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Goldman Sachs, Galaxy Digital announce milestone over-the-counter crypto trade

Posted by Hugh Son on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Under: Technical Analysis
                   
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is planning to offer over-the-counter Ether options trading and has seen growing interest from clients in the second-largest digital currency, said Andrei Kazantsev, global head of crypto trading at the bank.

The Wall Street giant is planning to launch cash-settled Ether options “in due course,” he said Tuesday during a Goldman client webinar. Last month, Goldman traded its first over-the-counter Bitcoin options. 

Options are used by crypto investors to hedge risks or boost yields, and over-the-counter transactions are typically larger trades negotiated privately. Ether has a market value of $417 billion, making it the largest coin behind Bitcoin at $876 billion. 

At Goldman, client conversations have increasingly shifted to Ether, which is now seen as “more of an investable asset class,” George Lewin-Smith, an associate on the bank’s digital-assets team, said during the panel. Goldman still doesn’t offer spot crypto trading, but it provides access to European and Canadian exchange-traded products that can be used as a proxy, according to Kazantsev.

Read more: Ethereum Enthusiasts Are Touting Inflation-Fighting Credentials

Ether’s price has surged more than 32% and outperformed Bitcoin since March 15, when it passed the last major test before a long-anticipated software update called “the Merge.” Ether’s most important technical upgrade since its inception in 2015, the Merge would reduce the blockchain’s carbon footprint and improve its efficiency and scalability. 

Several technical updates before the Merge have slowed Ether’s new supply, sending the token’s price higher. The update is set to be implemented this year.

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