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Grayscale vs. SEC, Fidelity's Bitcoin ETF, Investments in Metaverse, NFTs + More News
1.12.2021
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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Fix Infra Bill, TIME Holds Ethereum + More News
18.11.2021
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All-time highs next? Bitcoin holds $62K as the Dollar index tumbles to 3-week lows
19.10.2021
The U.S. dollar index reached its lowest levels in three weeks on Tuesday, triggering the Rising Wedge pattern
Fidelity Investments Engages With Regulators to Bring Crypto Assets Mainstream
8.8.2021
The president of Fidelity Digital Assets, the crypto arm of Fidelity Investments, says that crypto is “its own unique asset class.” He revealed, “We and others are very engaged with regulators … to bring this asset class into the mainstream.” Fidelity Sees Long-Term...
Fidelity Investments Purchases 7.4% Stake in Bitcoin Mining Firm Marathon
5.8.2021
Marathon Digital Holdings has published the company’s bitcoin production and mining operation updates for the month of July and bitcoin production increased 66% month-over-month. Furthermore, the financial services giant Fidelity Investments purchased a 7.4% stake in Marathon in July...
Fidelity purchases 7.4% stake in Marathon Digital Holdings for $20M
5.8.2021
The shares have been spread across four of Fidelity’s index-based funds
Fidelity’s Crypto Branch to Increase Staff by 70%, President Sees ‘More Interest in Ether’
13.7.2021
According to Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets, the company is planning to increase staff by 70% because demand for cryptocurrencies continues to keep the firm busy. Fidelity Digital Assets, the subsidiary of the wealth management firm Fidelity Investments Inc., has also seen...
Fidelity Executive Believes Bitcoin’s Price ‘Bottom Is in’ After Last Month’s Market Carnage
15.6.2021
On Monday, Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity and co-manager of the Fidelity Global Strategies Fund, told his 56,000 Twitter followers his perspective on the current bitcoin prices. “In my view, it looks like the bottom is in,” the Fidelity executive explained, sharing...
Fidelity Investments Launches Crypto Analytics Platform Sherlock for Institutional Investors
3.5.2021
The American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts, Fidelity Investments has announced the introduction of a new comprehensive data and deep analytics solution for digital assets. The new product is called Sherlock and it’s meant for institutional clients...
Fidelity Says Bitcoin Adoption Will Keep Accelerating — ‘We’ve Reached a Tipping Point’
9.4.2021
Fidelity’s head of digital assets says that bitcoin adoption will continue “at an accelerated pace,” noting that “we’ve reached a tipping point.” He explained that investors are increasingly drawn to bitcoin “Particularly, in an environment where...
Fidelity Applies to Launch Bitcoin ETF Amid Accelerating Institutional Demand for BTC
25.3.2021
Fidelity has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF will track the price of bitcoin as measured by the performance of the Fidelity Bitcoin Index. Fidelity Seeks SEC’s Approval Launch a Bitcoin ETF FD Funds...
American Express’ Venture Arm Invests in a Cryptocurrency Trading Platform
19.12.2020
American Express says its venture arm, Amex Ventures has invested in Falconx the cryptocurrency trading platform that focuses on serving institutional trading clients. Amex’s investment, which was announced during a record-breaking week for bitcoin, underscores the credit card issuer’s...
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin as Collateral for Cash Loans
10.12.2020
Fidelity Digital says it will allow institutional customers to pledge bitcoin as collateral against cash loans in partnership with Blockfi. The firm’s decision helps bitcoin investors turn their digital holdings into cash without selling. Fidelity’s targeted clients include hedge funds...
Standard Chartered to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors Next Year
10.12.2020
SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, will launch a crypto custody service targeting institutional investors in London next year. According to a Dec. 9 press statement, the British bank is partnering with U.S. wealth and asset management firm Northern Trust for...
Volatile Bitcoin Not a True Store of Value Just Yet, Says Fidelity Digital Assets Head
5.12.2020
Fidelity Digital Assets president Tom Jessop says that bitcoin is not a true store of value just yet because the digital asset is still too volatile, Reuters reported. However, investors are optimistic bitcoin will attain this status. “We use the word ‘potential store of value’...
Fidelity Investments’ Digital Asset Custody Services Arm Expands to Asia
30.10.2020
Fidelity Digital Asset Services has revealed the company is expanding into Asia and plans to help high-net-worth investors and family offices in the region with custodial crypto products. Fidelity is working with the Singaporean startup Stack Funds, a fully-insured custody operation servicing...
New SEC Filing Shows Fidelity Preparing to Launch Bitcoin Fund
27.8.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a new filing for a bitcoin fund, submitted by Fidelity Investments’ head of strategy and planning. Bitcoin Index Fund Filed With SEC The SEC published Wednesday a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities (Form D) filing for a...
Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%
18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 10, 2020
10.6.2020
As Chinese students prepare for bitcoin questions on their university entrance exams, some analysts say BTC is near the start of a multi-month bull run
Number of Institutions Buying Crypto Futures Doubled in 2020: Fidelity Report
9.6.2020
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