The forthcoming MiCA regulation aims to introduce a uniform set of rules and guidelines for crypto assets that currently operate outside the scope of traditional financial regulations. Fidelity Investments, one of the leading asset management companies in the United States, plans to establish its presence in Europe through its crypto subsidiary Fidelity Digital Assets. The unit, launched in November 2018 to offer Wall Street investors the opportunity to buy and sell cryptocurrencies such...
Read More »Schweizer Börse: Physisch besicherter Bitcoin-ETP von Iconic Funds ist jetzt auch auf SIX gelistet
Physisch besicherter Bitcoin-ETP von Iconic Funds ist jetzt auch auf SIX gelistet Das physisch besicherte Bitcoin-ETP von Iconic Funds (ISIN: DE000A3GK2N1; Ticker: XBTI) ist seit dem 28. Mai 2021 an der Schweizer Börse gelistet und in den Handel aufgenommen. Das ETP mit einer Gesamtkostenquote von 0,95 Prozent ist derzeit die wohl kostengünstigste Möglichkeit für Investoren, ein Engagement in Bitcoin einzugehen. Es wird von der Iconic...
Read More »Crypto Asset Manager Grayscale Set Record with $600 Million in Investments in 2019
The last year of 2019 proved magical for the venture capital firm and crypto-asset manager Grayscale Investments. Recently, the company released its “2019 Digital Asset Investment Report” registering a record-breaking $600 million investment in a single year.The record-breaking yearly performance was the result of a record-breaking Q4 2019. In the last quarter of 2019, Grayscale garnered $225 million in different investment products, clearly hinting at a larger market trend.Besides, the...
Read More »Fidelity Digital Assets to Offer Custodial Solutions to Nickel Digital Asset Management
Fidelity Digital Assets, the cryptocurrency arm of financial giant Fidelity Investments, is making a foray in the European market. As per the latest development, Fidelity will offer custodial solutions for Bitcoin to European-based Nickel Digital Asset Management.Currently, Nickel Asset Management has launched its another cryptocurrency offering. This is the Nickel Digital Gold Institutional Fund allowing institutional players to leverage opportunities in the crypto space.Just last month,...
Read More »Fidelity Is to Offer Cryptocurrency Custody to EU Customers
An office representing the Fidelity Investments firm (based in the U.S.) has opened its doors to the Europeans. On December 16, the U.K. based entity started giving hedge funds, family offices, and fund managers across the EU a possibility to buy or sell digital assets.In an interview for FNL, Michael O’Reilly, COO at Fidelity Digital Assets, have said that the company won’t even have to pass through additional law procedures:“We’ll make sure that we’re compliant with any UK or any other...
Read More »Open Interest in Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Hits Record Highs of $7.02 Million
In what has been seen by many in the crypto space as a win, the open interest of the Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has reached new all-time highs. Sources indicate that this occurred yesterday and that this shows fresh inflows from new entrants into the Bitcoin marketplace. Twitter’s BakktBot has further put the open interest at $7.02 million which shows strong trading activity on the Intercontinental Exchange-managed platform and also greater liquidity within the Bitcoin futures market in...
Read More »Fidelity Digital Assets Plans to Offer Ethereum Support in 2020
Fidelity Digital Assets, the digital currency arm of financial giant Fidelity Investments, plans to add support for Ether token next year in 2020. Tom Jessop, the president of Fidelity Digital Assets, made the announcement during an interview with The Block last Saturday, December 13.Jessop added that the final decision of Fidelity Digital Assets depends only upon evaluating the market demand for ETH support. Launched earlier this year, Fidelity Digital Assets specializes in offering...
Read More »Merged TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab Could Balance Fidelity’s Crypto Domination
There are rumors that the bank and stock brokerage company The Charles Schwab Corp. is negotiating a purchase of online broker TD Ameritrade. The two companies are the largest publicly-traded discount brokers in the United States but it is interesting to see what would this merger mean for the cryptocurrency trading.But, let’s start from the beginning. Nebraskan TD Ameritrade has been crypto-friendly for a longer time now – meaning, its clients had the possibility to trade Bitcoin futures...
Read More »Fidelity Digital Assets Is to Onboard Its First Exchange Platform This Year
Fidelity Digital Assets (FDAS), the cryptocurrency division of the Boston-based mutual fund giant, is set to onboard its very fist exchange, before the end of 2019. The FDAS which recently launched a few months ago is currently waxing strong and pushing Fidelity’s position in the broader financial market with both cryptocurrency and traditional sections.Speaking to CoinDesk, Fidelity’s President Tom Jessop has said that the company’s main targets are over-the-counter (OTC) platforms as...
Read More »Galaxy Digital Partners With Bakkt and Fidelity in Creating “Elderly” Bitcoin Funds
Galaxy Digital Holding Ltd. started two new Bitcoin funds special because, well, they’re meant to be for a specific demographic profile of investors.Mike Novogratz (54) decided to use the fact that there is plenty of wealthy Americans aged 50-80 and, until now, they were pretty much into more traditional types of investing such as stocks or pension funds. Cryptocurrencies surely weren’t one of the ways they thought they could increase their wealth. However, Novogratz thinks there might be a...
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