July 28, 2021
Goldman Sachs filed Monday with the SEC to launch an ETF with exposure to blockchain and decentralized finance companies internationally.
The Goldman Sachs Defi and Blockchain Equity ETF would track the Solactive Decentralized Finance Blockchain Index, which offers exposure to companies aligned around two different themes: the implementation of blockchain technology and the digitalization of finance.
Solactive AG uses a four step rules based methodology to determine the components of the Index. According to these rules companies must have average daily trading volume of at least $1 million and a total market capitalization of at least $500 million to be eligible. In addition, the stock must be listed on a regulated stock exchange and not restricted to residents of Mainland China in order to be eligible.
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by Tyler Durden
Monday, Jul 26, 2021 - 10:15 PM
Just days after we learned that Goldman is quietly clearing and settling cryptocurrency exchange-traded products for some hedge fund clients in Europe, on Monday the bank which has been increasingly ramping up its exposure to crypto currencies in recent months, filed an application with the SEC for a crypto ETF, and not just any ETF but one that would offer exposure to public companies in decentralized finance (defi) and blockchain around the globe.
Yes, Goldman very unironically wants to offer clients exposure to the same defi technology whose only purpose is to make banks such as Goldman Sachs obsolete by decentralizing all financial transformation functions and services.