Christine Sandler, head of sales and marketing at Fidelity Digital Assets, talks about how 30 years in traditional finance and an early retirement led her to Coinbase, and, eventually, Fidelity Digital Assets. She discusses the history of Fidelity's involvement in crypto, how they became one of the first to enter the space, and what the future holds. Topics include:

what Fidelity Digital Assets is and Christine's role there
Christine's background in traditional finance, how she was drawn into the world of cryptocurrencies, eventually working at Coinbase, and how she found her way to Fidelity Digital Assets
the role Fidelity sees itself playing in the digital asset space
how the client base for digital assets has changed over time
how Fidelity approaches the difficulties around explaining what bitcoin and crypto is, and the most common questions they receive
how the pandemic has changed the conversation around digital currencies
the types of services and products Fidelity is considering for the future
the differences Fidelity sees in how international investors are approaching digital currency
Fidelity's plans for a Bitcoin index fund and whether they are considering offering futures
how financial institutions and institutional investors fit into a world of decentralized finance founded with the ethos of excluding them
the regulatory improvements Fidelity is hoping to see
what a Bitcoin ETF would mean for Fidelity
how Fidelity might use a central bank digital currency in its business
Fidelity's thoughts on offering proof of stake services
whether a more deflationary Ethereum might attract more institutional investors
and whether Fidelity will offer Ethereum in the future