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Fidelity gets its crypto ETF --albeit Made in Canada -- giving RIAs a way to buy 'physical' Bitcoin

After Fidelity was rebuffed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Fidelity Canada had more luck by turning to its own securities cop with a more abiding outlook on crypto currency as an investible asset

Author Lisa Shidler December 4, 2021 at 4:12 AM
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Fidelity Canada operates largely from this building in Toronto.


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