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Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest brokerage firms with $9.9 trillion in assets under administration, is launching Fidelity Crypto, a service that allows retail investors to trade bitcoin and ether commission-free. “A meaningful portion of Fidelity customers are already interested in and own crypto,” the firm said. Fidelity Investments to Begin Offering Crypto Trading to Retail Investors Fidelity Investments, one of the largest brokerages in the world, is launching a commission-free crypto trading service for retail investors. The firm serves about 40 million individual investors and had about $9.9 trillion in assets under administration as of June 30. The financial giant’s website explains: Fidelity Crypto is your opportunity to buy and sell bitcoin and ethereum in the Fidelity Investments app. The company opened an early access waitlist to users Thursday morning but did not provide an exact date of launch. The official Twitter account for Fidelity Investments wro...

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says that the U.S. is not in a recession. “The economy is growing. It is strong,” he stressed. In addition, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there are no meetings or anything happening in preparing for a recession. White House Dismisses Recession Concerns White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s top aide, shared his economic outlook in an interview with MSNBC Thursday. He said: We are not in a recession … Unemployment claims remain at a historical low … The economy is growing. It is strong. It is creating jobs. His statement echoes what Biden said last month, when he emphasized that the U.S. economy is “ strong as hell .” In addition, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a televised interview with the news outlet that the White House is not preparing for a recession, stating: There are no meetings or anything happening like that in preparing for a recession because … look, what we’re ...

On Nov. 1, The Brazilian Securities Regulator, CVM, announced that it might create a new superintendence to deal with crypto-related market regulation. João Pedro Nascimento, president of the organization, said that the regulator is currently suffering from a lack of personnel that makes it challenging to give the attention needed to the growing cryptocurrency market. Brazilian Securities Regulator CVM to Create Separate Crypto Regulatory Institution The growth of the cryptocurrency market is causing troubles for some regulatory agencies around the world that lack the manpower needed to reach all actors in the market. The Brazilian Securities Regulator, CVM, announced on Nov. 1 that it will create a crypto-specific superintendence with the objective of exercising the needed oversight over all participants in the market. Joao Pedro Nascimento, president of the CVM, stated that one of the causes of this decision is the lack of manpower the organization is experiencing right now, whic...