New physically backed products broaden European investor access to decentralised perpetual futures and privacy-focused AI infrastructure via standard brokerage accounts
ZÜRICH, 20 October 2026 – 21shares, a global leader in digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs), today announced the launch of two new products: the 21shares Lighter ETP (ticker: LIHT) and the 21shares Venice Token ETP (ticker: VENC).
Both products are physically backed ETPs designed to provide European investors with seamless exposure to two rapidly emerging crypto sectors: decentralised perpetual trading and private artificial intelligence infrastructure. Listed on major European venues, LIHT and VENC trade through conventional investment channels.
| Product | Ticker | ISIN | Exchange | Currency | Fee |
| 21shares Lighter ETP | LIHT | CH1615641755 | Deutsche Börse Xetra | EUR, USD | 2.50% |
| 21shares Venice Token ETP | VENC | CH1614108301 | SIX Swiss Exchange | USD | 2.50% |
21shares Lighter ETP (ticker: LIHT)
The 21shares Lighter ETP offers exposure to Lighter (LIT), the native token of a high-performance decentralised exchange specialising in perpetual futures across crypto, foreign exchange, equities, and commodities. Lighter utilises zero-knowledge technology to ensure fully verifiable order matching and liquidations.
- Economic value accrual: Lighter directs platform revenue toward LIT token buybacks and permanent burns, directly linking exchange activity to token demand.
- Broader market reach: beyond crypto, Lighter supports trading across traditional asset classes and integrates directly with major consumer platforms like Robinhood Wallet.
21shares Venice Token ETP (ticker: VENC)
The 21shares Venice Token ETP provides targeted exposure to Venice Token (VVV), the core asset powering Venice, a privacy-first AI platform built to deliver powerful AI inference without exposing or retaining user data, sensitive code, or corporate records.
- Private AI commercialisation: Venice operates an OpenAI-compatible API model that serves developers and enterprises requiring zero-data-retention AI processing.
- Improving tokenomics: Venice implements a token burn mechanism using subscription revenue, alongside a scheduled 86% reduction in annual VVV emissions to capture long-term platform value.
Directly purchasing and holding crypto tokens requires opening specialised exchange accounts, managing private key security, and navigating operational risk. The 21shares ETP wrapper eliminates these barriers by providing physically backed exposure within a familiar exchange-traded structure available on the most widely adopted brokers and investment platforms.
“Lighter brings a high-performance, fee-generating perpetual futures DEX to traditional accounts, while Venice delivers exposure to the booming private AI sector where data privacy and compute economics meet,” said Jasmin Muelhaupt, Head of Financial Product Development at 21shares. “With the launch of LIHT and VENC, we continue to bridge the gap between frontier protocols and traditional investment portfolios through familiar physically backed structures.”
For more information on the 21shares Lighter ETP and the 21shares Venice Token ETP, please visit www.21shares.com.
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About 21shares
21shares is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange traded product (ETP) providers and offers one of the largest suites of crypto ETPs in the market. The company was founded to make cryptocurrency more accessible to investors, and to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralised finance. 21shares listed the world’s first physically-backed crypto ETP in 2018, building an eight-year track record of creating crypto ETPs that are listed on some of the biggest, most liquid securities exchanges globally. Backed by a specialised research team, proprietary technology, and deep capital markets expertise, 21shares delivers innovative and cost-efficient investment solutions.
21shares is a subsidiary of FalconX, one of the world's largest digital asset prime brokers. 21shares maintains independent operations from FalconX while strategically leveraging the resources and reach of FalconX to accelerate its mission and unlock new growth. For more information, please visit www.21shares.com.
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