Rumors abound surrounding some of the larger Wall Street banks and their various flirtations with cryptocurrencies making it difficult to tie down what is actually in the pipeline. The latest unconfirmed story is that Goldman Sachs is venturing into crypto custody for its client’s benefit.
If this the case, it probably shouldn’t be totally unexpected, given recent activities at the bank after the recent change in leadership in Lloyd Blankfein’s replacement, David Solomon.
Solomon has been with Goldman Sachs since 2006, working his way from the joint head of the investment banking division, to the chief operations officer in 2016. Last month, he shared the news that the New York-based investment bank was expanding its cryptocurrency services offered to clients. He has publicly discussed the financial benefits of cryptocurrency trading,
The man who produces and DJs electronic dance music under the stage name DJ D-Sol has clearly already made an impression, although crypto seems to be an undercurrent flowing through the bank waiting for the right moment to emerge. Christopher Matta, co-founder of Crescent Crypto Asset Management and a former VP at Sachs, once famously said that he would invest his mother’s money into Bitcoin.
Reportedly, the plan is to take the next step after announcing Bitcoin futures to fulfill Solomon’s target for Sachs to “evolve its business and adapt to the environment” by offering a much-needed service for its clients. The new requirement for bank clients with cryptocurrency assets is to have somewhere safe to store their currency.
Although the bank hasn’t announced any action following hints that it was setting up a Bitcoin trading desk, this would be a step down that road. This would inject further confidence into a rather deflated crypto environment at present with the news that a big name such as Goldman Sachs had become a custodial bank for crypto assets. The bank’s response to the rumors was:
“In response to client interest in various digital products we are exploring how best to serve them in this space. At this point, we have not reached a conclusion on the scope of our digital asset offering.”
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