Eleven retail-frindly crypto ETPs made their London debut on Monday. | Credit: Chait Goli via PExels. Key Takeaways Retail crypto ETPs hit the London Stock Exchange on Monday, Oct. 20. Asset managers catering to the U.K. market include WisdomTree, 21Shares, Bitwise, and BlackRock. As 11 ETPs make their retail debut in London, providers hope to attract investors with reduced fees. Following a recent rule change, a suite of retail-friendly exchange-traded products (ETPs) with crypto exposure hit the ...

BlackRock’s long-awaited iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T) made its debut on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday, allowing the United Kingdom users to be exposed to retail assets. Source: LSE The product allows retail investors to gain regulated exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding the asset. Notably, this is made possible by the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent decision to lift its multi-year ban on crypto-based exchange-traded products. Within its first hour of trading, the physically ...

BlackRock debuted a bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on the London Stock Exchange on Monday, one of a number of similar offerings that started trading after the Financial Conduct Authority ended a ban on retail investment imposed in 2021. In addition to the iShares Bitcoin ETP trading under the ticker IB1T, investors also gained access to products from companies including 21Shares, WisdomTree and Bitwise, which allow retail investors to buy exposure to bitcoin through a regulated market without needi ...