The CoinShares Group was created in September 2017, though its roots can be traced back much further. Over the last five years, the team has enjoyed a long track record of firsts – from launching the world’s first regulated bitcoin investment fund, to offering the world’s first bitcoin and ether-based securities on a regulated public exchange.

CoinShares provides investors access to the digital asset class via a range of traditional financial vehicles and services – extending both active and passive investment strategies to their clients. CoinShares' ETPs offer smart exposure to digital assets via your normal brokerage account, while the firm's private strategies serve investors who prefer more tailored investment approaches, albeit access to these strategies is limited.

The group's portfolio is supported by a team with deep experience in exchange-traded products, hedge funds, commodities, FX, market making, and both active and passive investment in frontier markets. The team includes alumni from JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers, and State Street, representing a multi-decade record in alternative investment management.

By creating CoinShares, the firm sought to consolidate its pioneering portfolio under a single brand so that investors could grow with a familiar partner. This is why TheStreet described the firm as the ‘BlackRock iShares equivalent’ of digital finance. Through this unification, CoinShares remains steadfast in its mission to build best-in-class, professional-grade tools and services for investors seeking exposure to the digital asset class. Simply put, when you work with CoinShares, you are partnering with trusted veterans in this frontier market.