{"id":311997,"date":"2024-05-29T04:06:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T22:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=311997"},"modified":"2024-05-29T04:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T22:36:46","slug":"uks-first-spot-bitcoin-and-ethereum-etps-begin-trading-on-the-london-stock-exchange-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/uks-first-spot-bitcoin-and-ethereum-etps-begin-trading-on-the-london-stock-exchange-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s First Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs Begin Trading on the London Stock Exchange &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The sixth-largest stock exchange in the world has officially begun trading Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) and Ethereum (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/ethereum\">ETH<\/a>) exchange-traded notes (ETNs).<\/p>\n<p>According to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), today <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LSEplc\/status\/1795349462518288844\">marks the launch<\/a> of ETH and BTC ETN trading.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are pleased to announce the launch of Crypto ETNs on the London Stock Exchange, effective 28 May 2024, welcoming products from WisdomTreeEU and 21Shares.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ETNs are a type of exchange-traded product (ETP) and are distinct from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in that ETNs are debt-carrying vehicles tracking an index, and not backed by underlying assets.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to one of the approved ETP creators, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomtree.eu\/en-gb\/press-room\/tabs\/latest-news\/wisdomtree-obtains-approval-to-list-physically-backed-bitcoin-and-ethereum-etps-on-the-lse\">WisdomTree<\/a>, its two products, WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin (BTCW) and WisdomTree Physical Ethereum (ETHW), will be 100% backed ETPs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWisdomTree is amongst the first issuers to have its prospectus relating to crypto ETPs approved by the FCA and its 100% physically backed Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs, WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin and WisdomTree Physical Ethereum, will be listed on the LSE at the earliest date possible which is expected to be on Tuesday May 28th. At the time of listing, these ETPs will only be available to professional investors.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2024\/05\/28\/2888719\/0\/en\/21Shares-Lists-Four-Physically-Backed-Crypto-Asset-ETNs-on-London-Stock-Exchange.html\">press release<\/a>, 21Shares\u2019 four crypto-asset ETNs will also be fully backed ETPs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c21Shares, the world\u2019s largest issuer of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), today announced the launch of four physically backed crypto-asset exchange-traded notes (ETNs) on London Stock Exchange \u2013 available for professional investors. Each ETN is listed in both GBP and USD. This launch marks 21Shares official entrance into the UK market.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All six ETN products began trading on the LSE today.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Check <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDailyHodl\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Surf <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any losses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Featured Image: Shutterstock\/delcarmat<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth-largest stock exchange in the world has officially begun trading Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded notes (ETNs). According to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), today marks the launch of ETH and BTC ETN trading. \u201cWe are pleased to announce the launch of Crypto ETNs on the London Stock Exchange, effective 28 May 2024, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[201,248,251,246,257,255,250,252,247,253,249,256,254],"class_list":["post-311997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-blockchain","tag-bsc","tag-chainlink","tag-coin","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-gta","tag-looks-rare","tag-oracle","tag-polygon","tag-quickswap","tag-safe-moon","tag-wallet","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311997"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312006,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311997\/revisions\/312006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}