Hargreaves La2026-09-04 14:25:37UK's Largest Retail Investment Platform Opens Crypto ETN TradingHargreaves Lansdown, the UK's biggest retail investment platform, has launched trading for cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes (ETNs), allowing investors to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs. The platform previously warned about crypto risks, but its shift in stance now offers easier access to digital assets for retail investors.790
UK2026-09-03 14:02:51UK's Largest Investment Platform HL Opens Crypto ETN Trading with 9 ProductsHargreaves Lansdown (HL), the UK's largest investment platform, launched Crypto ETN trading on September 3, offering 9 BTC and ETH ETNs from issuers including BlackRock's iShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares, Invesco, CoinShares, and Bitwise. The products carry annual fees ranging from 0% to 0.35% and are available to HL's Advanced Investing clients, who must pass a suitability test and observe a 24-hour cooling-off period for their first trade. HL had previously been the only major UK platform not offering crypto ETNs, and last October stated that 'BTC is not an asset class.'740
UK2026-09-03 11:42:55Hargreaves Lansdown to Offer Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs to Retail Investors After FCA Ban LiftFollowing the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) removal of a four-year ban on cryptocurrency ETNs, investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has announced plans to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail investors. The company previously referred to Bitcoin as "not an asset class."770
UK2026-07-22 12:40:13UK Investors Get Tax-Free Crypto ETN Access via Stratiphy IFISA ApprovalStratiphy secured IFISA regulatory approval, enabling UK investors to invest in crypto ETNs within a tax-free wrapper, in partnership with 21Shares for Bitcoin and Ethereum products.450
UK regulation2026-07-22 09:26:14UK Proposal Would Let Funds Hold Up to 10% in Crypto ETNsThe UK FCA has proposed allowing qualified portfolio managers to add crypto ETNs to funds, with total exposure capped at 10%. The consultation runs until July 13, while the ban on direct crypto holdings for these funds remains in place.370
