Goldman Sachs’ Digital Assets Conference

1. INTRODUCTION

On June 25th, Oxido Solutions’ Guido Lassally – also known as The Deal Maker – attended the Goldman Sachs Digital Asset Conference at Plumtree Court in London, just as he did last year. In our view, this remains Europe’s highest-quality institutional digital assets event, both in terms of the speaker lineup and the sophistication of its audience.

Goldman Sachs is no longer just exploring digital assets – they’ve made them a strategic priority. This event is clear evidence that they are actively shaping the institutional crypto market. We’re grateful to attend year after year, and proud to be recognized as a trusted name in the institutional digital asset space.

We attend for three key reasons:

A. Staying Close to Our Institutional Network
We work closely with a growing number of institutional allocators in the UK and beyond — many of whom are directly or indirectly connected to Goldman Sachs’ digital asset ecosystem. Events like this offer an ideal opportunity to nurture and deepen those relationships.

For several of these institutional partners, we provide:

Proprietary BTC and ETH micro scalping strategies – fully automated, high-frequency trading models built for performance on top-tier exchanges.

Macro accumulation indicators – long-term crypto trading tools based on a blend of on-chain data, price action, and momentum signals to improve entry and exit timing.

These institutional-grade tools are used by professional investors looking to optimize trade timing, eliminate emotional bias, and improve consistency in their crypto allocations.

Attending this event gives us the space to have in-depth, real-world conversations with clients and prospects — not just about what we’ve built, but how it performs, how they use it, and where the market is heading.

B. Fundraising for High-Quality Quant Strategies
Another core reason for attending is to expand our fundraising network. We help institutional allocators discover and allocate capital to low-risk, high-quality quant strategies managed by external trading teams we know and trust.

These strategies include:

• Market-neutral strategies that capture inefficiencies without taking directional exposure
• Arbitrage models that exploit cross-venue and cross-instrument mispricings
• Counter-trend systems that benefit from short-term reversals and price overextensions

All of the strategies we present are institutional-grade, meaning:

• Maximum drawdowns typically range between 10–15%
• Every strategy is pre-screened by Oxido for risk control, capital protection, and operational transparency before being shared with allocators

We are actively raising capital for multiple teams, and events like this put us in front of allocators actively seeking stable, low-volatility strategies in the digital asset space.

C. Building What the Market Is Asking For: Secure Access to the Future
Goldman’s events are invaluable for understanding what institutional investors really need, and for helping us anticipate those needs in our product design. One insight from last year stood out: custody and counterparty risk remain major hurdles for allocators entering crypto markets.

Many institutions are unwilling to move large sums onto centralized exchanges – especially if they can’t retain full control or enforce asset segregation.

That’s exactly why we integrated with Copper ClearLoop. With this infrastructure, clients can access our proprietary strategies — or those of our partner quant teams — without moving funds onto an exchange. Their capital remains securely in custody while orders are executed on integrated venues like Kraken, OKX, Bybit, and others.

This setup directly addresses top allocator concerns:

• Trade execution without counterparty exposure
• True custody and 24/7 access
• Compliance, auditability, and institutional-grade controls

This model, known as off-exchange settlement, is rapidly becoming the preferred standard among serious allocators. We’re proud to already offer it — in supported jurisdictions — for every strategy we represent.

2. GOLDMAN SACHS: KEY ROLE IN SHAPING THE INSTITUTIONAL CRYPTO LANDSCAPE

Even before the event began, one thing was clear: Goldman Sachs is playing a central role in building the future of institutional crypto. Earlier this year, partner Yasmine Coupal highlighted the surge in M&A across the sector and the steadily rising demand from institutional investors.

At the same time, Mathew McDermott, Global Head of Digital Assets, is leading internal innovation with initiatives like GS DAP® — Goldman’s blockchain platform for bringing real-world assets on-chain.

When a firm like Goldman commits at this level, the entire market pays attention. This event offered clear proof of just how far they’ve progressed.

3. WHAT STOOD OUT AT THE EVENT

A. Venture Capital Is Shifting Toward Infrastructure
In the opening panel — featuring Marshall Wace, Token Bay, and Republic Digital — a key trend emerged: venture capital is moving away from speculative tokens, focusing instead on infrastructure, tooling, and real-world integration.

Today, the smart money prioritizes security, scalability, and long-term value — the very same foundations we’ve built Oxido on.

B. Consolidation Is Underway — And Standards Are Rising
Executives from Elwood Technologies, Aave Labs, and TRM Labs shared a consistent view: the digital asset sector is professionalizing fast. Firms that offer clean UX, strong compliance, and battle-tested infrastructure are pulling ahead and attracting more capital.

C. Bitcoin Is Earning Its Place in Institutional Portfolios
Not long ago, Bitcoin in a portfolio raised eyebrows. That’s no longer the case. Speakers from Bitwise Asset Management, Coinbase Asset Management, and Standard Chartered made it clear: Bitcoin is now widely accepted as a long-term macro asset, and is quickly becoming a staple of diversified institutional portfolios.

This aligns directly with our work at Oxido, where our strategies are focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual futures as core portfolio building blocks.

D. Tokenization Is No Longer Coming — It’s Already Here
Goldman Sachs made it clear that tokenization is a core strategic priority. Through GS DAP®, they’re building infrastructure to bring assets like bonds and private equity on-chain. According to a recent Goldman–Blockworks report, over $600 billion in tokenized assets could exist by 2030.

Institutional players like Hamilton Lane and Tradeweb confirmed: tokenization is no longer theoretical — it’s happening now.

E. Stablecoins Will Power 24/7 Finance
McDermott also highlighted stablecoins as a key enabler of real-time global markets. These digital dollars unlock instant settlement and borderless capital flows.

At Oxido, we already use stablecoins operationally — and many of our strategies generate passive yield in stablecoins for allocators. We expect this segment to expand rapidly in the years ahead.

4. FINAL THOUGHTS

The event closed with a compelling fireside chat between David Sacks and Mathew McDermott. Sacks — now an advisor to the White House on crypto and AI — summed it up well: the future belongs to systems that eliminate friction, automate trust, and operate 24/7.

We wrapped the day on Goldman’s rooftop terrace, looking out over London and engaging in focused conversations with allocators, fund managers, and other key players shaping this space.

A big thank you to the Goldman Sachs Digital Assets team for hosting such a valuable gathering. This wasn’t just another crypto conference — it was a clear, strategic snapshot of where institutional digital assets are going, and how quickly traditional finance is merging with crypto.