Managing assets exceeding $200 billion, Hargreaves Lansdown opens 9 Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs to 2 million clients

Odaily News - Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's largest retail investment platform, has announced the launch of 9 Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) products for its 2 million clients, with providers including BlackRock iShares, CoinShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares, Invesco, and Bitwise, and annual fees ranging from 0% to 0.35%. The platform requires new buyers to complete a suitability assessment and wait 24 hours before trading. This launch comes less than a year after the platform previously warned clients against investing in cryptocurrencies, and follows the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) lifting of the retail ban on crypto ETPs in October 2025.