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Cathie Wood, who runs the high-profile ARK Disruptive Innovation ETF, has joined the board of a European cryptocurrency platform after personally investing in the operator of exchange-traded products specialist 21Shares AG, Bloomberg reported Monday.
"21Shares is forging a new path for crypto ETPs by leading with research and a keen understanding of this developing asset class," Wood said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg about her joining the board of Anum Holdings. "I am thrilled to support its efforts."
Amun and 21shares instruments are listed on national exchanges in Switzerland, Austria and Germany, among other locations and the company plans to list its first non-European product in coming months, the report said, citing Anum's CEO Hany Rashwan.
The firm's 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP allows investors to bet against Bitcoin and its 21Shares Crypto Basket Index tracks the top five cryptocurrencies by market value. Bitcoin and ether, the token tied to the Ethereum blockchain platform, are the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
The move by Wood underscores how more institutional investors are working to capture the growth of the cryptocurrency market. Goldman Sachs has formed a new cryptocurrency trading desk and UBS Group, the largest investment bank in Switzerland, is in talks to offer cryptocurrency investments to its wealthy clients, Bloomberg reported.
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