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Fidelity Digital Assets Is Hiring More Crypto Engineers
Fidelity said it wants to improve bitcoin custody and executive services and build products to "support the ecosystem."
By Danny Nelson
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:27 a.m. Published Nov 5, 2020, 8:03 p.m.
Make us preferred on GoogleFidelity Digital Assets is hiring over 20 engineers in a new push to expand the investing giant's footprint in the cryptocurrency space.
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- Exactly what the new hires will be building was unclear in Fidelity's Wednesday announcement.
- The post mentioned Fidelity is "improving upon our existing bitcoin custody and execution services" and building new products to "support the ecosystem."
- Two Digital Asset positions were added to Fidelity's job board Thursday: a principal data engineer and a senior engineering manager. Eight other digital assets posts were listed on the job board as of press time.
- Hiring will occur over the next several months, Fidelity said.
Read more: Fidelity Report Says Bitcoin’s Market Cap Is ‘Drop in the Bucket’ of Potential
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