Goldman CEO Solomon, Long a Crypto Skeptic, Says He Owns Bitcoin

Long a cryptocurrency skeptic, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon now owns Bitcoin.

The Wall Street leader holds “very, very limited” amounts of the asset, he told an audience at the World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, on Wednesday, an event hosted by executives including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

Goldman Sachs Group CEO David Solomon

Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg

Solomon added that he was not a “great Bitcoin prognosticator” and was merely an observer of the asset.

His comments reflect the increased proximity of traditional financial firms to the crypto sector, which has gained greater legitimacy under President Donald Trump’s administration. ...