Welcome to the State of Crypto, the weekly investor-focused newsletter from 21shares that dives into the key trends driving the digital asset landscape.
How to identify potential winners in digital assets?
As this asset class matures, the noise grows louder, making it all too easy for investors to swing between hype and fear. This report helps investors navigate the $3 trillion crypto market by distinguishing Bitcoin’s store-of-value role from the economic models of platforms like Ethereum and Solana. Using security, retention, revenue, and adoption metrics, it highlights the fundamentals that matter most in identifying long-term winners across the sector.
EY’s Paul Brody on Ethereum, privacy, and enterprise readiness
In the latest Off the Block episode, EY’s Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody identifies privacy on public networks as the central hurdle for enterprise adoption, discussing new solutions, and forecasting that 2026 will be the “golden year” of Ethereum privacy.
Reserve your spot: discuss the 21shares Market Outlook 2026 with its authors
To own the future, you must first be able to see it. The 21shares State of Crypto: Market Outlook 2026, to be published December 11, is essential reading for navigating the next chapter of the digital asset economy. Secure your spot for a live webinar with the authors on Wednesday, December 17th, at 4:00 PM CET and seize the opportunity to ask your questions firsthand.
Welcome to the State of Crypto, the weekly investor-focused newsletter from 21shares that dives into the key trends driving the digital asset landscape.
Following a month of expectation resets, the crypto market’s tight connection to macro policy and liquidity is clear. Our research team provides an analysis of Bitcoin’s recent price drop and the signals to monitor right now. Our conviction is that the current market structure is built for consolidation, not reversal, barring any systemic risks.
Will Ethereum become the infrastructure backbone of Wall Street?
Tune in to Off the Block’s latest episode to hear why Vivek Raman made the switch from traditional finance to crypto, his company’s mission to rewire the infrastructure of Wall Street using Ethereum, and how the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), ETFs and stablecoins are powering the future of digital assets.
The next wave of economic data is critical for refining views on economic strength. Early December’s CPI and PPI reports will be especially important for confirming or adjusting inflation expectations ahead of the next Fed meeting.
Data on the labor market (such as job numbers and the unemployment rate) will also be released, which are vital for understanding wage and employment trends.
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, is expected on December 5. This directly steers Fed expectations and drives risk appetite for crypto.
The Employment Situation (Non-Farm Payrolls or NFP), a crucial labor report, is also expected on December 5. It provides key insight into economic strength, which can cause strong volatility in crypto through shifting rate expectations.
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Each week the 21Shares Research team will publish our data-driven insights into the crypto asset world through this newsletter. Please direct any comments, questions, and words of feedback to research@21shares.com
Disclaimer
The information provided does not constitute a prospectus or other offering material and does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction. Some of the information published herein may contain forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The information contained herein may not be considered as economic, legal, tax or other advice and users are cautioned to base investment decisions or other decisions solely on the content hereof.
Jämförelseindex: STOXX Global Space Satellites and Drones Index
Rymdindustrin befinner sig i en brytpunkt, då tillgången till rymdindustrin skiftar från rent statligt ledda program till en bredare blandning av myndigheter och välkapitaliserade offentliga och privata aktörer.
iShares Space Technologies UCITSETF (ST4R) fångar hela värdekedjan i denna expanderande rymdekonomi, inklusive snabbare börsintroduktioner, från uppskjutningsleverantörer och återanvändbara tekniker som sänker kostnaden för tillgång till omloppsbana, till satellitoperatörer och de efterföljande tillämpningar som är beroende av rymdbaserad infrastruktur.
ST4R investerar i företag som genererar minst 25 % av intäkterna från rymd-, drönar- eller satellitverksamhet, vilket säkerställer en tydlig tematisk anpassning*.
Positionera investeringar i centrum för Artemis-erans ekosystem
ST4R fångar upp företag som drar nytta av den expanderande rymdekonomin, understödd av statliga program, försvarsutgifter och accelererande privata investeringar*.
Snabbspår för ledare
Indexet inkluderar ett snabbspår för börsintroduktion, vilket gör det möjligt att lägga till kvalificerade företag genom ad hoc- eller extraordinära ombalanseringar efter notering.
Det betyder att det går att handla andelar i denna ETF genom de flesta svenska banker och Internetmäklare, till exempel Nordnet, SAVR, DEGIRO och Avanza.
JPM US Equity Premium Income Active UCITSETF EUR Dist (JIPD ETF) med ISIN IE000RE0SQM6, är en aktivt förvaltad börshandlad fond (ETF). Delfondens mål är att generera inkomst och långsiktig kapitaltillväxt. Delfonden strävar efter att
(i) investera i en portfölj av aktier som huvudsakligen består av företag som har sitt säte i, eller bedriver huvuddelen av sin ekonomiska verksamhet i, USA, och (ii) sälja aktieköpoptioner och/eller aktieindexköpoptioner för att generera inkomst genom tillhörande utdelningar och optionspremier.
Den börshandlade fondens totala kostnadskvot (TER) uppgår till 0,35 % per år. Utdelningarna i ETFen delas ut till andelsägarna månadsvis.
JPM US Equity Premium Income Active UCITSETF EUR Distär en mycket liten ETF med 25 miljon euro i förvaltat kapital. ETFen lanserades den 6 november 2025 och har sitt säte i Irland. Denna ETF använder sig av fysisk replikering. Den börshandlade fonden använder sig av fysisk replikering.
Det betyder att det går att handla andelar i denna ETF genom de flesta svenska banker och Internetmäklare, till exempel Nordnet, SAVR, DEGIRO och Avanza.
21Shares have published a new report examining what the quantum threat actually looks like for digital assets, including the timeline, the potential exposure, the prep required, and what this all might mean for asset allocators.
The exposure is larger than most appreciate. Between 4 million and 6.9 million bitcoin have permanently visible account numbers, aka public addresses and public keys, making them vulnerable to a quantum attack. Nearly every active Ethereum account and every Solana account face the same structural exposure.
The timeline shifted in March. On March 31, Google’s quantum team, alongside researchers from the Ethereum Foundation and Stanford, published findings showing the computing power needed to break this encryption is around 20x lower than the field previously believed.
You can’t prepare adequately for a quantum break if you determine that one is six months or a year ahead. You have to act before there’s a real perceived risk – but by definition that means sounding the alarm ’too early’.
The good news is that network preparation is further along than most investors realize. Bitcoin took its first step in Feb 2026 with the merger of BIP-360, a quantum-resistant address proposal. Ethereum has working code and ten independent teams building toward network migration. Solana has a path most observers have missed entirely.
If you have any questions or want to discuss a product in detail, please visit our website at www.21shares.com
Research Newsletter
Each month the 21Shares Research team will publish our data-driven insights into the crypto asset world through this newsletter. Please direct any comments, questions, and words of feedback to research@21shares.com
Disclaimer
The information provided does not constitute a prospectus or other offering material and does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction. Some of the information published herein may contain forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The information contained herein may not be considered as economic, legal, tax or other advice and users are cautioned to base investment decisions or other decisions solely on the content hereof.