Fidelity

News

Fidelity Says Its Crypto Trading and Storage Platform Is in ‘Final Testing’

Fidelity Digital Asset Services is in its "final testing" phase, the company said in a blog post Thursday.

Markets  ·  1 February 2019
Custody

Fidelity May Formally Launch Its Crypto Custody Service in March

The storage component of Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS) is already live, with some assets under management.

Business  ·  29 January 2019
Banking

Fidelity’s Man: Can Tom Jessop Bridge Crypto and Wall Street for Good?

CoinDesk profiles Fidelity's Tom Jessop, who is leading the firm's effort to link the worlds of digital assets and Wall Street.

Business  ·  31 December 2018
News

Fidelity Looking to Expand Digital Asset Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ether

Fidelity Investments is looking to expand its institutional crypto asset platform to include trading services for the top five to seven cryptocurrencies by market cap.

Markets  ·  29 November 2018
Startups

Fidelity’s Blockchain R&D Lead Just Went Full Crypto

Fidelity Investments' blockchain R&D lead is leaving to join blockchain startup Bloq as its first-ever chief operating officer.

Business  ·  23 October 2018
Markets

Fidelity Is Launching a Crypto Trading Platform

Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest financial services providers, is launching a crypto trading and storage platform.

Markets  ·  15 October 2018
News

Fidelity Charitable Raises $22 Million in Bitcoin in 2017

Editor’s Note: This story has been removed due to inaccurate information and sourcing. 

Business  ·  18 December 2017
Exchanges

Fidelity Brings Bitcoin Tracking to Traditional Investor Portfolios

Fidelity Labs is partnering with Coinbase to enable its customers to track their bitcoin holdings alongside traditional investments.

Markets  ·  9 August 2017
Bitcoin

Fidelity Charitable Has Raised $9 Million in Bitcoin So Far in 2017

Fidelity Charitable has announced it has raised nearly $9m in bitcoin in 2017, a figure that already surpasses last year's total.

Business  ·  29 June 2017
ICOs

Consensus 2017 Recap: The Biggest Main Stage Moments

A roundup of the major events that took place on the Consensus 2017 main stage earlier this week.

Business  ·  27 May 2017
Markets

Fidelity CEO Talks ‘Love’ For Bitcoin, Why Blockchain Will ‘Change’ Markets

At Consensus 2017, Abigail Johnson, chair and CEO of Fidelity Investments, went public with her enthusiasm for blockchain technology and its future.

Business  ·  23 May 2017
News

Fidelity Joins IC3 Blockchain Research Initiative

Fidelity Investments has moved to back a prominent research effort centered on cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Markets  ·  10 April 2017
News

Financial Giant Fidelity Seeks Patent for Blockchain Voting System

Fidelity Investments has applied to patent a method by which a blockchain could be used for authenticating voters and processing fair elections.

Markets  ·  17 February 2017
News

Fidelity’s Charity Arm Raised $7 Million in Bitcoin Donations in 2016

Fidelity Charitable, the public charity arm of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, raised $7m in bitcoin donations last year.

Business  ·  2 February 2017
Coinbase

Fidelity Charitable: Investors Want to Use Bitcoin to Do Good

Fidelity Charitable senior vice president Matt Nash discusses his organization's decision to accept bitcoin donations.

Business  ·  3 December 2015