Bitwise vs CoinShares

How Bitwise vs CoinShares compare on our ratings, asset manager specs, funding, pros and cons.

Feature	Bitwise Visit	CoinShares Visit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	4.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Track record & size	4.5	4.5
Product range	4.5	4.5
Fees	3.0	4.0
Regulation & custody	4.0	4.5
Transparency	3.5	4.5
Specs
Products	Spot ETFs, ETPs / ETNs, Index funds, Private funds, Managed accounts, Staking products, Tokenized funds	Spot ETFs, ETPs / ETNs, Index funds, Staking products
Clients	Retail, Accredited investors, Institutions, Financial advisors	Retail, Institutions, Financial advisors
Assets under management	$9 billion as of June 2026	$7.4 billion (December 2025)
Flagship products	BITB, BITW, ETHW, NRR, BHYP	CoinShares Physical Bitcoin ETP (BITC), CoinShares Ethereum Staking ETP, CoinShares Solana Staking ETP, CoinShares Altcoins ETF (DIME)
Assets covered	BTC, ETH, SOL, NEAR, XRP, Hyperliquid	Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Sei
Fees	Not disclosed	0.25% on Physical Bitcoin ETP, 0% management fee on Ethereum Staking ETP, 0.95% gross expense ratio on Altcoins ETF
Regulators	Not disclosed	AMF (France), SEC (United States)
Custodians	Not disclosed	Komainu
Company
Founded	2016	2013
Headquarters	United States	Jersey
Investors	Electric Capital, B.lc, Blockchain Coinvestors, General Catalyst +39	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Manages $9 billion in client assets across more than 70 investment vehicles Nine-year track record focused entirely on crypto asset management since 2016 Serves over 5,500 wealth advisory teams, institutions, and 21 broker-dealers Offers publicly traded spot crypto ETPs	Over $7.4B in gross assets under management at year-end 2025 Publicly listed on Nasdaq under ticker CSHR Holds MiFID, AIFM, and French AMF MiCA regulatory authorizations Zero percent management fee on the CoinShares Ethereum Staking ETP
Cons	ETPs are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Onchain vaults carry smart-contract risk across Morpho and underlying protocols	Suffered balance-sheet losses from the 2022 Terra collapse and FTX bankruptcy Underlying asset returns are exposed to high crypto volatility and market drawdowns US ETF lineup carries higher expense ratios up to 0.95% ETN exchange products expose investors to issuer counterparty risks
Best for	Financial advisors managing client crypto allocations, Institutions seeking spot crypto ETPs, Investors interested in tokenized carry funds	European retail and institutional brokerage accounts, Investors seeking regulated spot crypto exposure, Wealth managers allocating to staking ETPs

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