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“I’m still trying to figure out how Bitcoin behaves,” Solomon opined. “I own a little Bitcoin, very little.”
Solomon described himself as a Bitcoin observer, noting that he continues to study the factors driving its price movements. He also acknowledged on Wednesday that he is not a “great Bitcoin prognosticator.”
Despite Goldman Sachs’ conservative stance on digital assets, Solomon noted that the bank’s leadership recognizes cryptocurrencies as a key component of a broader structural transformation in the financial system.
While peers, including JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, have expanded their presence in digital assets, Goldman Sachs’ participation has remained comparatively restrained. Solomon attributed this primarily to regulatory hurdles.



 Solomon quipped that “until 10 minutes ago, the regulatory structure was extremely prohibitive,” signaling how restrictive the environment had been. He noted that as regulators open the door for deeper industry participation, Goldman Sachs may revisit its approach to digital assets.
He criticized the economic impact of excessive regulation. “When you burden this system with excessive regulation, you start to extract capital,” the banking guru stated. “That absolutely happened in the last five years.”
From Bitcoin Skeptic To Owner
Notably, Solomon has previously characterized crypto as speculative. In a July 2024 interview with CNBC, he told viewers that he did not see a clear use case for Bitcoin.
In January 2025, Solomon emphasized that Goldman Sachs could not own, hold on its balance sheet, or otherwise engage directly with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies — a stance he said during his remarks on Wednesday began to shift “very recently”.
Although Solomon personally holds only a small amount of BTC, Goldman Sachs has established significant institutional exposure to crypto through exchange-traded products. By the close of 2025, the bank held around $1 billion in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, along with $260 million in Solana and XRP ETFs combined.
