Fidelity offers an Ethereum investment opportunity for accredited investors through its Digital Asset Services platform. Fidelity Investments is one of the world’s largest asset managers with more than $2.
4 trillion in assets under management. The company’s foray into digital assets comes as the cryptocurrency market has seen a surge in interest from both retail and institutional investors.
Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of fraud or third party interference. These apps run on a blockchain, a decentralized network of computers that ensures that data is secure and can’t be tampered with.
The Ethereum blockchain is the largest and most widely used blockchain in the world.
Fidelity’s Digital Asset Services platform provides custody, trade execution, and financing for digital assets. The platform is available to accredited investors in the United States, and Fidelity plans to extend its services to other jurisdictions in the future.
Fidelity has been working with digital assets for over two years and has been an early mover in the space.
The decision to offer Ethereum investment opportunities to accredited investors through its Digital Asset Services platform is a sign that Fidelity is bullish on the future of cryptocurrency. With its experience and size, Fidelity could help bring legitimacy to the cryptocurrency market and attract more institutional investors.