{"id":71059,"date":"2022-12-06T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T11:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=71059"},"modified":"2025-09-08T06:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:06:42","slug":"goldman-sachs-to-boost-investments-in-the-crypto-industry-amid-ftx-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/goldman-sachs-to-boost-investments-in-the-crypto-industry-amid-ftx-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs to boost investments in the crypto industry amid FTX collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Goldman Sachs financial conglomerate plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on buying or investing in crypto companies whose valuations have fallen due to FTX collapse<\/a>. Reuters reports Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The bank’s Head of Digital Assets, Matthew McDermott, clarified that the bank is conducting due diligence<\/span> on several crypto firms. He did not disclose details.<\/p>\n

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He added that the FTX crisis increased demand for more reliable regulated providers, and large banks saw opportunities to expand their businesses.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe really see some genuinely interesting opportunities at far more reasonable prices,\u201d McDermott said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Goldman Sachs has already invested in 11 crypto firms, including CertiK<\/a>, One River Digital<\/a>, Elwood Technologies<\/a>, Blockdaemon<\/a> and Coin Metrics<\/a>. The bank’s digital assets division employs around 70 people. The institution is also developing its own private blockchain technology.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe FTX bankruptcy has definitely set the market back in terms of sentiment, there is no doubt about that. The company was a model in many parts of the ecosystem. But, as I reiterate, the underlying technology continues to work,\u201d McDermott said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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He noted that the FTX crisis increased Goldman Sachs’ crypto trading volumes, as investors began turning to regulated and well-capitalised participants.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat has increased is the number of financial institutions willing to trade with us. I suspect many of them traded through FTX. But I cannot state this with iron-clad certainty,\u201d McDermott said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Earlier reports indicated that in March Goldman Sachs proposed FTX<\/a><\/a> collaboration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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