21shares Launches Lighter and Venice Token ETPs on European Exchanges

Highlights:

• 21shares launched two new investment products in Europe that track the cryptocurrencies Lighter (LIT) and Venice Token (VVV).
• The new products give investors access to decentralized futures trading and privacy-focused AI through traditional investment accounts.
• Both ETPs trade on major European exchanges, and 21shares charges a 2.5% annual management fee.

Crypto investment firm 21shares has launched two new exchange-traded products (ETPs) in Europe, giving investors access to Lighter (LIT) and Venice Token (VVV) through regular brokerage accounts. The products focus on decentralized futures trading and privacy-focused artificial intelligence.

According to its October 20 announcement, 21shares listed its Lighter ETP (LIHT) on Deutsche Börse Xetra and Venice Token ETP (VENC) on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Both products are physically backed and carry an annual management fee of 2.5%.

Lighter ETP Offers Exposure to Decentralized Futures Trading

The 21shares Lighter ETP tracks LIT, the native token of Lighter, a decentralized exchange built for perpetual futures trading. These contracts allow traders to speculate on an asset’s price without a fixed expiry date.

Lighter supports markets linked to cryptocurrencies, foreign exchange, stocks, and commodities. It uses zero-knowledge technology to verify order matching and liquidations. The system allows users to check how trades are processed without relying entirely on a centralized exchange.

The platform also uses revenue to buy back and permanently burn LIT tokens. Burning removes tokens from circulation, while buybacks create buying activity for the asset. However, the token’s market price can still move in either direction. LIHT trades in euros and US dollars on Xetra. Its International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) is CH1615641755.

The perpetual futures market just got a new ticker. ⚡

The 21shares Lighter ETP (ticker: LIHT) is now live on Xetra. Lighter (LIT) is a high-performance decentralised exchange specialising in perpetual futures across crypto, equities, FX, and commodities, with an economic model… pic.twitter.com/JFZ32jpAe2

— 21shares (@21shares) October 20, 2026

At the time of writing, Lighter was trading at approximately $3.16, up 3% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap. Its market capitalization stood near $793 million.

Venice Token ETP Targets Privacy-Focused AI

The second product, VENC, provides exposure to VVV, the token used by Venice, an AI platform focused on protecting user data. The service is designed to process AI requests without retaining or exposing conversations, sensitive code, or business information. Venice also offers an application programming interface (API) compatible with OpenAI-based software systems. Developers and companies can use it to integrate AI tools into their products while maintaining greater control over private data.

According to 21shares, Venice uses subscription revenue to burn VVV tokens. The platform also has a scheduled 86% reduction in annual token emissions, which would slow the creation of new tokens. VENC trades in US dollars on the SIX Swiss Exchange, under ISIN CH1614108301.

Huge milestone for the @askvenice team: 5 million users choosing private, unrestricted AI. 🛡️

We are proud to bring physically backed exposure to this thesis to European investors with the launch of the 21shares Venice Token ETP (ticker: VENC), live on SIX Swiss Exchange from… https://t.co/AlRwX8lWbk pic.twitter.com/cjchExrx5y

— 21shares (@21shares) October 20, 2026

As of this writing, VVV was trading at $24.04, up 2.05% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap. Its market capitalization was approximately $1.17 billion.

Both Crypto ETPs Carry a 2.5% Annual Fee

Unlike buying LIT or VVV directly on a crypto exchange, investors can purchase LIHT and VENC through supported securities accounts. Investors don’t need to set up a crypto wallet or manage private keys. Both ETPs are physically backed, meaning custodians hold the underlying cryptocurrencies. Investors purchase exchange-traded securities rather than holding the tokens themselves.

Jasmin Muelhaupt, Head of Financial Product Development at 21shares, said:

“With the launch of LIHT and VENC, we continue to bridge the gap between frontier protocols and traditional investment portfolios”

The new listings add to 21shares’ line-up in Europe, which currently includes some of the largest cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. But the ETP structure doesn’t remove cryptocurrency price risk. Their values are bound to the underlying tokens, and the annual management fee adds to investors’ costs.