Cryptocurrencies
Fidelity Digital to Hold Bitcoin as Collateral for Cash Loans
- The loans are to be issued by blockchain startup BlockFi
- Institutional demand for crypto still rising, Fidelity says
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Fidelity Digital Assets will allow its institutional customers to pledge Bitcoin as collateral against cash loans in a partnership with blockchain startup BlockFi.
The unit of Boston-based asset manager Fidelity Investments will hold the digital asset and not make loans itself, Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets, said in an interview. The target is Bitcoin investors who want to turn their digital stash into cash without selling, and potential customers include hedge funds, crypto miners and over-the-counter trading desks, Jessop said.