PANews reported on October 20th that BlackRock's Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) launched on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IB1T. This marks the asset management company's first launch of such a product in the UK, following the lifting of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) ban on some Bitcoin-related ETPs.

The product, which is listed on several European exchanges including Xetra, Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris, allows retail investors to indirectly invest in Bitcoin through regulated markets without having to hold the cryptocurrency directly.

In addition, Swiss 21Shares also launched four flagship crypto ETNs for UK retail investors for the first time, including Bitcoin (ABTC) and Ethereum (AETH) staking products, as well as two low-fee "Core" products CBTC and ETHC, with a management fee of 0.10%.

BlackRock currently manages assets of over $13 trillion, and its flagship Bitcoin ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has $85.5 billion in net assets, making it the world's largest spot Bitcoin ETF.