Goldman Sachs Conducts First Over-the-Counter Crypto Trade With Galaxy
Michael Novogratz's Galaxy says it's building on the relationship with Goldman as more Wall Street clients seek to push into cryptocurrency trading.
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A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. logo hangs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. racked up trading profits for itself every day last quarter. Clients who followed the firm's investment advice fared far worse. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street heavyweight, completed an over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency-related trade with the digital-asset financial company Galaxy Digital, in a transaction that the firms are characterizing as a first.
- New York-based Galaxy disclosed the trade in a press release on Monday. The transaction was described in the statement as a bitcoin (BTC) non-deliverable option, a type of cash-settled cryptocurrency options trade.
- "This marks the first OTC crypto transaction by a major bank in the U.S. as Goldman Sachs continues expanding its cryptocurrency offerings, demonstrating the continued maturation and adoption of digital assets by banking institutions," Galaxy said.
- The deal represents the continuation of Galaxy's relationship with Goldman Sachs, according to the statement.
- In March of last year, CoinDesk reported that Goldman Sachs reopened its crypto trading desk after a three-year hiatus, under growing demand from institutional clients.
- Last June, Galaxy announced that it would serve as Goldman's liquidity provider for bitcoin futures block trades on the CME exchange.
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