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Wall Street Giant Goldmans Plans to Offer Crypto Spot Trading on its E-Platform: Sources

The bank will offer trading of digital assets that are listed on the CME exchange, the people said.

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Wall Street Giant Goldmans Plans to Offer Crypto Spot Trading on its E-Platform: Sources

The bank will offer trading of digital assets that are listed on the CME exchange, the people said.

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Goldman Sachs Disclosed Ownership of Bitcoin ETFs. Here's Why It Doesn't Mean Much

The bank's clients are likely involved in the basis trade, rather than making a directional bet, said an analyst.

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Bank Clients Just Dipped Their Toes Into Bitcoin ETFs, but Q4 Could See a FOMO Spike

The most recent batch of 13F reports filed by institutional investors was uneventful alongside bitcoin's price action during the third quarter.

An ETF promising 100% downside protection for volatility in the price of bitcoin hit the market on Wednesday. (Charlie Harris/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Up 40% YTD But Underperforms Gold When Adjusted for Risk

Bitcoin has risen over 40% this year but the price surge doesn't compensate for the price volatility risks, according to a chart by Goldman Sachs. Bitcoin's year-to-date return to volatility ratio is under 2%, significantly lower than gold's industry-leading risk-adjusted return of around 3%. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Bitcoin Price Up 40% YTD, but Gold Wins on Risk-Adjusted Returns

Gold has a significantly higher volatility ratio than bitcoin in 2024, according to analysis by Goldman Sachs.

Absolute YTD returns and return to volatility ratios for key assets, including BTC and ETH  (Goldman Sachs)

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Goldman Sachs Joins Morgan Stanley in Holding Bitcoin ETFs as Institutional Interest Grows: 13F Wrap

Investment advisors held more than $4.7 billion worth of U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds as of the end of the second quarter.

Mathew McDermott, Global Head of Digital Assets for Goldman Sachs, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk.(Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Goldman Sachs Holds Over $400M in Bitcoin ETFs; Crypto.com's New Sponsorship Deal

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Goldman Sachs reveals in its quarterly 13-F report that it holds positions in seven out of the 11 BTC ETFs in the U.S. Plus, Crypto.com becomes the official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, and MetaMask readies a blockchain-based debit card developed with Mastercard and Baanx.

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Goldman Sachs Holds Over $400M in Bitcoin ETFs

The investment bank says it owns over $400 million in bitcoin ETFs, according to a recently filed 13F.

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Don't Tell Anyone, but Private Blockchains Handle Over $1.5T of Securities Financing a Month

Permission-based repo ledgers are among the most successful applications of blockchain technology.

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