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Crypto Fund CoinShares Jumps 33% in First Day on Nasdaq's Swedish Exchange

The share price implies a market value for the cryptocurrency-focused investment firm of $860 million.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:24 p.m. Published Mar 11, 2021, 5:56 p.m.
Danny Masters, executive chairman at CoinShares
Danny Masters, executive chairman at CoinShares

CoinShares, a European digital asset investment firm, jumped 33% in its first day of trading on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Sweden.

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According to the exchange's website, the shares (under the ticker CS) started the day trading around 81.9 Swedish krone (SEK) and ended at 109.12 SEK, implying a market capitalization of 7.3 billion SEK ($860 million).

As reported earlier by CoinDesk, the shares were initially offered at 44.90 SEK, so the exchange's closing price implies that holders at that price level have already doubled their money, and then some.

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