🚨 BREAKING: Fidelity Launches FIDD — A U.S. Dollar Stablecoin on Ethereum
Fidelity Digital Assets has officially launched its own fiat-backed stablecoin called Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) — pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and live on the Ethereum blockchain.
This move marks one of the biggest traditional finance entries into the stablecoin market from a legacy Wall Street institution.
🧠 What’s FIDD?
• Pegged: 1:1 to the U.S. dollar — redeemable at $1 each.
• Backed by: cash, cash equivalents, and short-term U.S. Treasuries.
• Issued by: Fidelity Digital Assets, National Association — a federally chartered trust bank.
• Blockchain: Ethereum mainnet — meaning FIDD works with DeFi, wallets, and on-chain apps.
• Audience: Available to both retail and institutional investors via Fidelity platforms & listings on exchanges.
📊 Why This Matters
Fidelity isn’t just another stablecoin issuer — it’s a $6T+ global asset manager entering the digital cash layer with full regulatory backing.
This changes the narrative around stablecoins from being purely crypto-native (e.g., USDT, USDC) to mainstream financial infrastructure with:
🔥 Regulated backing (operated through a trust bank)
🔥 Institutional credibility
🔥 24/7 settlement + programmable money on Ethereum
🔥 Transparent reserves and daily disclosures promised
This isn’t just a product — it’s a bridge between Wall Street rails and blockchain rails.
💡 FIDL is like a digital dollar account you can use on-chain — settlement, cross-border transfers, DeFi liquidity, 24/7 programmability — but backed and issued by one of the largest financial institutions on Earth.
When traditional finance starts issuing stablecoins, crypto stops being just experimental … and starts being institutional infrastructure.
📌 • “Wall Street finally made a digital dollar.” $ETH
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