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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) CEO David Solomon now owns Bitcoin despite previously questioning its value proposition.
Solomon holds a "very, very limited" amount of Bitcoin, Bloomberg quoted him as saying on Feb. 18 at the World Liberty Forum tech and finance conference hosted by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
However, Solomon framed his ownership of the asset as driven by curiosity rather than strong confidence in its prospects.
"I'm an observer of Bitcoin," Solomon was quoted as saying by cryptocurrency news outlet CoinDesk.
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Solomon’s remarks mark a significant shift from July 2024, when he told CNBC that he saw the asset as "a speculative investment," adding that he didn’t see "a real use case."
The shift comes as Wall Street has warmed up to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology with the successful launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024 and the pro-cryptocurrency tilt of President Donald Trump‘s second term.
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Solomon at World Liberty Forum rejected the narrative that the cryptocurrency industry was competing with traditional finance, adding that tokens will be "super important," the New York Post reported.
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However, Solomon at the event also called for regulations to ensure that the U.S. gets things right, according to CNBC.
"If there are people who think we are going to operate in this environment without rules, they are probably wrong, and they should move to El Salvador," Solomon was quoted as saying by CNBC, echoing recent remarks from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
"We have to get this Clarity Act across the finish line and any market participants who don’t want it should move to El Salvador," Bessent told the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 5.
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The Clarity Act is the proposed cryptocurrency market structure legislation stuck in the Senate. A version of the bill passed in the House last July, but the Senate’s version has faced delays amid debates over stablecoin rewards.
Banks have pushed against stablecoin rewards, citing deposit flight risks to community banks, while cryptocurrency industry participants say banks are trying to shut down competition.
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However, an end to the deadlock may be in sight, judging by recent remarks from Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
Armstrong said during his company’s Q4 2025 earnings call on Feb. 12 that he was "actually quite optimistic about the odds of Clarity Act passing "in the next few months."
Garlinghouse on Feb. 19 told Fox Business that there was a 90% chance the legislation would pass by the end of April.
The remarks from Armstrong and Garlinghouse come after multiple White House meetings aimed at getting banks and cryptocurrency industry participants on the same page.
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