• Fidelity Digital Assets addresses Bitcoin’s critics
    Bitcoin,  Commentary,  Education

    Fidelity Digital Assets addresses Bitcoin’s critics

    With Bitcoin’s price soaring along with mainstream interest from hedge fund legends and PayPal alike, FDA Research Director Ria Bhutoria takes on six main criticisms of the first cryptocurrency

    In a Nov. 13 blog post, Bhutoria said that while the conversation is not new, the rapidly growing interest in the main cryptocurrency by mainstream investors and retail-focused payment processors alike, it’s time for an update.

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    Bitcoin

    Bitcoin an ‘aspirational store of value,’ says Fidelity Digital Assets

    A new report says the coronavirus pandemic could make BTC more appealing in the short-term—and long-term, millennials are much more likely to pick crypto over gold

    Fidelity Digital Assets' director of research, Ria Bhutoria, said many investors believe that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency has the properties of a store of value—but this is yet to be widely accepted.

  • Galaxy Digital Bakkt join forces
    Bitcoin

    Galaxy Digital, Bakkt woo big investors

    The partnership will provide a one-stop solution for institutional investors and asset managers looking for a safe way to buy, trade, and store bitcoin

    The two New York-based firms will collaborate to offer clients looking to invest in physical bitcoin “the same caliber of market knowledge and trade execution expertise in BTC as they would expect from any established traditional finance desk,” said Tim Plakas, head of sales at Galaxy Digital Trading,

  • Digital assets appeal to 80%
    Cryptocurrencies,  Uncategorized

    Digital assets appeal to 80% of institutional investors, poll reveals

    Hedge funds, financial advisors, and high net worth investors said they appreciate that digital assets are uncorrelated to other asset classes and have high potential upside

    Some four-fifths of institutional investors polled recently by Fidelity Digital Assets said they found the asset class appealing, and more than 60% of them have made a direct purchase. But roadblocks remain.