WisdomTree, which is a global financial innovator, has today seen the listing of WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin BTCW and WisdomTree Physical Ethereum ETPs on the London Stock Exchange. With an annual management fee of solely 0.35%, the ETPs offer one of the lowest fee levels in the institutional-grade Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs that are fully backed by the underlying assets.

According to Alexis Marinof, head of Europe at WisdomTree, listing such crypto ETPs is a natural step to continue supporting UK investors across European markets, talking of increased interest in the asset class by European investors, partly because of a new fee environment and partly because of the launch of US spot bitcoin ETFs. It is about to be a game changer for the UK, with professional investors now able to access more conveniently and jurisdictionally regulated crypto ETPs.

WisdomTree is managing $775 million across its suite of cryptocurrencies in 2024 and has now gathered $127 million in net inflows, making it the leading European issuer of crypto ETPs. The ETP gives investors a secure and cost-efficient way to gain exposure to the second-most-famous cryptocurrency and access staking rewards without additional lock-ups.

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For the third week running, digital asset investment products have recorded an outstanding inflow, which takes the year-to-date total to $14.9 billion. CoinShares also commented that last week, bitcoin exchange-traded products recorded $1.01 billion in inflows. This came in the wake of the expected optimism in the market following favorable readings from the latest FOMC minutes and the latest macro data.

After regulators in the U.S. last week gave the approval sign in favor of ether exchange-traded funds, the momentum has also seen Ethereum bring in $36 million in inflows. This cements the role of Ethereum even more strongly in the crypto space, and at a time when digital asset ETPs are at an all-time high of $98.5 billion.

Market flows have seen a 28% increase in the volumes of ETP trading for the week, rising to $13.6 billion. While the U.S. region still dominates investments in terms of flows, other regions, including Germany and Switzerland, exhibit huge activity as opposed to the outflows experienced by Hong Kong in their spot bitcoin ETFs.

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