CoinShares launches Bitcoin mining UCITS ETF in Europe

Digital asset investment firm CoinShares launched a new platform and its first regulated Bitcoin mining exchange-traded fund in Europe on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, a move designed to unlock billions in institutional capital previously restricted by internal investment mandates. The CoinShares Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra under the ticker MINE, marking the company's strategic entry into Europe's vast UCITS fund market.

The launch is part of a broader UCITS platform that CoinShares intends to use for future regulated digital asset and thematic investment funds. The company said the primary goal is to remove a structural barrier that has prevented many European institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, and private banks, from accessing its strategies. Many such institutions have mandates prohibiting investments in debt securities, a category that includes physically backed digital asset products. By offering funds under the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) framework-a harmonized regulatory structure that can be marketed across the European Union-CoinShares can now reach investors...