21Shares and comdirect announce exclusive crypto partnership

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Largest digital ETP issuer and Germany’s most popular online financial portal are joining forces to integrate crypto ETPs into savings accounts.

July 13, 2021 – Zurich | Quickborn – 21Shares AG, the pioneer crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETP) issuer, today announced an exclusive partnership with Germany’s largest online retail platform, comdirect effective today. As part of this innovative partnership, 21Shares has been selected as the sole provider of cryptographic ETPs physically backed by the online brokerage savings plan program (Spar plan).

Eleven of the 21Sharess ETP offers currently listed in Germany are available on the comdirect platform without commission.

Currently, comdirect provides over 2.9 million customers (September 2020) with innovative and smart products and services so they can perform banking and securities trading easily and comfortably. The partnership marks a first for investors who choose to add crypto assets to their savings accounts.

Commenting on the news, Hany Rashwan CEO of 21Shares, We were the first crypto issuer to list a fully secured, 100% physically backed bitcoin ETP on most German stock exchanges in 2019 and today we are the only issuer to admit four crypto ETPs on Xetra alone. This followed us from the list of the world’s first crypto ETPs to be physically backed by the SIX Swiss Exchange in 2018. We are very happy to offer German customers who want to add Bitcoin and other crypto assets to their savings plan an interesting option to do this thanks to comdirect, an option that was not available for any crypto product until now.

Marco Infuso, Managing Director of Business Development for the DACH region, added: Empowering people to choose how they allocate their investments for their retirement has led to such a project coming to fruition. This is very exciting for all investors who have considered buying bitcoin but haven’t come up with the proper investment tools to successfully store them in a savings plan. This partnership now makes it possible – another important step in the democratization of crypto investing.

comdirect Produkt Manager and initiator of the Crypto savings plan, Rene Louis Delrieux added For an exceptional customer experience, investors can now use 21Shares crypto ETPs which meet the needs of our demanding customers and ensure market participation. This additional service adds flexibility for immediate use. Together with our partner 21Shares, comdirect has succeeded in significantly linking crypto investments to retirement plans, something our clients have long been waiting for. List of products available: https://www.comdirect.de/geldanlage/wertpapier- sparplan.html #neueWertpapiere (in german)

About 21Shares (for more information visit https://www.21shares.com)

21Shares makes investing in crypto assets as easy as buying stocks using your conventional broker or bank. Investors can invest in cryptocurrencies using a conventional ETP structure (or tracker) easily, confidently and securely and profitably with the 21Shares ETP suite now made up of 15 Crypto ETPs: the 21Shares Crypto Basket Index ETP (HODL: SW), 21Shares Bitcoin (ABTC: SW | 21XB: GY), 21Shares Ethereum (AETH: SW | 21XE GY), 21Shares XRP (AXRP: SW | 21XX: GR), 21Shares Bitcoin Cash ETP (ABCH: SW | 21XC GY), 21Shares Binance ETP (ABNB: SW), 21Shares Tezos ETP (AXTZ: SW), 21shares Bitcoin Suisse ETP (ABBA: SW), 21Shares Bitwise 10 ETP (KEYS: SW), Sygnum Platform Winners Index ETP (MOON : SW), 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP (SBTC: SW | 21XS: GY), 21Shares Polkadot ETP (ADOT: SW | PDOT: GR), 21Shares Stellar ETP (AXLM SW | XLME GR), 21Shares Cardano ETP (AADA SW | DADA GY) and 21Shares Solana SOL ETP (ASOL SW | 21XL GR). The entire suite is listed on a regulated framework on the official market of Deutsche Boerse, SIX Swiss Exchange, BX Swiss and some on Brse Stuttgart in CHF, USD, GBP and EUR respectively. Founded in 2018, 21Shares is led by a team of talented serial entrepreneurs and experienced banking professionals from the world of technology and finance. Incorporated in Zug, with offices in Zurich and New York, the company launched several world firsts, including the first listed crypto basket index (HODL) ETP in November 2018. 21Shares has 15 listed crypto ETPs today and has more than of $ 1.35 billion in total assets under management of listed products.

About Comdirect

comdirect provides online brokerage, banking and advisory services in Germany. It executes buy and sell orders for shares listed on German stock exchanges, including options and futures, and provides access to 46 stock exchanges outside of Germany. In addition, it provides execution services to its clients solely for asset allocation, risk hedging and portfolio optimization. comdirect is a trademark of Commerzbank AG.

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