{"id":68069,"date":"2022-10-22T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=68069"},"modified":"2022-10-22T09:01:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T09:01:15","slug":"fidelitys-crypto-platform-prepares-to-start-offering-ethereum-trading-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=68069","title":{"rendered":"Fidelity\u2019s Crypto Platform Prepares to Start Offering Ethereum Trading Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fidelity's Crypto Platform Prepares to Start Offering Ethereum Trading Next Week\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eth.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, has informed customers that it will start offering ethereum trading and custody services on Oct. 28. \u201cInvestors will be able to buy, sell, and transfer ether, accessing the same operational excellence, robust security, and dedicated client service model provided for bitcoin investments today,\u201d the firm said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Institutional Ethereum Capabilities Coming to Fidelity Digital Assets Platform<\/h2>\n<p>Fidelity Digital Assets has sent an email to customers announcing that it will be offering ethereum custody and trading services this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Ethereum Merge completed, many investors are looking at Ethereum through a new lens,\u201d Fidelity Digital Assets wrote. \u201cWherever you are in your exploration of Ethereum and ether, its native token and currently the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization, Fidelity Digital Assets has the capabilities to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The investment firm added, \u201cInstitutional Ethereum capabilities are coming to the Fidelity Digital Assets platform on October 28, 2022,\u201d elaborating:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Investors will be able to buy, sell, and transfer ether, accessing the same operational excellence, robust security, and dedicated client service model provided for bitcoin investments today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Digital Assets is an institutional custody and trading platform for digital assets that operates as a separate business. Fidelity began researching bitcoin and developing blockchain solutions in 2014. The investment firm established Fidelity Digital Assets after seeing demand from its clients. \u201cToday, we service hundreds of institutions globally,\u201d the firm noted on its website.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/fidelity-launches-ethereum-index-fund-sees-client-demand-for-exposure-to-digital-assets-beyond-btc\/\">Fidelity Ethereum Index Fund<\/a>, available to accredited investors with a minimum investment is $50,000, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month. A Fidelity spokesperson told Barron\u2019s Advisor: \u201cWe have continued to see client demand for exposure to digital assets beyond bitcoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What do you think about Fidelity Digital Assets launching ether trading and custody services? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, has informed customers that it will start offering ethereum trading and custody services on Oct. 28. \u201cInvestors will be able to buy, sell, and transfer ether, accessing the same operational excellence, robust security, and dedicated client service model provided for bitcoin investments today,\u201d the firm said. 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