Fidelity

Mining

Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab Funds Have Been Loading Up on Crypto Mining Stocks

Stock of three major cryptocurrency mining firms are appearing in Fidelity, Vanguard and Charles Schwab mutual funds.

Business  ·  5 October 2020
Robinhood

Robinhood Taps Former Fidellity, Wells Fargo Execs as Compliance Heads

Robinhood announced on Thursday it hired Norm Ashkenas and Kelly Zigatis as chief compliance officers of its Financial and Securities teams.

News  ·  28 August 2020
CoinFlash

Fidelity’s Chief Strategist Starts Bitcoin Index Fund

The fund is the latest example of Wall Street veterans cozying up to bitcoin in their rhetoric and capital allocations.

News  ·  26 August 2020
Crypto Custody

Fidelity Digital Assets to Custody Bitcoin in Kingdom Trust Retirement Accounts

Kingdom Trust CEO Ryan Radloff hopes the partnership with Fidelity will nudge the investment giant closer to serving retail crypto investors.

Business  ·  14 July 2020
Exchanges

Fidelity Taps ErisX Exchange to Boost Crypto Trading Liquidity

Fidelity Digital Asset has signed onto ErisX's clearinghouse, giving its customers access to the exchange's order book in a bid to boost liquidity.

News  ·  9 April 2020
Funding Rounds

Coinbase, Fidelity and More Back Coin Metrics in $6M Series A Funding Round

The cryptocurrency data provider will use the new funding to expand its team and improve product offerings.

Business  ·  26 March 2020
Exchanges

Fidelity International Invests $14M in Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Operator

Fidelity International, a spin-off of the U.S. financial services giant Fidelity Investments, has invested $14 million in Hong Kong-based BC Group, which operates crypto exchange OSL.

Business  ·  21 February 2020
Fireblocks

Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks in Talks With Potential Wall Street Clients Following EY Accreditation

Enterprise-focused crypto transaction platform Fireblocks has passed an EY data security audit. Now it can seek clients in traditional finance.

Business  ·  19 December 2019
Fidelity

Fidelity Digital Assets Gets NY Trust Charter to Custody Bitcoin for Institutions

The New York Department of Financial Services has granted Fidelity Digital Assets Services (FDAS) a charter to operate as a limited liability trust company to custody digital currencies and execute crypto trading.

Business  ·  19 November 2019
Funding Rounds

Tencent, Fidelity Back $20 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Everledger

Blockchain provenance startup Everledger has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by internet giant Tencent.

Business  ·  24 September 2019
Crypto Donations

Fidelity’s Charity Arm Has Received Over $100 Million in Crypto Donations

Fidelity Charitable reported receiving more than $106 million in crypto donations since accepting bitcoin in 2015.

Markets  ·  19 August 2019
News

Fidelity Digital Assets Is Hiring 10 More Blockchain and Trading Experts

The crypto-focused branch of the major asset manager is looking to grow its team with the addition of 10 new roles across blockchain and trading.

Business  ·  11 July 2019
News

Report: Fidelity to Roll Out Crypto Trading ‘Within a Few Weeks’

Fidelity is launching cryptocurrency trading service for institutional customers “within a few weeks," according to Bloomberg source.

Markets  ·  6 May 2019
Hires

Fidelity Hires Barclays’ Former Head of Digital Assets

Financial services giant Fidelity hired Chris Tyrer, former head of Barclays' digital assets project.

Business  ·  4 May 2019
Coinbase

Fidelity Poaches Coinbase Institutional Sales Head Christine Sandler

Coinbase's director of institutional sales, Christine Sandler, has left the crypto exchange for Fidelity Investments, sources said.

Markets  ·  29 March 2019