Coinshares Announces First Half 2026 Results
| Period Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||
| Revenue | $ 51,438 | $ 79,950 | $ (28,512) | (35.7%) | ||||
| Loss on digital assets and digital asset ETPs | (1,877,339) | (179,106) | (1,698,233) | 948.2% | ||||
| Gain on certificate liabilities | 1,754,778 | 86,169 | 1,668,609 | 1936.4% | ||||
| Other operating gains | 109,430 | 115,403 | (5,973) | (5.2%) | ||||
| Total | $ 38,307 | $ 102,416 | $ (64,109) | (62.6%) |
The significant gross movements in losses on digital assets and gains on certificate liabilities primarily reflect the accounting presentation of assets held to hedge the Group's certificate liabilities and should be considered together when evaluating their economic effect.
Available Capital Position:
| Period Ended June 30, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
| Percent Change | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 47,068 | $ 64,243 | $ (17,175) | (26.7%) | |||
| Digital assets - held for operations | 2,515,483 | 3,974,713 | (1,459,230) | (36.7%) | |||
| Digital assets - held as treasury | 26,687 | 33,354 | (6,667) | (20.0%) | |||
| Digital asset exchange traded products | 640,116 | 1,145,428 | (505,312) | (44.1%) | |||
| Digital asset receivables, net | 238,969 | 108,517 | 130,452 | 120.2% | |||
| Total assets | 3,468,323 | 5,326,255 | (1,857,932) | (34.9%) | |||
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| XBT Certificate Liabilities | (1,358,004) | (2,465,007) | 1,107,003 | (44.9%) | |||
| XBT CS Physical Certificate Liabilities | (1,326) | (1,279) | (47) | - | |||
| CS Physical Certificate Liabilities | (1,406,792) | (2,041,154) | 634,362 | (31.1%) | |||
| Digital asset payables | (114,764) | (168,374) | 53,610 | (31.8%) | |||
| Amounts due to brokers | (173,582) | (169,086) | (4,496) | 2.7% | |||
| Total liabilities | (3,054,468) | (4,844,900) | 1,790,432 | (37.0%) | |||
| Net | 413,855 | 481,355 | (67,500) | (14.0%) | |||
| of which: accrued fee | 284,594 | 280,020 | 4,574 | 1.6% |
Within the Group's Available Capital Position is the cumulative unrealized impact of the XBT Pricing Differential, which amounted to $10.2 million as of June 30, 2026, compared with $26.9 million as of December 31, 2025.
XBT accrued fees represent earned but unrealized management fees within the CoinShares XBT Provider platform. While held in digital assets, these balances are economically linked to fiat-denominated fee accruals and are not exposed to digital asset price volatility. The Group elects to realize these balances upon investor redemption of the underlying notes rather than as they are earned and therefore includes them within Available Capital.
Segment EBITDA:
Segment EBITDA is the measure used by the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker to assess segment performance and allocate resources. It comprises revenue and gains attributable to the Group's operating segments less directly attributable and administrative operating costs and excludes certain items including share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, interest income and expense, gains or losses on treasury digital assets, fair-value gains or losses on investments, impairment of equity-method investments and the XBT Pricing Differential.
Management believes Segment EBITDA provides useful supplemental information regarding the operating performance of the Group's business segments. Segment EBITDA should be considered together with, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
A reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to the applicable U.S. GAAP measure is included in the Company's MD&A for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
H1 2026 Operating Segments
| Asset Management | Capital Markets | Unallocated ( 1) | Total | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 40,002 | $ | 11,436 | $ | - | $ | 51,438 | ||||||||
| Gains/(losses) from operations | ||||||||||||||||
| (Loss)/gain on digital assets and digital asset ETPs | (1,864,208) | (15,751) | 2,620 | (1,877,339) | ||||||||||||
| Gain/(loss) on certificate liabilities | 1,754,778 | 18,690 | (18,690) | 1,754,778 | ||||||||||||
| Other operating gains/(losses) | 109,430 | 486 | (486) | 109,430 | ||||||||||||
| Total gains/(losses) from operations | - | 3,425 | (16,556) | (13,131) | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues, gains/(losses) from operations (2) | $ | 40,002 | $ | 14,861 | $ | (16,556) | $ | 38,307 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) | (5,043) | (2,663) | - | (7,706) | ||||||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | (3,599) | (2,459) | (1,879) | (7,937) | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | (943) | (872) | (5,790) | (7,605) | ||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | (1,413) | - | (1,922) | (3,335) | ||||||||||||
| Technology expense | (419) | (574) | (1,552) | (2,545) | ||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | - | 231 | - | 231 | ||||||||||||
| Other general and administrative expenses | (1,068) | (1,389) | (1,871) | (4,328) | ||||||||||||
| XBT/ETP Pricing differential (4) | - | - | 16,556 | 16,556 | ||||||||||||
| Segment EBITDA | $ | 27,517 | $ | 7,135 | $ | (13,014) | $ | 21,638 | ||||||||
| Share based compensation | - | - | (6,089) | (6,089) | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (1,259) | (452) | (453) | (2,164) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | 293 | 293 | 292 | 878 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,696) | (1,696) | (1,697) | (5,089) | ||||||||||||
| Loss on treasury digital assets | - | - | (15,398) | (15,398) | ||||||||||||
| Fair value loss on investments | - | - | 1,099 | 1,099 | ||||||||||||
| Exceptional expenses ( 5 ) | (758) | (564) | (619) | (1,941) | ||||||||||||
| XBT/ETP Pricing differential (4) | - | - | (16,556) | (16,556) | ||||||||||||
| Income/(loss) before income taxes | $ | 24,097 | $ | 4,716 | $ | (52,435) | $ | (23,622) | ||||||||
(1) Unallocated represents other business activities and unallocated corporate expenses managed at the Group level. Accordingly, these expenses are not allocated to the Group's segments.
(2) The revenue segment measure that is provided to the CODM is the total of revenue and gains/(losses) from operations.
(3) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM.
(4) Represents the impact of valuation differences between certain financial instruments and their underlying digital asset exposures. XBT certificates and certain third-party ETPs are measured using observable market prices, which may trade at a discount or premium to the value of the underlying digital assets held for hedging. These differences result in unrealized gains or losses that are driven by market spreads.
(5) Segment EBITDA excludes one-off transactions and other non-recurring items that are not considered indicative of the Group's ongoing operating performance.
H1 2025 Operating Segments
| Asset Management | Capital Markets | Unallocated ( 1) | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 59,613 | $ | 22,149 | $ | (1,812) | $ | 79,950 | |||||||||
| Gains/(losses) from operations | |||||||||||||||||
| (Loss)/gain on digital assets and digital asset ETPs | (201,572) | 21,771 | 695 | (179,106) | |||||||||||||
| Gain on certificate liabilities | 86,169 | (19,063) | 19,063 | 86,169 | |||||||||||||
| Other operating gains | 115,403 | 1,636 | (1,636) | 115,403 | |||||||||||||
| Total gains from operations | - | 4,344 | 18,122 | 22,466 | |||||||||||||
| Total revenues, gains/(losses) from operations (2) | $ | 59,613 | $ | 26,493 | $ | 16,310 | $ | 102,416 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) | (7,123) | (1,664) | - | (8,787) | |||||||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | (2,775) | (2,206) | (2,476) | (7,457) | |||||||||||||
| Professional fees | (842) | (610) | (1,239) | (2,691) | |||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | (1,044) | (10) | (1,171) | (2,225) | |||||||||||||
| Technology expense | (507) | (470) | (1,080) | (2,057) | |||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | - | 270 | - | 270 | |||||||||||||
| Other general and administrative expenses | (999) | (542) | (782) | (2,323) | |||||||||||||
| XBT/ETP Pricing differential (4) | - | - | (18,122) | (18,122) | |||||||||||||
| Segment EBITDA | $ | 46,323 | $ | 21,261 | $ | (8,560) | $ | 59,024 | |||||||||
| Share based compensation | - | - | 171 | 171 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (1,025) | (192) | (192) | (1,409) | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | 159 | 159 | 158 | 476 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (992) | (992) | (992) | (2,976) | |||||||||||||
| Gain on treasury digital assets | - | - | 5,538 | 5,538 | |||||||||||||
| Fair value gain on investments | - | - | (689) | (689) | |||||||||||||
| XBT/ETP Pricing differential (4) | - | - | 18,122 | 18,122 | |||||||||||||
| Income/(loss) before income taxes | $ | 44,465 | $ | 20,236 | $ | 13,556 | $ | 78,257 | |||||||||
| (1) | Unallocated represents other business activities below the quantitative thresholds when determining the entity's reportable segments and unallocated corporate expenses managed at the Group level. Accordingly, these expenses are not allocated to the Group's segments. |
| (2) | The revenue segment measure that is provided to the CODM is the total of revenue and gains/(losses) from operations. |
| (3) | The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. |
| (4) | Represents the impact of valuation differences between certain financial instruments and their underlying digital asset exposures. XBT certificates and certain third-party ETPs are measured using observable market prices, which may trade at a discount or premium to the value of the underlying digital assets held for hedging as outlined further in Note 6. These differences result in unrealized gains or losses that are driven by market spreads. |
Earnings Conference Call
Jean-Marie Mognetti, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Richard Nash, Interim Chief Financial Officer, will host a live conference call to discuss the results at 1:30 p.m. BST / 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, September 14, 2026. The presentation will be followed by a live question and answer session.
Investors and analysts can register for the call at . Questions may be submitted in advance of, or during, the call via the earnings portal.
A replay and transcript will be made available on the Investor Relations website following the call and will remain available for six months.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's business strategy, its capital allocation plans (including the proposed share repurchase program), the anticipated benefits of recent and prospective acquisitions and partnerships (including Bastion, Kiln and Railnet), the development of its active alternative strategies and on-chain asset management initiatives, the build-out of its European franchise, and the plans and objectives of management for future operations; and other statements identified by words such as“believes,”“may,” and“will”. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and other filings and submissions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. CoinShares does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by law.
About CoinShares
CoinShares is a leading global asset manager specialising in digital assets that delivers a broad range of financial services across investment management, trading and securities to a wide array of clients that includes corporations, financial institutions and individuals. Focusing on crypto since 2013, the firm is headquartered in Jersey, with offices in France, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US. CoinShares is regulated in Jersey by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, in France by the Autorité des marchés financiers, and in the US by the Securities and Exchange Commission, National Futures Association and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. CoinShares is publicly listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker CSHR.
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