Fidelity Digital Assets

Fidelity Digital Assets to Increase Headcount by 70%: Report

The staff will be used to develop new products and expand into crypto other than bitcoin.

News  ·  12 July 2021

Fidelity Digital Assets’ Research Director Leaves to Join Castle Island Ventures

Before Fidelity, Mrinalini Bhutoria served as senior research analyst at Circle and spent three years at Credit Suisse.

People  ·  30 April 2021
Banking

Fidelity Now Extends Bitcoin-Backed Loans Through Silvergate

The custodian began offering cash loans collateralized by bitcoin last December but is now adding Silvergate customers to the mix.

Business  ·  29 March 2021
Fidelity Digital Assets

Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin Collateral on Cash Loans for Institutions

Fidelity Digital Assets is reportedly partnering with crypto lender BlockFi for the new business angle.

News  ·  9 December 2020
Bitcoin volatility

Bitcoin a ‘Potential Store of Value’ That’s Very Volatile: Fidelity Digital Assets Head

Many investors aspire to hold bitcoin as a store of value, but right now the cryptocurrency is very volatile, said the head of Fidelity Digital Assets.

News  ·  3 December 2020
Bitcoin

Fidelity’s Crypto Arm Responds to 6 Common Bitcoin Criticisms

Fidelity Digital Assets has responded to some of bitcoin's most frequent criticisms citing heightened interest in the cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  16 November 2020
Hiring

Fidelity Digital Assets Is Hiring More Crypto Engineers

Fidelity said it wants to improve bitcoin custody and executive services and build products to "support the ecosystem."

News  ·  5 November 2020
Custody Services

Fidelity Digital Assets Expands Crypto Custody Service to Asia

The cryptocurrency-focused arm of financial services giant Fidelity Investments is expanding its custody service through Singapore-based Stack Funds.

Business  ·  29 October 2020
CoinFlash

Fidelity Report Says Bitcoin’s Market Cap is ‘Drop in the Bucket’ of Potential

"In a world where benchmark interest rates globally are near, at, or below zero, the opportunity cost of not allocating to bitcoin is higher," the report said.

Markets  ·  13 October 2020
FATF

Group Backed by ING Bank, Fidelity and Standard Chartered Releases Crypto AML Tools

The Travel Rule Protocol working group has published the first version of its TRP API.

Business  ·  8 October 2020
BitGo

In Banking First, ING Develops FATF-Friendly Protocol for Tracking Crypto Transfers

ING Bank, Standard Chartered and others have developed a protocol to handle a new rule for crypto exchanges and firms dealing in digital assets.

Business  ·  23 June 2020
Derivatives

Number of Institutions Buying Crypto Futures Doubled in 2020: Fidelity Report

More than 85 U.S. institutions bought crypto futures last year, more than double the number touching the space in 2018, according to a new survey by Fidelity.

News  ·  9 June 2020
NYDFS

Fidelity Exec Predicts Crypto Custodians Will White-Label Their Services

Fidelity Digital Assets envisions a future where custodians work behind the scenes to store cryptocurrency for other firms’ clients, an exec said.

Business  ·  19 December 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
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