According to Reuters, the desk is part of a broader push into digital assets that may see Goldman attempt to stage a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
The bank had originally planned to launch a cryptocurrency desk in 2017 but shelved those plans in 2018 due to regulatory concerns.
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