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Gary Gensler: We did not approve or endorse Bitcoin. Investors should remain cautious.

Gary Gensler post-exchange listing approval for Bitcoin ETF includes a stark '1940 Act' warning to RIAs not to read too much tolerance into it

The SEC head bent to the will of the Stamford, Conn, fund firm's lawsuit and rivals -- BlackRock, Fidelity and eight others -- piled on for the ride, but ETF price spreads are wide and likely headed for a shakeout.

January 11, 2024 at 3:35 AM

Jamil Nazarali starts July as CEO of the Fidelity-Schwab-Citadel et al. venture.

With crypto landmines to fear greater than each other, Schwab and Fidelity co-invest in a cryptocurrency mega-startup with Citadel, Virtu and VCs Sequoia and Paradigm

The discount brokerage super-rivals are investing in a market maker venture with fellow [crypto retail] come-latelies, Virtu and Citadel -- a sign that the crypto winter hasn't chilled big investment in digital assets, even if liquidity occasionally freezes up.

June 30, 2022 at 1:49 AM

David Gray: There is growing interest from plan sponsors for vehicles that enable them to provide their employees access to digital assets in defined contribution plans.

Fidelity shrewdly side-steps DOL 's 401(k) crypto guidance--and ERISA -- to pioneer profit center by adding Bitcoin to plan menus, knowing plan sponsors are game to shoulder the liability if need be

The $12-trillion Boston firm shocked everyone with the timing of the 'seminal' move, the Labor Dept.'s tut-tutting 'guidance' not withstanding, after concluding Bitcoin's volatile days are behind it.

April 29, 2022 at 2:08 AM

Andy Rachleff chooses a high-priced mutual fund under unusual circumstances to check the crypto box.

Wealthfront cedes to four years of investors clamoring for crypto by taking on expensive third-party vendor that Betterment rules out

The Redwood City, Calif., robo-advisor turned a hard 'no' into a soft 'yes' by dealing with Grayscale and its 200 basis-point-plus fees, which its robo rival in NYC -- also without a crypto path -- finds ludicrous.

August 14, 2021 at 2:20 AM

Peter Jubber: Every incumbent should be spending time and money on this topic to understand it, at least to understand the threat.

Fidelity Investments applies its proven Peter Jubber to its unproven bitcoin unit and its launch of Fidelity Digital Funds signals it's all in on blockchain currency

By launching Fidelity Digital Funds under an 18-year seasoned exec, the Boston giant is signalling no let-up by putting something scarcer than capital into the crypto-pot -- its seasoned talent

September 9, 2020 at 2:20 AM

David J. Dunn: We like fundamental investments that have inherent value.

How Bitcoin is penetrating RIA portfolios by looking riskier to ignore than embrace

Dangers remain but security, acceptability and upside all seem to have evolved just in the past few months, experts say

September 8, 2014 at 6:32 PM

Tyler Winklevoss: If you came to hear us talk about Facebook you came to wrong place.

How the Winklevoss twins disrupted a big NYC hedgie event and distracted from the poor job most hedge funds are doing for clients

In a break from whistle-through-graveyard business as usual, Cameron and Tyler unconvincingly pitched Bitcoin

September 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM

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