The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Goldman Sachs is kicking around a bitcoin trading operation idea, however CEO Lloyd Blankfien stated on Twitter that he hasn't made up his mind yet.
"Still thinking about bitcoin" Lloyd Blankfein, CEO Goldman Sach.
Goldman is in early stages of creating a trading platform specifically for cryptocurrencies according to the Wall Street Journal.
Blankfein's statements are opposite those of JPMorgan's top executive who claims bitcoin is a "fraud". Here's a list of recent statements by various financial executives and/or well known people.
Name
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Title
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Firm
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Quote
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Jamine Dimon
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■
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CEO
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JPMorgan Chase
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"bitcoin is a fraud"
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James Gorman
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■
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CEO
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Morgan Stanley
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"bitcoin is more than just a
fad"
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Lloyd Blankfein
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■
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CEO
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Goldman Sach
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"still thinking about
bitcoin"
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Jordon Belfort
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■
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Speaker
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None (frm. Stoclbroker)
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"the problem with bitcoin is
that it can be hacked"
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Larry Fink
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■■
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CEO
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BlackRock
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"I'm a big believer in the
potential of what a cryptocurrency can do. "
|
Gene Simmons
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■ |
Musician
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Kiss
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"I could be talked into it"
|
This goes to show you that people have different opinions and they have a right to them. Meanwhile, bitcoin is at $4,314.18 and has been slowly rising for several days.
Not bad for a "dead" and "fraudulent" asset.
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