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CoinShares Launches Physically Backed Ethereum ETP With $75M in AUM

This is the firm’s second such product after its "BITC" bitcoin ETP was listed on the SIX exchange in January.

Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer of CoinShares at CoinDesk Invest:NYC 2019.
Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer of CoinShares at CoinDesk Invest:NYC 2019.

Asset manager CoinShares has launched a new physically backed Ethereum exchange-traded product (ETP).

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  • According to a Wednesday announcement, the CoinShares Physical Ethereum ETP is listing on the Swiss SIX exchange under the ticker “ETHE” and already has around $75 million in assets under management (AUM).
  • Each ETHE unit is backed with 0.03 ETH at launch, while the product has a base fee of 1.25%.
  • “Bringing innovative products like ETHE allows us to continue setting the industry standard for trust and transparency and provide institutions with easy access to industry-leading crypto investment vehicles," said Townsend Lansing, head of product at CoinShares.
  • This is the firm’s second such product after the bitcoin ETP "BITC" was listed on SIX in January.

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