Engqungqutheleni ye-Consensus ka-2022 e-Austin, eTexas, u-Abigail Johnson, usihlalo kanye ne-CEO ye-Fidelity Investments, unikeze iseluleko esivivinywe impi esixukwini, ethi ukukholelwa kwakhe ezintweni eziyisisekelo zesikhathi eside ze-cryptocurrencies kuhlala kuqinile.

“Ngicabanga ukuthi lobu ubusika bami besithathu be-cryptocurrency.Kuningi okuhle nokubi, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi yithuba,” kusho uJohnson ngemakethe yamabhere.”Ngikhuliswe njenge-contrarian, ngakho-ke nginalokhu kuxebuka kwamadolo.Uma ukholelwa ukuthi izisekelo zecala lesikhathi eside ziqine ngempela, lapho wonke umuntu ewa [ngaphandle], leso yisikhathi sokuphinda kabili phansi.

Nokho, ukuze kucace, uJohnson akazwakali enethemba mayelana nokulungiswa okubukhali kwakamuva.“Ngiphatheke kabi ngenani elilahlekile, kodwa futhi ngikholelwa ukuthi imboni ye-cryptocurrency inomsebenzi omningi okufanele yenze,” kusho yena.
I-Fidelity - umkhulu kaJohnson ayisungula ngonyaka ongemva kokuphela kweMpi Yezwe II - yakha inhlangano esemthethweni ehlukile ebizwa ngokuthi i-Fidelity Digital Assets ngo-Okthoba 2018. ezinsukwini zakuqala ze-bitcoin cishe ngo-2014, uhambo alukhumbula engxoxweni yomlilo nomsunguli we-Castle Island Ventures u-Matt Walsh ngoLwesine ntambama.

Ehlatshwe umxhwele yile "ndlela ehlanzekile yokudlulisa izimali kanye nengcebo," uJohnson ukhumbula ukuthi i-Fidelity yafika "namacala okusetshenziswa angaba ngu-52" bitcoin , iningi lawo eligcina ligxiliwe ngokuyinkimbinkimbi futhi liboshwe.

Ekuqaleni, isinqumo sokugxila ezingeni lesisekelo sobuchwepheshe siholele ithimba likaJohnson escrow - kodwa bekungelona elinye lamacala okuqala enkampani, engeza ngokungananazi ukuthi akazange enze inqubekelaphambili enkulu ngasohlangothini lomkhiqizo. wayenethemba ekuqaleni kohambo.

"Ngesikhathi siqala ukukhuluma ngakho, ngacabanga ukuthi uma othile ephakamisa ukuthi kukhishwe i-Bitcoin, bengingathi 'Cha, lokho kuphambene ne-Bitcoin.Kungani umuntu efuna ukwenza lokho?”

I-Fidelity yayingomunye wabadlali bokuqala besikhungo abakhulu ukubhekana ngqo ne-cryptocurrencies, kunokuba bangene enguqulweni engenamanzi yobuchwepheshe be-blockchain, obekuyindlela yemfashini yamabhizinisi isikhathi eside.U-Walsh uveze umehluko, ehleka kancane, “Akufani nokuthi ubeka ulethisi ku-blockchain.”

UJohnson uphinde wakhuluma ngesinqumo sakhe sokungena ezimayini bitcoin kusenesikhathi, okwabangela ukudideka nokudideka kwabaningi abaseduze kwakhe emkhakheni wezinsizakalo zezezimali.Eqinisweni, emuva ngo-2014, ngisho nabantu abaningi be-cryptocurrency babefuna ukwenza okuthile okuthakazelisayo kunezimayini, kusho uJohnson.

“Bengifuna ngempela ukwenza izimayini ngoba bengifuna siqonde yonke imvelo, futhi bengifuna ukuthi sihlale etafuleni nabantu abashayela izinto ngempela futhi baqonde yonke inqwaba,” kusho uJohnson.

UJohnson uthe usungule isu lokusebenzisa imali engaba ngu-R200 000 emishinini yezimayini ye-bitcoin, elaqale lanqatshwa uMnyango wezeziMali wakwaFidelity.”Abantu bathi, 'Kuyini lokhu?Ufuna ukuthenga inqwaba yamabhokisi eShayina?'”

UJohnson waphawula ukuthi akasadingeki athethelele ukungena embonini yezimayini “njengethiyetha yokudala,” wengeza ngokuthi uzizwa enamandla alinganayo futhi ezibophezele esinyathelweni sakamuva se-Fidelity sokuhlinzeka ngokuchayeka kwe-bitcoin ezinhlelweni zokuthatha umhlalaphansi ze-401(k) zamakhasimende ayo.

"Angikaze ngicabange ukuthi sizothola ukunakwa okungaka ngokuletha i-bitcoin encane ebhizinisini le-401 (k)," kusho uJohnson.Manje abantu abaningi, sebezwile ngakho, bebelokhu bebuza ngakho, ngakho-ke ngijabule ngenani lempendulo emihle esiyitholile ngalokho.”

Sesikushilo lokho, umnyakazo wokuletha ama-cryptocurrencies ezinhlelweni zokuthatha umhlalaphansi eziyizigidi ezingama-20 ezilawulayo waphikiswa ngokushesha uMnyango Wezabasebenzi wase-US kanye noSenenja u-Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ekhuluma ngokukhathazeka mayelana nokuntengantenga kwezimali ze-crypto.

"Kuyasikhuthaza kakhulu futhi kuyasijabulisa ukubona abanye abalawuli bezama ukuncika kulokhu," kusho uJohnson.Ngoba uma bengasiniki umzila wokwenza okunye kwalokhu kuxhumana, lokho kusho ukuthi kwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukuthi sikwazi ukulenza lizizwe lingenamthungo ngemuva.”