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The CEO of Goldman Sachs<\/a>, David Solomon, has revealed for the first time that he personally owns Bitcoin.<\/p>\n Solomon\u2019s big reveal came during comments made on Wednesday at the World Liberty Forum 2026, held at Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> Mar-a-Lago resort.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still trying to figure out how Bitcoin<\/a> behaves. I own a little bitcoin, very little,\u201d Solomon told<\/a> the audience.<\/p>\n He didn\u2019t specify how much he considers \u201cvery little\u201d Bitcoin to be. Solomon is known as a high-profile supporter of blockchain technology but a skeptic of cryptocurrencies themselves, doubting they have any real value.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always said I think it\u2019s a speculative investment,\u201d Solomon told<\/a> CNBC\u2019s Squawk Box in 2024, adding that he didn\u2019t see any breakthrough use cases for Bitcoin other than perhaps as a store of value. He said at the time: \u201cthere very well could be a store of value case.\u201d<\/p>\n The Goldman Sachs CEO was part of a list of prominent figures to appear at the World Liberty Forum event to discuss and promote the controversial Trump family-owned DeFi project, World Liberty Financial<\/a> (WLFI). Other guests included Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and rapper Nicki Minaj.\u00a0<\/p>\n In January, it was reported that just before Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration in 2025, WLFI secretly cut a deal selling a 49% stake<\/a> in the project valued at US$500 million (AU$708m) to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a figure with close links to the United Arab Emirates<\/a> Royal family. It has also been reported that part of the deal included giving the UAE access to tightly restricted high-powered AI computer chips.<\/p>\n House Democrats in February launched a probe to examine the details<\/a> of the deal, with Representative Ro Khanna claiming that the deal is \u201cnot just a scandal, but may even represent a violation of multiple laws and the US Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: Warren, Kim Urge Treasury to Review US$500M UAE Investment in Trump-Linked Crypto Firm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Asked if Goldman Sachs holds Bitcoin or other digital assets in its investment portfolio, Solomon didn\u2019t answer directly, instead explaining<\/a> that regulation has limited what the firm can do around digital assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cUp until 10 minutes ago the regulatory structure was extremely prohibitive on what we could do as principal,\u201d he said. \u201cThat regulatory structure is evolving, but when you talk about crypto assets specifically we\u2019ve been very limited up until very recently as to what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\nGoldman Sachs\u2019 Interest in Crypto Limited By Regulation \u201cUp Until 10 Minutes Ago,\u201d Says Solomon\u00a0<\/h2>\n