Goldman Sachs plans to go all in on digital assets and tokenization

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Goldman Sachs has announced its intention to expand its digital asset operations with an emphasis on tokenization and crypto lending. 

Within the traditional financial sector, there has been a growing interest in offering cryptocurrency services to clients. Goldman Sachs is joining the ranks of other banks like Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab that intend to launch cryptocurrency trading services for their clients.

Goldman Sachs talks expansion into digital asset trading and tokenization

At the TOKEN2049 event, Mathew McDermott, the Global Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs, explained Goldman Sachs’ plans to expand its digital asset trading offerings.

He stated that the company was looking into exploring crypto lending and making substantial investments in tokenization. The firm intends to meet its increasing client demand for digital asset services with this move. It also intends to secure the required regulatory approvals to ease the progress of these initiatives.

Tokenization, which is the process of converting real-world assets into digital tokens on a blockchain, is a central focus of Goldman Sachs’ strategy. The firm aims to enhance liquidity and streamline its asset management processes through tokenizing assets such as private equity, bonds, and other financial instruments.

Goldman Sachs’ digital asset platform, GS DAP®, plays an important role in this tokenization expansion strategy as it is designed to digitize and manage users’ assets in real-time while providing interoperability with other platforms and networks.

Goldman Sachs announced in November 2024 that it was developing its digital asset platform into an industry-owned distributed technology solution and collaborating with partners like Tradeweb to bring new commercial use cases to the platform.

The platform supports various asset classes, including debt and cash solutions.

The banking industry is merging with the crypto sector

Several major banks plan to expand their operations to include cryptocurrency offerings in 2025 and 2026. The influx of interest in cryptocurrency services from these banks is due to the current favorable regulatory environment under the Trump administration. The current U.S. government has relaxed the previous restrictions on banks engaging in crypto activities.

Morgan Stanley announced plans to introduce cryptocurrency trading on its E*Trade platform by 2026. The project is an attempt to provide retail investors with direct access to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Morgan Stanley is currently exploring partnerships with established crypto firms to achieve this goal.

In 2026, both Charles Schwab and State Street will be launching their crypto services. Charles Schwab is preparing to offer crypto trading services, while State Street plans to launch its crypto custody services.

State Street’s entry is most notable as the company has $46T in assets under custody. The firm previously partnered with Taurus for custody technology.

Citigroup is also preparing to enter the crypto custody arena. The company is currently exploring ways to offer secure storage solutions for digital assets.

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