FIDELITY INVESTMENTS STARTS ITS OWN STABLECOIN

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Fidelity Investments is launching the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) in early February, marking one of the largest traditional financial institutions' entry into the stablecoin market. The stablecoin will be issued by Fidelity Digital Assets, a federally chartered bank, and operate on Ethereum with 1:1 dollar redeemability across Fidelity's platforms, major exchanges, and DeFi protocols for use cases including 24/7 institutional settlement and onchain payments. The launch was enabled by the recently passed GENIUS Act, which provides regulatory clarity for stablecoin reserves consisting of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term Treasuries with daily public disclosures and third-party attestations. Fidelity is entering into direct competition with Circle and Tether in the $308 billion stablecoin market, positioning FIDD as foundational infrastructure for expanding its onchain financial services ecosystem.