Financial Exchanges and Asset Managers Expand Digital Asset Products and Trading Hours

Global financial exchanges and asset managers announced separate expansions in digital assets and trading access. CoinShares launched its UCITS platform on July 21, 2026, while its Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF, launched on July 16, began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra that day. On July 22, UBS Asset Management's uMINT fund token became available for secondary trading on the MAS-regulated 1exchange through a collaboration with CapBridge. Separately, the London Stock Exchange announced plans to launch LSE 24, a night-time venue initially offering selected exchange-traded products, in the first half of 2027.

CoinShares UCITS and digital asset platform launches

• ▪CoinShares PLC announced the launch of its new UCITS platform in Europe on July 21, 2026.
• ▪1exchange is a Singapore-regulated exchange for listing and secondary trading of tokenized real-world assets licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
• ▪UBS Asset Management's tokenized USD money market investment fund, uMINT, became available for secondary market trading on 1exchange through a collaboration with CapBridge.

Bitcoin Mining ETF and tokenized fund debuts

• ▪The uMINT fund token is built on the public Ethereum blockchain, enabling eligible investors to gain exposure to an institutional-grade money market fund.
• ▪The CoinShares Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra on July 21, 2026.

European and global institutional investor access

• ▪The availability of uMINT on 1exchange provides qualified buyers with an additional regulated venue to acquire uMINT from existing holders via peer-to-peer transfers.
• ▪The UCITS framework allows CoinShares to target European institutional allocators, including pension funds, insurance platforms, and private banks, whose mandates restrict debt-based crypto ETPs.
• ▪CoinShares said, citing EFAMA, that Europe's UCITS ecosystem held €26.3 trillion in net assets as of April 2026.

Multi-product asset management and exchange strategies

• ▪CoinShares is diversifying its product creation across exchange-traded products, regulated investment funds, alternative investment strategies, and on-chain asset management.
• ▪The London Stock Exchange announced plans on July 21, 2026, to launch LSE 24, a new night-time trading site, in the first half of 2027.

Operating leverage and trading platform mechanisms

• ▪CoinShares' UCITS platform utilizes an authorized structure with Central Bank of Ireland authorization to launch future products at lower marginal costs.
• ▪LSE 24 will operate separately from the main London Stock Exchange market and will initially offer trading in exchange-traded products.
• ▪1exchange uses an automated order-matching system to settle matched peer-to-peer trades of tokenized assets instantly.
• ▪LSE 24 will operate from 5 p.m. to 7:50 a.m. London time, with a 30-minute pause between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. for end-of-day processes.

Scalable fund economics and extended trading hours

• ▪The Economic Times reported, citing Reuters, that Nasdaq and Cboe Global Markets planned to extend weekday trading hours, while CME Group had already introduced 24/7 trading for cryptocurrency futures and options.
• ▪CoinShares expects its UCITS platform to generate operating leverage by converting a growing proportion of incremental revenues into operating profit as assets under management increase.