21.co, the company which owns 21Shares, on Tuesday said in a statement that it had raised $25 million in its latest funding round putting the company’s valuation at $2 billion. The funding round was led by Marshall Wace and joined by ETFS Capital, Quiet Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners. 21.co owns 21Shares, a crypto investment firm that utilizes conventional brokers and banks to make investing and trading cryptocurrencies easier. This funding round will make 21.co Switzerland’s biggest crypto unicorn according to the company statement.
