21Shares Launches Bitcoin ETP in Middle East

21Shares’ physical bitcoin exchange-traded product will list on the Nasdaq Dubai.

Crypto investment product firm 21Shares has launched a physical bitcoin exchange-traded-product (ETP) in the Middle East that is set to be listed on the Nasdaq Dubai.

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“The UAE, and broader [Gulf Cooperation Council], is a market of significant strategic importance to our business,

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Last year, Canadian digital-asset manager 3iQ’s bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading on Nasdaq Dubai.

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Dubai has major plans for its digital economy.

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Its Dubai Metaverse Strategy, which launched recently, aims to attract more than 1,000 blockchain and metaverse companies

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