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    Home » Crypto News » Goldman Sachs: Ethereum May Surpass Bitcoin as Store of Value, But Not Gold

    Goldman Sachs: Ethereum May Surpass Bitcoin as Store of Value, But Not Gold

    Author: Martin Young

    Last Updated Jul 7, 2021 @ 06:56

    Analysts at Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs have reaffirmed their bullish stance on the world’s second-largest crypto asset, Ethereum.

    In a note to investors on Tuesday, Goldman Sachs outlined its reasoning behind the claim that Ethereum will eventually become a better store of value than Bitcoin.

    According to the note, the investment bank believes Ethereum currently looks like the cryptocurrency with the highest real use potential. It added that it is the most popular development platform for smart contract applications, according to reports.

    Bitcoin may have the stronger brand given its first-mover advantage, it added, however, BTC lacks some of the often-cited real use cases of Ethereum. This is partly due to its slow transaction speeds of just 7 transactions per second. Ethereum in its current native state is not much quicker, however, with around 15-20 transactions per second.

    Goldman Big on Gold … and Ethereum

    The bank did state that neither crypto asset can compare with gold as a store of value, arguing that its high volatility does not make them comparable.

    “Gold is competing with crypto to the same extent it is competing with other risky assets such as equities and cyclical commodities. We view gold as a defensive inflation hedge and crypto as a risk-on inflation hedge,”

    What it did not compare, however, were the gains between the two. So far this year, gold has declined 5.4%, whereas Ethereum has made over 215% to current levels – and that is including a 46% correction.

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    Goldman added that the competition between different crypto assets is also preventing them from becoming safe-haven assets at this stage.

    Big Bank Flip-flops

    The banking giant has flip-flopped on crypto assets and even gold recently, with a report in June contradicting its current findings.

    “The argument that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are a digital version of gold does not confer any value to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, because gold itself is not a consistent or reliable store of value,”

    The Goldman Sachs Investment Strategy Group should sign off its research pieces on crypto with “Have Fun Staying Poor”. pic.twitter.com/TiedRBxWhI

    — Alex Krüger (@krugermacro) June 14, 2021

    There are obvious divisions within the bank about its approach to cryptocurrency. In May, Goldman Sachs led a $15 million investment round for blockchain analytics firm Coin Metrics.

    In April, the bank added Bitcoin to its year-to-date returns report, and in March, Goldman filed for a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC according to crypto custody firm New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG).

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    Martin has been writing on cybersecurity and infotech for over two decades. He has previous trading experience and has been covering developments in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry since 2017. Contact Martin: LinkedIn

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