Goldman Sachs

Another day, another major bank disagrees with JPMorgan's CEO Jamie Dimon on bitcoin. BUT, this time its Goldman Sachs and they are exploring ways it might help its clients trade bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Goldman is currently just discussing how to allow clients to trade the cryptos so no new account forms yet. Just another BIG step in credibility and acceptance for bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology. WOW, I don't know what's more scary; Jamie Dimon yelling fraud or trading against the Goldman troops.

(Bill Taylor/CEO)

"Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is exploring how it could help clients trade bitcoin and other digital currencies, according to a person briefed on the plan.

The New York-based bank is in talks with cryptocurrency experts but hasn’t yet formulated a business plan, a timetable for implementation or made any bitcoin-related investments, according to the person who asked not to be identified talking about internal deliberations. Among the questions the bank is seeking to answer: how to address know-your-customer requirements and how to understand the risks of the volatile currency, the person said.

“In response to client interest in digital currencies, we are exploring how best to serve them in the space,” Tiffany Galvin, a spokeswoman for the New York-based bank, said in a statement without elaborating.

Goldman Sachs’s approach differs from that of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, who said last month that bitcoin is a fraud and that he would fire any employee trading it for being “stupid.” The bank does facilitate trades of an exchange-traded note tied to the price of bitcoin...

Full Story at Bloomberg