Valour launches Bitcoin, Ether ETPs for UK retail investors after FCA ban lift

The rollout comes as UK regulators reopen the retail market to crypto-related products and global issuers expand regulated offerings.

Valour, the UK subsidiary of digital asset company DeFi Technologies, has begun offering crypto exchange-traded products to UK retail investors on the London Stock Exchange following recent regulatory changes.

In a Monday notice, DeFi Technologies said the products are being offered in line with new FCA guidance allowing retail access to crypto exchange-traded products tied to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). The offerings, called 1Valour Bitcoin Physical Staking and 1Valour Ethereum Physical Staking, began trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.

“The UK is one of the world's most important financial markets, and these approvals broaden our ability to serve UK retail investors with transparent, exchange-listed products that provide straightforward exposure to the evolving digital asset economy,” said Johan Wattenström, DeFi Technologies chairman and CEO.

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