iMaps ETI AG is cooperating with the Swiss digital asset manager SwissOne Capital on its latest product. Its Exchange Traded Instrument (ETI) makes crypto assets and listed shares in Web 3.0 companies and projects easy to invest in.
Liechtenstein, December 19, 2022 – iMaps ETI AG, Europe’s leading provider of actively managed crypto ETIs and exchange-traded thematic certificates, announces its latest product: iMaps smart Metaverse ETI (ISIN DE000A3G1QP7). It was launched together with SwissOne Capital AG, a digital asset manager focusing on cryptocurrencies and blockchain-related investments, and has recently been listed on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange. This ETI is the world’s first exchange-traded investment product that offers private investors access to both equities and crypto tokens of the Metaverse. Investors can use the ETI to invest simultaneously in several metaverse platforms and companies in the fast-growing Web 3.0 industry and thus participate in pioneering developments.
“The metaverse is a digital space that lends itself to a wide variety of business models – from non-fungible tokens (NFTs), play-to-earn gaming and e-sports to concerts, artwork, software development, virtual property, real estate and more,” says Steffen Bassler, CEO of SwissOne Capital. “It’s literally a whole new universe to invest in – and it can be confusing for some investors. We’re excited to be able to make this opportunity available to private and professional clients at a very accessible entry point.”
Especially after the lessons learned from the FTX bankruptcy, security is of course also a priority. The crypto assets represented in the underlying are therefore deposited with strictly regulated crypto custodians, such as Crypto Finance, a Deutsche Börse Group company.
According to the Bloomberg Intelligence Sector Report, the metaverse is expected to grow to a market size of USD 800 billion by 2024. One of the best-known components of the metaverse – NFTs – was worth USD 25 billion in 2021 alone. It is estimated that 30 percent of global organizations will have products and services in the metaverse by 2026.
“The metaverse is no longer just a vision of tech nerds – it is undoubtedly happening. With the iMaps smart Metaverse ETI, we are making this world accessible to interested investors at what is currently still an early stage,” says iMaps founder and Chairman of the Board Andreas Wölfl. “Investors who would like to diversify their portfolio with a metaverse investment can do so in view of the denomination of 1,000 euros.”
“We take a fundamentally analytical investment approach to asset selection,” says Kenneth Hearn, Fund Manager at SwissOne Capital. “The Smart Metaverse ETI identifies assets that are expected to increase in value over time due to growth in products or services, users, networks, revenues or other value-creating activities within the Global Metaverse Environment (GME). The allocation to the selected assets is proportional to the forecast and actual development in relation to the use case, benefits and revenue generation opportunities.”
About iMaps ETI AG
iMaps ETI AG is an issuer of Exchange Traded Products (ETP) in the Principality of Liechtenstein with a focus on asset manager certificates in the form of Actively Managed Certificates.
iMaps Capital Markets focuses on providing asset managers with a platform for issuing exchange-traded instruments (ETIs) as a white label solution in order to map the respective investment strategy. The spectrum includes ETIs on traditional investments such as equities, derivatives and funds as well as on digital assets as underlying assets. As a subgroup of exchange-traded products, they are an interesting, fast-growing and cost-effective alternative to funds. Thanks to the approved securities prospectus of iMaps ETI AG, it is also possible to offer ETIs publicly to private investors.
Further information is available at www.imaps-capital.com.
About SwissOne Capital AG
Further information on SwissOne Capital and the Smart Metaverse ETI can be found at https://www.swissone.capital/
Contact for media inquiries
Isabella von Köckritz / Dr. Charlotte Brigitte Looß
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Goldbekplatz 3, 22303 Hamburg
Phone: +49 / (0)40 401 999 – 22 / – 292
E-mail: iMaps@publicimaging.de
Disclaimer: The securities base prospectus including supplements has been approved by the FMA Liechtenstein and notified to Germany, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg and Ireland. It has also been registered for the public offer in Switzerland. It is available on the website www.imaps-capital.com/etis downloadable free of charge.
