According to the Financial Times, the banking giant Goldman Sachs world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX talked to.
FT, David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs with Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX He announced that he held a meeting about possible collaborations in March.
According to the news, the people who gave information about the subject said that the investment bank Goldman Sachs. to the cryptocurrency market He said that he wanted to open up actively and that he met with the founder of FTX in this context.
The focus of the discussions between the two was the regulatory barriers in the USA.
Goldman Sachs advises FTX on its plans to offer retail trading of crypto derivatives to expand its services in the US; and To the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) He reportedly wanted to help him establish relationships with American regulatory agencies, including
That’s because the US arm of FTX applied for CFTC approval for margin trading in crypto derivatives in March.
Other topics discussed between the two included Goldman Sachs’ participation in FTX’s future funding rounds.
In this context, Solomon has offered to take part in FTX’s upcoming funding rounds.
Another issue Solomon offers to help FTX is a possible public release of FTX.
The CEO of Goldman Sachs said that he looks at this issue warmly. Because the bank is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the USA, which went public in 2021. Coinbase’s It was also included in the public offering.
However, informants said that the FTX founder is currently exploring more private sourcing opportunities for the IPO.