Laurent Kssis

Blockchain & cryptocurrencies

ETFs & ETPs

Governance

Sales marketing and labelling

Strategic advisory

Structured products

Laurent Kssis

Laurent Kssis is a prominent figure in the European ETF and crypto ETP landscape, with 20 years of extensive experience.
As the founder of CEC Capital in London since 2013, he specializes in guiding issuers through the process of listing innovative crypto-related vehicles on European stock exchanges. Notably, he facilitated the successful listing of numerous ETPs, including Virtune’s 4 innovative crypto ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm in 2023.
Mr. Kssis served as the Head of Europe, MD at Hashdex, Brazil’s largest crypto issuer, where he led the launch of the Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe ETP. Prior roles include Managing Director at Swiss-based 21Shares and CEO of XBT Provider AB, where he listed some of the earliest crypto ETPs. Kssis also served as a board member of Vinter AB, a Swedish-based crypto index manufacturer, for 3 years.
With a track record of over 30 admitted crypto ETPs on 6 European-regulated stock exchanges, Kssis has been instrumental in fostering growth and innovation within the industry.

Industry Experience

Education

Areas of Expertise

Keywords

Industry Experience

CEC Capital

2012 - Present

Crypto ETP Specialist: Strategic & Lead Manager in ETF/ ETP, Digital Asset, Exec/non-exec board member, Strategic Advisor.

Issuance.Swiss AG

2023 - Present

Virtune

2023 - Present

21Shares/Amun AG

2019 - 2021

Vinter/Avernio AB

2019 - 2022

XBT Provider AB / CoinShares

2017 - 2019

CoinShares

2018 - 2019

XBT Provider AB (CoinShares)

2017 - 2019

Coinsiliumt

2015 - 2017

Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund Plc

2015

Bitcoin ETF Concept

2014 - 2015

Hashdex

2021 - 2022

Head of Europe

LDBS Frays Academy Trust

2017 - 2020

Member of the Audit Committee

FT Board Director Programme

2015

Non-Executive Director

Bluefin Trading LLC

2012 - 2013

Partner

LaBranche & Co

2008 - 2011

Head of ETF Market

Societe Générale

2006 - 2008

Head of ETF Trading & co-head of Portfolio Trading

HypoVereinsbank / UniCredit

2004 - 2006

Head of Portfolio Trading ETF

Lexit LLP/ Neonet SEC

2003 - 2004

MD - Electronic trading / US equity trading

Lehman Brothers

1999 - 2003

Head of Portfolio Trading & Advisory

State Street

1997 - 1999

FX Transition Management - Global Link

S&P Global Ratings

1995 - 1997

DACH Head - Office Manager

VNU Disclosure Inc

1991 - 1995

Director - Head of European Sales

Education

FT Board Director Programme/ Madison

2015

Master’s Degree, Non-Executive Director Diploma

City, University of London/

1988 - 1991

Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics

Areas of Expertise

Crypto/Blockchain (ETPs)

Bitcoin, Ether, crypto currency ETPs/ETFs listing, blockchain, tokenization,

Structured products, derivatives, strategies, leveraged/reverse ETFs

Jurisdiction-agnostic: Euronext, BX Swiss, Boerse Stuttgart, Xetra, Tradegate, AQUIS (London), Nasdaq Stockholm, Nasdaq Nordic, Vienna Israel and Dubai.

Innovation: Gold/Bitcoin, baskets, wrappers, short strategies, statistical arbitrage, cash and carry, liquidity provision

Market-marking, Authorized Participant (AP) agreements, brokerage, planning & analysis

Sales & marketing, labeling, coaching & training, public relations, press releases, media

Regulatory admission, special purpose vehicles (SPV), prospectus, filings, issuance

Advisory

CEO, chairman, board of directors, exec/non-exec director, interim management

Investor relations, general meetings

Corporate strategy, administration, strategic planning

Governance, compliance, audit committee, audit, internal controls

Expert Keywords

21Shares
administration
Algorand
AQUIS in London
asset management
audit
Audit Committee
authorized participant (AP) agreements
balance sheet management
Bitcoin
BMR indices
Board member
board of directors
Boerse Stuttgart
broker-dealers
brokerage
BX Swiss
capital markets
capital raising
Cardano
CEC Capital
Chief Executive Officer
coaching & training
Coinsilium
compliance
corporate governance
corporate strategy
DB’s Xetra (CCP)
derivatives
Dubai exchange
Ethereum
Euronext Paris/Amsterdam
exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
exchange-traded products (ETPs)
filings
fund raising
general meetings
Global Advisors / Coinshares
GOLD
Hashdex
hiring
institutionals
interim management
internal controls
investor relations
Israel exchange
issuance
Issuance.Swiss
Lionsgold
listing
listing requirements
Litecoin
market-marking agreement
media strategy
Nasdaq Nordic
Nasdaq Stockholm
non-executive director
planning
Polkadot
press releases
prospectus
public relations
relationships
risk reporting
sales & marketing
Solana
stock exchanges
strategic decision
Tallymoney
TRAC
Tradegate
Virtune
white labeling
Wiener Boerse (Vienna Stock Exchange)
XBT Provider
XRP

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Laurent Kssis

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Industry Experience

CEC Capital

2012 - Present

Hashdex

2021 - 2022

LDBS Frays Academy Trust

2017 - 2020

FT Board Director Programme

2015

Bluefin Trading LLC

2012 - 2013

LaBranche & Co

2008 - 2011

Societe Générale

2006 - 2008

HypoVereinsbank / UniCredit

2004 - 2006

Lexit LLP/ Neonet SEC

2003 - 2004

Lehman Brothers

1999 - 2003

State Street

1997 - 1999

S&P Global Ratings

1995 - 1997

VNU Disclosure Inc

1991 - 1995

Education

FT Board Director Programme/ Madison

2015

City, University of London/

1988 - 1991

Areas of Expertise

Crypto/Blockchain (ETPs)

Advisory

Expert Keywords

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