The American financial services corporation – Fidelity Investments – urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. According to the company, the regulator should allow the initiative as investors’ demand for digital assets has significantly increased recently. Looking for The SEC’s Approval According to a recent filing, the multinational investment management giant – Fidelity Investments – pressured the U.S. Securities...
Read More »Fidelity Director: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Is Slightly Overplayed
El Salvador made history earlier this week when it became the first country to officially accept Bitcoin as a legal tender. While the community rejoiced about the significance of the news, Fidelity’s Director of Global Macro – Jurrien Timmer – said the move had been overplayed. BTC Adoption in El Salvador is Overplayed Three months after the surprising announcement that the country will adopt Bitcoin, El Salvador officially went into the history books on September 7th as it...
Read More »Fidelity Purchases More Than 7% Stake in One of North America’s Biggest BTC Mining Firms
Fidelity Investments Inc. is now a major stakeholder in Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the biggest bitcoin mining firms in North America. Fidelity Investments Buys More Than 7% of Marathon At the time of writing, Fidelity has purchased a 7.4 percent stake in the crypto mining enterprise, thereby boosting the institutional presence that has grown so prevalent in the crypto world over the past few months. Since the end of last year, many institutional figures from...
Read More »70% of Institutional Investors Plan to Buy Cryptocurrencies in The Future: Fidelity
According to a recent survey, 7 out of 10 institutional investors asserted that they expect to purchase digital assets sometime in the future. What’s more, over half of the participants revealed they already have invested in cryptocurrencies. Institutional Investors Love Virtual Currencies A survey conducted by the financial services provider – Fidelity Digital Assets – found out that more than 50% of global institutional investors had already allocated some of their wealth...
Read More »NYDIG Is Making It Possible for American Banks to Offer Crypto
Hundreds of banks throughout the United States are about to offer bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to their customers thanks to their new partnerships with NYDIG. NYDIG Is Paving the Way for “Crypto Banks” NYDIG is stationed in New York and is a cryptocurrency custody firm. It is also a division of Stone Ridge, an institutional office that made headlines late last year after it invested more than $100 million into bitcoin. The firm has now partnered with Fidelity National...
Read More »Bitcoin is at Tipping Point, Says Fidelity Digital Assets’ Head
A few months after questioning bitcoin’s store of value status, Tom Jessop, the head of Fidelity Digital Assets, stated that BTC and the entire industry are at a “tipping point” in terms of maturation and global adoption. He breached the COVID-19 pandemic and the “ultralow” interest rates as the most significant reasons behind crypto’s rise. Tipping Point for Bitcoin Adoption Fidelity Investments has been among the most receptive institutions when it comes down to the...
Read More »Fidelity Investments Plans to Enter the Bitcoin ETF Arena
With so many companies getting involved in the bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) game as of late, it makes sense that a large financial firm such as Fidelity Investments would throw its wrench into the pot. Fidelity Is Looking to Establish a Bitcoin ETF Fidelity was one of the first financial brokers to offer digital currency trading and storage services to its clients in 2018. Now, it’s cementing its status even further as the ultimate crypto haven by preparing...
Read More »Fidelity International Increases Stake In A Hong Kong Cryptocurrency Exchange Operator
Less than a year after acquiring a substantial portion in the Hong Kong-based crypto-focused firm BC Technology Group, Fidelity International has upped its stake. The investment subsidiary of the Boston-based mutual fund giant has allocated nearly $7 million more for a total stake of 6.29%.Fidelity Doubles-Down On Investing In A Crypto FirmBloomberg reported in February last year that Fidelity International had acquired a $14.2 million stake in BC Technology Group Ltd. – the operator of one...
Read More »Fidelity’s Crypto Subsidiary Targets Asian Investors To Buy Bitcoin
Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS) has partnered with Stack Funds to enable Asian investors to purchase and store cryptocurrency assets more freely and securely. Based in Singapore, Stack Funds is a regulated fund manager focusing on Bitcoin and other digital assets. According to the Bloomberg report, Stack Funds will make Fidelity’s secure custody services available to its clients, primarily based in Asia. The company outlined that the Asian market has been continuously...
Read More »Fidelity Explains How Bitcoin Could Grow Into a Trillion-Dollar Market
In times of pandemic, uncertainty, and risk, exposure to new of investments is more a necessity rather than a recommendation. According to Fidelity, one of the largest brokers in the U.S., Bitcoin is an excellent investment for those considering to exit banks and enter the markets.In October 2020, Fidelity Digital Assets, a branch of Fidelity focused on the crypto markets, released a report named “Bitcoin Investment Thesis: Bitcoin’s Role As An Alternative Investment.” In it, they analyze...
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