Hargreaves Lansdown Opens Crypto ETN Trading to UK Investors

Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest retail investment platform, has opened crypto ETN trading to eligible investors, adding Bitcoin and Ethereum-linked exchange-traded notes to a platform used by millions of retail savers.

The move, which took effect in early September 2026, comes nearly a year after the Financial Conduct Authority lifted its ban on retail crypto ETNs and roughly eleven months after the firm first signalled plans to enter the market.

For Hargreaves Lansdown, the launch marks a significant step beyond its traditional funds, shares and pensions business into digital-asset exposure delivered through regulated stock-exchange instruments.

How the Crypto ETN Offering Works Unlike buying cryptocurrency directly, investors on the platform hold listed instruments that track the price of bitcoin or ether without needing a crypto wallet or private keys.