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Crypto Prime Broker FalconX to Buy ETF Provider 21Shares: WSJ
- On Oct. 22, 2025, FalconX, a leading institutional digital asset prime brokerage, announced it agreed to acquire 21Shares in San Mateo, Calif., marking its third strategic transaction in 2025.
- Uniting prime brokerage and ETP infrastructure will accelerate convergence of listed markets and digital assets while strengthening FalconX's presence across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, the companies said.
- FalconX's scale is evident in facilitating over $2 trillion in trades for 2,000 clients, while 21Shares manages $11 billion across 55 products and `21shares has built one of the most trusted and innovative product platforms in digital assets` .
- After closing, 21Shares will remain independently managed under the FalconX umbrella with Russell Barlow continuing as CEO, and no changes planned to existing 21shares ETPs and ETFs .
- In one of the biggest recent ETP deals, FalconX combines 21Shares' expertise with its infrastructure, following integrations of Arbelos Markets and Monarq Asset Management earlier this year and expansions across Latin America, APAC and EMEA.
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GlobalFinTechSeriesFalconX Acquires Leading ETP Provider 21shares, Accelerating the Convergence of Digital Assets and Traditional Finance
/PRNewswire/ -- FalconX, a leading institutional digital asset prime brokerage, today announced that it has agreed to acquire 21shares, the provider of the...
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