in dialogue with investors to bring products that suit their needs in this rapidly developing asset class.”
