Breaking (if you can call it that): David Solomon, the man who’s always made crypto his reluctant sidekick, has finally revealed he actually owns a tiny amount of Bitcoin.
Solomon, who once made Bitcoin look like a bad investment to talk about in a yacht‑deck seminar, now owns a “very, very limited” stash. The bank’s own crypto exposure? A tidy $2.36 billion in ETFs, keeping the institution on the regulated side of things.
Kevin… I mean, David, Owns a Few Satoshis
On 18 February 2026, during a meeting at the World Liberty Forum in Florida, Solomon admitted that his personal holdings are, in plain language, “small” and “very, very limited.” He’s “an observer, not a forecaster.” (Because who needs binge‑watching future markets, anyway?)
GOLDMAN CEO ADMITSSHE OWNS BITCOIN
Breaking: David Solomon finally says he owns a bit of Bitcoin.
He’s not a Bitcoin prophet… Feels better than his former “sky‑high risk” status.
– *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone)
Solomon emphasised that these personal holdings don’t dictate the bank’s strategy. “It’s my personal side‑project, not a corporate directive.” That’s a corporate slogan we all secretly love.
Earlier, he’d characterised Bitcoin as volatile and speculative, saying, “I don’t see a clear use case.” Now, the tone has softened. Maybe after a coffee, his neural pathways re‑wired.
Goldman’s Crypto “Shadow” Position
The bank itself isn’t actively holding Bitcoin tokens. U.S. regulations keep the top banks in the black, meaning all exposure is through exchange‑traded funds. A lot of that-over $1.1 billion-emerges from Bitcoin ETFs. A nice, tidy way to keep the exposure low enough that regulators will still be satisfied, but high enough that the executive office can brag about it at cocktail parties.
Solomon’s personal stash is, thus, compartmentalised to keep the firm’s compliance framework humming. The separation allowed him to say, with a smile, “I’m personally invested. I’m not taking the company for a spin.”
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From Skepticism to (Almost) Enthusiasm
The former “Bitcoin sceptic” is now a distanced observer that might, someday, look at those side projects as a legitimate asset class-once the regulatory environment is friendly or he forgets what he said last year. No timeline, because who can commit such a future‑facing statement at a press conference? The bank, meanwhile, is investing in tokenisation and blockchain junkies’ dreams of “reducing friction in financial systems.”
Wall Street’s stance on crypto has slid from amazement to mild acceptance. It’s one of those shifts that progress maybe? Or perhaps David already has a preferred cryptocurrency, we just don’t know which one because he’s still “not a… forecaster.” The moral is-when in doubt, keep your holdings small and put everything behind ETFs.
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2026-02-19 01:29