CoinShares to acquire ETF index business from Alan Howard's crypto firm

CoinShares to acquire ETF index business from Alan Howard's crypto firm

Elwood is set to sell its blockchain-focused ETF index to CoinShares for $17 million. European digital asset manager CoinShares announced it is acquiring the exchange-traded fund (ETF) index business from crypto firm Elwood Technologies for $17 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second week of July, according to the announcement.Elwood — which is owned by billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard — is known for its partnership with Invesco to launch the Invesco Elwood Global Blockchain Equity UCITS ETF, or the Invesco Blockchain ETF in short. By providing exposure....


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