21shares
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment management |
| Founded 📆 | July 2018 |
| Founders 👔 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Zurich, Switzerland |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Exchange-traded funds (ETFs); Exchange-traded products (ETPs) |
| 💎 AUM | $11.2 billion[1] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
21shares is a Switzerland-based financial services company that issues cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs). The company is headquartered in Zurich, with offices in New York City and London.
History
21shares was co-founded in July 2018 by Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.[2][3]
In November 2018, the company listed the first physically-backed crypto ETP – HODL – on the SIX Swiss Exchange.[4]
In 2019, 21shares listed their first product on German Stock Exchange XETRA.[5]
In 2022, 21shares had 46 listed products in seven countries and entered the Middle East in October 2022 with the listing of a Bitcoin ETP on Nasdaq Dubai, making it the Middle East's first physically-backed Bitcoin ETP.[6]
In 2024, 21shares expanded into the United Kingdom, listing crypto-backed ETPs on the London Stock Exchange.[7]
In June 2024, 21shares filed an S-1 for spot Solana exchange-traded fund in the U.S.[8] The following month, in July 2024, VanEck and 21shares sent amended Ether exchange-traded fund filings to the SEC to list and trade shares of a spot Ether exchange-traded fund.[9] In September of 2024, 21shares launched a Bitcoin token on the Ethereum blockchain.[10]
Management
Until December 2024, Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder served as the company's chief executive officer and president, respectively. Following a corporate restructuring, Russell Barlow was appointed chief executive officer and Duncan Moir became president.[11][12][13]
Products
21shares offers cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs), primarily structured as physically backed instruments in which the underlying crypto assets are held in custody.[14][15][16] In 2025, the company filed applications to launch exchange-traded funds in the United States linked to Solana and XRP.[17]
Reception
21shares has been cited by financial media in coverage related to cryptocurrency markets and the 2024 U.S. presidential election.[18][19] In 2024, Innovation.zuerich described 21shares as Switzerland's largest crypto unicorn, citing a valuation of approximately $2 billion.[20]
References
- ↑ "Trackinsight". www.trackinsight.com.
- ↑ "21Shares 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors". PitchBook. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "Ophelia Snyder". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "21Shares Crypto Basket Index ETP Price & News". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "Deutsche Börse Xetra - 21Shares AG". XETRA (Press release). Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Saba, Yousef (October 12, 2022). "Crypto firm 21Shares lists bitcoin ETP on Nasdaq Dubai". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "WisdomTree, 21Shares to list crypto products on London Stock Exchange". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ McGee, Suzanne (2024-07-28). "21Shares files for permission to offer ETF linked to cryptocurrency Solana". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ Rowe, Niamh. "VanEck and 21Shares file for Solana ETFs—a 'bet' on a Trump victory". Fortune Crypto. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Chandler, Beverly (2024-09-04). "21.co launches Wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum: 21 BTC". ETF Express. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ Nikolova, Maria (2024-12-03). "21Shares and 21.co Technologies to become separate entities". FX News Group. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Chandler, Beverly (2024-12-03). "21.co announces plans for new operating structure". ETF Express. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "21.co separates asset management and technology businesses". StartupTicker. 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "21Shares calls for regulatory clarity on crypto UCITS eligibility". ETF Stream. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Nikolova, Maria (2024-10-07). "21Shares urges ESMA to create regulatory framework including crypto assets in UCITS funds". FX News Group. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ McGleenon, Brian (2024-06-25). "Zodia Custody partners with 21Shares for crypto ETP custody services in Europe". The Block. Archived from the original on 2024-12-14. Retrieved 2025-12-31. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Chandler, Beverly (2024-11-22). "21Shares files to launch a Solana exchange-traded fund in the US". ETF Express. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Yue, Frances (2024-09-04). "What Friday's jobs report could mean for bitcoin's next move". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Shukla, Sidhartha (2024-11-07). "Cryptocurrencies Tainted by SEC Suits Surge After Trump Victory". Bloomberg.
- ↑ "21.co Raises $25 Million on $2 Billion Valuation, Becoming Switzerland's Largest Crypto Unicorn - Innovation.zuerich". Retrieved 2025-03-12.
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