Goldman Sachs: Trend Towards Digital Cash Is Unstoppable

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Mark Melin
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Untraceable cash is headed for history’s trash bin, says research from Goldman Sachs. With Digital cash and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin growing, Goldman notes cash is involved in crime, tax evasion and tracking the population has its benefits, the research piece opines. Consumers can receive loans more easily, for instance. In a March 23 strategy note to clients, the investment bank with perhaps most influence with how cash is managed considered how cashing in on the death of cash can be profitable and pointed to what is painted as an inevitable movement. One year after Treasury mentions issues with digital…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.