CoinShares has entered Europe’s €26.3 trillion UCITS fund market with the launch of a regulated Bitcoin mining ETF, opening its digital asset strategies to institutional investors whose mandates previously restricted access to its products.

Digital asset investment firm CoinShares announced on Tuesday that it has launched a UCITS platform alongside the debut of the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF, a move that allows the company to offer regulated investment funds under one of Europe’s most widely used fund structures.

The first product under the platform, the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF, began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra on Tuesday. The company said the launch is intended to make its investment strategies available to institutional investors across Europe, including pension funds, insurance companies, and private banks that generally invest through UCITS-compliant vehicles.

For CoinShares, the change is less about introducing a new investment strategy than removing a structural barrier that limited access to existing ones. The company said many institutional mandates prohibit investments in debt securities, including exchange-traded products backed by physical digital assets, preventing a large pool of investors from allocating capital despite growing interest in the sector.

By using the UCITS framework, CoinShares said those investors can now access regulated digital asset investment products through a structure already accepted under their internal investment rules.

“This is not simply the launch of another investment product. It marks our entry into the UCITS market with a platform that allows us to develop and launch regulated investment funds under one of the world’s most widely recognised fund frameworks,” said CoinShares co-founder, president and CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti.

The company added that the platform operates on a largely fixed cost base and is designed to generate operating leverage as additional funds are introduced. It also said the UCITS structure will support future launches covering both digital asset products and thematic investment strategies.

Platform targets regulated institutional capital

UCITS, short for Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, is the European regulatory framework governing investment funds that can be marketed across member states. Because many institutional investors already allocate capital through UCITS funds, the structure has become one of the region’s standard formats for cross-border investment products.

CoinShares said adopting the framework allows it to reach investors that previously could not participate because of mandate restrictions rather than a lack of interest in digital assets.

The company’s latest annual report also points to a period of financial expansion. CoinShares generated more than $165.7 million in revenue during 2025, its first full year after listing in the United States earlier this year. Shares of the Nasdaq-listed company closed 2.1% lower at $4.11 on Monday before the announcement.

Against that backdrop, the UCITS platform gives CoinShares a regulated framework that aligns with existing investment mandates instead of requiring institutions to modify internal policies before gaining exposure to digital asset strategies.

The company said it intends to build on that foundation by introducing additional regulated funds over time as institutional demand for digital asset investment products continues to develop.

The launch also follows several initiatives by CoinShares to deepen its presence in institutional markets beyond exchange-traded crypto products.

Earlier this year, the company published research showing that many traditional wealth managers still struggle to incorporate clients’ digital asset exposure into portfolio management because of internal compliance rules.

A June survey conducted by CoinShares among 261 wealth management professionals across Europe found that 52% of UK financial advisers said most of their clients’ cryptocurrency holdings remained outside their visibility. Across France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, the figure fell to 25%.

The same survey found that 61% of respondents worked at firms that either restricted digital assets or had no formal policy governing them.

At the time, Mognetti argued that internal firm policies, rather than adviser knowledge or client demand, had become the primary obstacle. According to him, many advisers cannot account for crypto holdings when managing portfolios because company rules prevent them from discussing or supervising those assets, leaving them without a complete view of client wealth.

CoinShares said such restrictions create operational challenges because advisers are expected to manage portfolios while lacking visibility into part of their clients’ investments.

Institutional adoption continues to evolve

Institutional participation in digital assets has remained uneven over the past several months as investment flows responded to changing market conditions.

In a June research report based on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 13F filings, CoinShares said hedge funds reduced their exposure to U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds by 39% during the first quarter. The report showed professional investors lowered combined holdings from approximately 313,000 BTC to 261,000 BTC after Bitcoin declined sharply during the period.

According to CoinShares digital asset analyst Matt Kimmell, the reduction resembled previous Bitcoin downturns, when leveraged and tactical investors typically trimmed positions as prices weakened.

The same report also showed different behavior across institutional groups. While hedge funds and brokerages reduced exposure significantly, banks increased their Bitcoin ETF holdings during the quarter, suggesting not all professional investors responded to market volatility in the same way.

Alongside market developments, European regulation has continued to shape how investment firms package crypto-related products for institutional clients.

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Bitmine, a company focused on managing Ether (ETH) treasury exposure and institutional staking, said Monday that its ETH holdings have reached 5.78 million tokens—about 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. The company is moving toward its stated objective of accumulating 5% of all ETH.

In its update, Bitmine said it added 7,430 ETH over the previous week. It also reported that roughly 4.9 million ETH—about 85% of its treasury—is currently staked through its validator infrastructure and partners.

Key takeaways

• Bitmine reports 5.78 million ETH in treasury, representing about 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating supply.
• The company added 7,430 ETH in the past week and is approaching its goal of owning 5% of total ETH.
• About 85% of Bitmine’s ETH holdings are staked, with validators run via its network and partners.
• Bitmine valued its overall crypto and financial assets at $11.5 billion and reported $45.7 million in staking/validation revenue from MAVAN earlier this month.
• Shares rose after the update, while broader market attention also points to Ethereum’s relative performance versus Bitcoin.

Bitmine’s Ether accumulation and staking strategy

Bitmine’s latest disclosure frames its ETH buildup as a long-running corporate treasury strategy tied to staking yield. The company said it ended the week with 5.78 million ETH, an amount equal to approximately 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating supply.

Crucially for investors assessing how capital is being deployed, Bitmine indicated that staking is already a major component of its operations. About 4.9 million ETH—roughly 85% of the treasury—is staked through its validator network and ecosystem partners. Staking exposure can influence liquidity and risk management, since tokens used for validation are typically subject to protocol and operational constraints compared with fully liquid holdings.

The update also signals how quickly Bitmine is moving toward its own target. With 7,430 ETH added over the past week, the company continues to close the gap to a 5% ownership goal, though the remaining distance depends on how “circulating supply” is defined and how it changes over time.

Balance sheet figures and share buyback activity

Bitmine said it valued its crypto holdings, cash, and marketable securities at $11.5 billion. The company’s reported portfolio includes 207 Bitcoin (BTC), and it listed $385 million in cash and securities.

Alongside its treasury accumulation, Bitmine continued capital returns to shareholders. It repurchased 5.5 million shares during the week under a previously authorized $4 billion buyback program. Such repurchases can affect per-share metrics and may signal management’s view on valuation, but the impact depends on how the market values the business relative to its disclosed asset base and operating revenue.

In trading following Monday’s announcement, Bitmine shares were up more than 6% in afternoon activity, lifting the stock’s one-month performance to around 3.3%.

MAVAN revenue underscores the staking-business angle

Bitmine’s ETH treasury story also intersects with its institutional staking platform, MAVAN. Earlier this month, the company said MAVAN generated $45.7 million in staking and validation revenue during the three-month period ended May 31, according to Bitmine’s prior announcement referenced by Cointelegraph.

That revenue accounted for 98% of Bitmine’s total revenue during the period, underscoring that staking and validation are not simply a treasury feature, but a core driver of the business.

For readers tracking how corporate crypto firms convert holdings into operating income, the MAVAN update provides a benchmark for how much of the company’s performance is tied to staking activities rather than only asset appreciation.

Ethereum outperformance, corporate capital rotation, and the institutional ETH debate

Bitmine’s update landed in a broader market backdrop where Ethereum has been attracting relative momentum. According to CoinGecko data cited at the time of writing, ETH gained about 6.7% over the past seven days and 10% over the past month, compared with roughly 5.8% and 2.6% for Bitcoin over the same windows.

The report also referenced corporate capital developments in Bitcoin markets. Cointelegraph noted that Strategy, described as the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, paused purchases for a second straight week and instead raised capital through stock sales while increasing its cash reserve to more than $3.2 billion. While that is a separate story from Bitmine’s Ether holdings, it highlights how corporate treasury managers are balancing buying activity with liquidity and capital-market access.

On the Ethereum ecosystem side, attention has also been drawn to efforts aimed at expanding institutional use cases—particularly through scaling and tokenization narratives. Earlier this month, Robinhood launched Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 network built on Arbitrum for tokenized stocks. In the first two weeks, the chain reportedly attracted more than $141 million in bridged Ether, reigniting discussion about whether institutional adoption of Ethereum’s scaling networks ultimately increases demand for ETH.

As Cointelegraph reported, Max Shannon, a senior research analyst at Bitwise, characterized Robinhood Chain as reflecting “growth of the Ethereum ecosystem,” especially among traditional finance participants. Other analysts highlighted a more nuanced investment debate. ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente argued that Robinhood Chain can support a bullish view of ETH as the ecosystem’s monetary asset, while also weakening the thesis that Ethereum’s value proposition primarily comes from layer-2 fee revenue.

Separately, Bernstein analysts raised their price target for Robinhood to $160 from $130 per share, citing a growth outlook driven by tokenized equities and prediction markets rather than traditional crypto trading. In their framing, Robinhood Chain is part of the brokerage’s infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets, enabling on-chain product development without relying on third-party blockchains.

ETH’s price performance was also noted in the cited coverage: ETH climbed about 20% from roughly $1,582 on July 1 (around the time of the chain’s launch) to about $1,900 at the time of writing. While price movements do not prove causality, they reflect how quickly market attention can shift toward narratives involving tokenization and institutional infrastructure.

What to watch next for Bitmine and Ethereum

For Bitmine, the immediate variables are how steady ETH accumulation remains and how much of its treasury continues to be deployed via staking operations. For Ethereum more broadly, the market will likely continue watching whether tokenized-stock and institutional scaling experiments translate into sustained ETH demand—an outcome that still depends on evolving usage patterns across layer-2 networks.

Crypto asset manager Grayscale has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a Worldcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF will list on Nasdaq under the ticker GWLD.

The WLD token registered a substantial increase following the filing, rising 4.5% to break above a descending channel on the four-hour chart.

Details Of The Filing

Grayscale filed an S-1 registration statement for the Worldcoin ETF on Monday, offering investors exposure to the WLD token. BitGo Bank & Trust will be responsible for custodying the WLD token, while BNY Mellon will act as the administrator and transfer agent, and the CSC Delaware Trust Company will be a trustee. However, the filing does not disclose liquidity providers, management fees, seed investment, or authorized participants. If approved, GWLD will hold the WLD token as its principal asset. The filing states that the trust will only hold the WLD token and process share creations and redemptions.

ETF Structure

GWLD will allow the creation or redemption of shares in blocks of 10,000. The transactions can be completed by delivering WLD tokens or cash orders using liquidity providers. According to Grayscale, the fund allows holders to gain exposure to WLD through traditional brokerage accounts, helping investors skip complexities like crypto wallets, private keys, and trading on an exchange.

However, it is unclear if the SEC will approve Grayscale’s filing or whether Nasdaq will list its shares, and Grayscale may be required to submit more amendments to secure regulatory approval.

Regulatory Pushback Against Worldcoin

Grayscale’s filing acknowledges regulatory pushback against Worldcoin, which has faced scrutiny in several jurisdictions including Spain, Portugal, Germany, Hong Kong, Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesia. WLD is the native token of the World Network, a company founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania. The network includes several projects, including World ID, World App, World Chain, and Orb.

The crypto asset manager noted that World Network’s biometric data collection could be a product risk. It also highlighted other risks, including WLD volatility, World Chain’s centralized sequencer, and possible securities-law treatment.

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