Zurich - December 29, 2020 -- In the U.S., the U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that XRP had been illegally marketed 
to retail customers. As a result of this, XRP is affected by severe 
price developments and illiquidity. 
 
   On December 23, 2020, the Bitwise Select 10 Large Cap Crypto Index 
(BITS10), the Index serving as the Underlying for the 21Shares' KEYS ETP, 
was reconstituted in accordance with the applicable Index Methodology. 
XRP was removed as an Underlying Component from the Index and the 
respective XRP were reallocated to the remaining Underlying Components 
as per the respective announcement. 
 
   On December 24, 2020, MV Index Solutions GmbH 
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as the index administrator of the 21Shares 
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Crypto Basket Index (HODL5 
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), the Index serving as the Underlying for HODL, decided and announced 
in line with the applicable Index Guide that XRP be removed from the 
21Shares Crypto Basket Index (HODL5) and, therefore, as an Underlying 
Component for HODL. The replacement Underlying Component will likely 
only be communicated on the Monthly Rebalance Date. Based on Condition 
9.3 and Condition 18, the Issuer has exercised its discretion and, to 
protect Investors' interests, decided to sell the XRP and to invest the 
proceeds in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) currently serving as an 
Underlying Component (proportional to current allocations). Such 
proceeds will be invested in the replacement Underlying Component as 
soon as known in line with ordinary rebalancing procedures. time period, 
to remove XRP from the basket following the announcement of the Index 
Provider. 
 
   "As part of our quick intervention, the board was able to remove XRP 
using its broad network of liquidity providers in order to liquidate its 
XRP position with the ultimate aim of reducing market impact and 
protecting investors to which it was able to achieve", said Hany Rashwan 
CEO and Chairman of the board of directors of 21Shares, "thanks to our 
trusted partners, our main objective remains to replicate accurately our 
index and we were able to successfully conduct this ad hoc task despite 
the difficult trading conditions". 
 
   The board of directors of 21Shares wishes to inform the market that it 
is also monitoring the situation in regard to AXRP, the single asset ETP 
tracking the underlying component XRP. 
 
   Affected ETPs: 
 
   HODL - 21Shares Crypto Basket ETP (CH0445689208) 
 
   KEYS - 21Shares Bitwise Select 10 ETP (CH0475986318) 
 
   AXRP - Single asset ETP in relation to price developments:21Shares XRP 
ETP (CH0454664043) 
 
   MVIS publication under 
 
   https://mvis-indices.com/news/index-updates/mvis-to-remove-xrp-from-digital-assets-indices 
 
 
   The listing prospectus is available in English free of charge from the 
registered office of the Issuer or on its website 
https://21shares.com/ir#prospectus. 
 
   About 21Shares 
 
   21Shares makes investing in crypto assets as easy as buying shares using 
your conventional broker or bank. Investors can invest in 
cryptocurrencies using a conventional ETP structure (or tracker) easily, 
with total confidence and security, cost effectively thanks to the 
21Shares suite of ETPs launched by 21Shares and now composed of 11 
Crypto ETPs : the 21Shares Crypto Basket Index ETP (HODL:SW), 21Shares 
Bitcoin (ABTC:SW), 21Shares Ethereum (AETH:SW), 21Shares XRP (AXRP:SW), 
21Shares Bitcoin Cash ETP (ABCH:SW), 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) and 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP (SBTC:SW). The entire suite is 
listed on a regulated framework on the official market of Deutsche 
Boerse, SIX Swiss Exchange, BX Swiss and some on Boerse 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 technology and financial world. Incorporated in 
Zug, with offices in Zurich and New York, the company has launched 
several world firsts, including the first listed crypto index (HODL) in 
November 2018. 21Shares has 11 crypto ETPs listed today and has over 
$239 million in AuM in total listed products. 
 
   Press Contact 
 
   Laurent Kssis +41 44 260 86 60  press@21Shares.com 
 
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December 29, 2020 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT)