Fidelity hires Chris Tyrer to run digital assets business in Europe

Fidelity Investments is establishing a new entity to serve European institutions investing in digital assets. Fidelity Digital Assets, Ltd. will offer custody and trade execution services for digital assets to investors such as hedge funds, family offices and market intermediaries. This business builds upon the company’s 2018 launch of Fidelity Digital Asset Services in the U.S. Fidelity has named Chris Tyrer as head of Fidelity Digital Assets in Europe. Prior to joining Fidelity, Tyrer was a managing director at Barclays Investment Bank, leading its digital assets project.