{"id":3099,"date":"2022-08-05T10:06:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acudc.com\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2022-08-05T10:06:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:06:59","slug":"goldman-sachs-explores-development-of-its-own-digital-token","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acudc.com\/th\/goldman-sachs-explores-development-of-its-own-digital-token\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs Explores Development of its Own Digital Token"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leading global investment bank Goldman Sachs is exploring avenues of development to potentially create its own&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blockchain.news\/tag\/cryptocurrency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by CNBC on August 6, the bank has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/08\/06\/goldman-names-new-head-of-digital-assets-in-bet-that-blockchain-is-the-future-of-financial-markets.html\">appointed<\/a>&nbsp;Mathew McDermott as the worldwide head of digital assets to spearhead the realization of this dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blockchain holds the future of financial markets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDermott brings to the table a wide array of experience in the financial markets, and he sees blockchain technology as a backbone of the future monetary system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted: \u201cIn the next five to 10 years, you could see a financial system where all assets and liabilities are native to a blockchain, with all transactions natively happening on chain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blockchain could help streamline distinctive processes in the digital financial markets ecosystem like securitization, debt issuances, and loan origination.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goldman Sachs has been a notable trendsetter in the blockchain\/crypto space as proponents have been following its footsteps. Therefore, it seeks to go a notch higher by launching its own digital token.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDermott stipulated: \u201cWe are exploring the commercial viability of creating our own fiat digital token, but it\u2019s early days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also aired his radical vision for financial markets as a future where the globe\u2019s monetary assets will reside on blockchain-powered electronic ledgers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Harnessing distributed ledger technology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>McDermott asserted that the financial sector necessitated notable revamping. For instance, repurchases agreements or the repo market, which entails a dealer selling government securities to investors, had to go digital using technological innovations like blockchain as this would prompt standardization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He acknowledged: \u201cIn securities finance and repo, if you look at those markets, they\u2019re ripe for standardization. There\u2019s a lot of legacy processes in the vast movement of collateral that makes them very cost-inefficient, so by leveraging distributed ledger technology, you can standardize processes to manage collateral across the system, and you have a much more efficient settlement process given the real-time settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent research by JP Morgan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blockchain.news\/news\/jpmorgan-says-younger-investors-tilt-towards-bitcoin-while-older-ones-favors-gold\">shows<\/a>&nbsp;that younger investors are inclined towards&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blockchain.news\/tag\/Bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitcoin<\/a>, whereas the older ones support gold.&nbsp;(source: Blockchain.news)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading global investment bank Goldman Sachs is exploring avenues of development to potentially create its own&nbsp;cryptocurrency. As reported by CNBC on August 6, the bank has&nbsp;appointed&nbsp;Mathew McDermott as the worldwide head of digital assets to spearhead the realization of this dream. 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