Following quickly from the announcement of the FCA’s decision to lift its ban on retail access to crypto ETPs, WisdomTree has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to make its UK-listed crypto ETPs available to UK retail investors.
The WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin and WisdomTree Physical Ethereum ETPs, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), are expected to be available to UK retail investors through a range of UK-regulated investment platforms from the week commencing 20 October 2025. This follows the FCA approving the prospectus, a legally required disclosure document, governing these ETPs.
The WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin and WisdomTree Physical Ethereum ETPs, which were listed on the LSE in May 2024, were previously only available to professional investors. WisdomTree offers one of Europe’s lowest-cost institutional-grade crypto ETP ranges, with management expense ratios (MER) from just 0.15%.
Investors more likely to invest in Crypto
WisdomTree recently revealed that nearly four in 10 (39%) UK savers/investors would be more likely to invest in the crypto asset class if their bank, investment platform or adviser offered access. The FCA’s decision to lift the ban on retail access to crypto ETPs will allow individual investors to gain exposure through their existing brokerage and investment accounts.
Alexis Marinof, CEO, Europe, WisdomTree, said: “The FCA’s decision to allow retail access to UK-listed crypto ETPs is a landmark moment for UK investors. While our Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs have been listed on the LSE since May 2024, until now, they were only available to professional investors. This regulatory change allows retail investors to gain direct exposure to bitcoin and Ethereum through a secure, transparent, and familiar exchange-traded structure.”
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In 2019, WisdomTree became the first established ETP issuer to provide European investors with institutional grade physically backed crypto exposure, with the launch of the WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin ETP. WisdomTree manages circa $3bn across a thoughtfully curated range of 11 physically backed crypto ETPs.
