Two US Senators Pen Letter to Fidelity CEO Detailing Concerns With Proposed Bitcoin 401(k) Pjanijiet ta' Irtirar

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Two US Senators Pen Letter to Fidelity CEO Detailing Concerns With Proposed Bitcoin 401(k) Pjanijiet ta' Irtirar

Two members of the US Senate are writing a letter to financial services giant Fidelity presenting issues with the firm’s new plans to offer Bitcoin (BTC) as an option for 401(k) retirement plans.

Ġo ittra miktuba lill-Kap Eżekuttiv ta 'Fidelity Abigail Johnson, is-Senaturi Elizabeth Warren ta' Massachusetts u Tina Smith ta 'Minnesota jesprimu dubji dwar l-istituzzjoni blue-chip li tippermetti lill-individwi jinkludu BTC fil-fondi tal-irtirar tagħhom.

Is-Senaturi jgħidu li l-aqwa assi kripto mill-istorja tal-volatilità tal-kapital tas-suq huwa ta 'tħassib ewlieni.

“Investing in cryptocurrencies is a risky and speculative gamble, and we are concerned that Fidelity would take these risks with millions of Americans’ retirement savings. Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency your company has deemed sound enough for your customers’ retirement savings accounts, has a particularly volatile history.

After reaching a high of nearly $69,000 last November, the value of Bitcoin dropped down to $33,000 just over two months later.”

Warren u Smith jgħidu wkoll li joffru Fedeltà Bitcoin jista 'joħloq kunflitti ta' interess peress li l-kumpanija darba għamlet flus mining BTC.

“We are also concerned about Fidelity’s potential conflicts of interest and the extent to which they may have affected the decision to offer Bitcoin. In 2017, you announced that Fidelity had been [successfully] mining cryptocurrency…

Now, Fidelity has become ‘the first to offer employers exposure to Bitcoin for the core lineup of 401(k)s.

Despite a lack of demand for this option – only 2% of employers expressed interest in adding cryptocurrency to their 401(k) menu – Fidelity has decided to move full speed ahead with supporting Bitcoin investments.”

Fl-aħħar nett, il-Kungresswomen qed jitolbu li jkunu jafu għaliex Fidelity injorat lid-Dipartiment tax-Xogħol tal-Istati Uniti (DOL) reċentement qalu li għandhom "tħassib serju" dwar il-pjanijiet biex jinkorporaw BTC f'401(k)s kif ukoll kif id-ditta tippjana li tittratta każijiet potenzjali. ta 'frodi kripto sat-18 ta' Mejju.

“Why did Fidelity ignore [the] DOL [and] what risks does Fidelity assess that Bitcoin presents to its customers?”

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