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Goldman Sachs Is Getting Serious About Crypto
As crypto gains momentum, Goldman Sachs is laying the groundwork for success in the digital assets space. In an interview, Matthew McDermott, the Global Head of Digital Assets, outlined plans for tokenization, stablecoins, and the pivotal role of clear regulations by 2025. 
Michael Busella and Steve Lee, with storied careers at Goldman Sachs and BlockTower, introduce Neoclassic Capital, an investment company targeting the digital asset landscape. Their strategic focus spans tokenization to gaming and social networks, covering a broad spectrum from emerging startups to established public firms. 
Financial powerhouses including Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon, Paxos, and others have concluded their testing phase of the blockchain Canton Network, engineered by Bluechip Digital Asset. The initiative brought together 15 asset management companies, 13 banks, four depositary institutions, and three exchanges in its pilot phase. 
Their economists anticipate a reduction in interest rates by late June next year, following a gradual quarterly decrease pattern.
“The cuts in our forecast are driven by the desire to normalize the funds rate from a restrictive level once inflation is closer to the target,” says Jan Hatzius, a senior economist at Goldman.
Goldman forecasts rate cuts in Q2 2024, expecting 25 basis point reductions per quarter with pace uncertainties.
“We expect the funds rate to eventually stabilize at 3-3.25%,” say their economists. 
The Stellar Development Foundation has announced that it joins an advisory committee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Blockchain company Stellar will join representatives of traditional financial markets such as J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock and get a say in institutional-level issues.
SDF representatives noted that they will primarily focus on the use of Layer 1 protocols in government agencies and bank transfers in stablecoins. 
Multi-managers boost payouts – top traders earn 25% of profits
Top traders at the largest multi-manager hedge funds are now earning close to a quarter of the profits they generate, according to a Goldman Sachs report, as firms such as Citadel and Millennium continue to expand their share of the market. 
Raoul Pal, once at the helm of Goldman Sachs, envisions a steep rise in the global count of cryptocurrency users. He drew parallels between the initial decade of digital assets and internet evolution, leading to the conclusion that the tally of cryptocurrency enthusiasts could hit the 1.2 billion mark by the end of 2025.
His projections suggest this number could catapult to a staggering 5.1 billion by 2030. The key drivers in achieving such an extensive digital asset adoption, he believes, will be Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and NFTs. 
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