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    Home » Crypto News » Crypto is Happening Despite the Crash, Says Former Goldman Sachs CEO

    Crypto is Happening Despite the Crash, Says Former Goldman Sachs CEO

    Author: Dimitar Dzhondzhorov

    Last Updated Jan 24, 2022 @ 16:49

    Even though the digital asset market has plunged significantly, Blankfein stated that “crypto is happening.”

    The former Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs – Lloyd Blankfein – opined that the ecosystem surrounding cryptocurrencies has evolved in the past year. As such, he raised hopes that the digital asset industry is “happening” despite the recent price crash.

    Optimism During The Crash

    The American banker who served as Goldman Sachs’ CEO until 2018 has not always been kind to the cryptoverse. At the beginning of 2021, he questioned bitcoin’s ability to be a store of value due to its massive volatility. He also touched upon private keys, saying they are confusing as people could easily lose them.

    During his most recent interview with CNBC, though, Blankfein was more supportive. He noted that 2021 had been a highly successful year, and bitcoin and the altcoins have attracted trillions of dollars. Even though most digital assets have been deep in red for the past couple of days, the 67-year-old American believes that “crypto is happening:”

    “Look, my view of it is evolving. I can’t predict the future, but I think it’s a big thing to be able to predict the present, like, ‘What is happening?’ And I look at the crypto, and it is happening.”

    Speaking on the current price dip, Blankfein said it is not much of a concern since there is a considerable amount of capital invested in the asset class already. He also outlined that bitcoin and altcoins have their benefits to the financial network, such as “instantaneous transfer and reduction of credit risk.”

    “And guess what? I would certainly want to have an oar in that water,” Blankfein concluded, hinting he might hop on the cryptocurrency bandwagon.

    Lloyd Blankfein
    Lloyd Blankfein. Source: CNBC

    Crypto’s Current Condition

    Even though Blankfein thinks “crypto is happening,” the current market situation is quite. Since the beginning of the year, most digital assets have been on a downtrend. Things are looking rather disappointingly for bitcoin, too. The biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization finished the year with a price tag of around $47,000.

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    Considered by many as a hedge against inflation and even digital gold, the asset tumbled further at the beginning of 2021 after the Federal Reserve revealed plans to fight the monetary turmoil in the United States.

    On that note, Mark Cuban – the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a proponent of the crypto world – opined that BTC is not and will never become an inflation hedge.

    In the following weeks, bitcoin continued its decline and at the moment of writing these lines, it is hovering around $34,000.

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    Dimitar got interested in cryptocurrencies back in 2018 amid the prolonged bear market. His biggest passion in the field is Bitcoin and he was fascinated with its journey. With a flair for producing high-quality content, he started covering the cryptocurrency space in late 2018. His hobby is football.

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