[Digital Today Reporter Hyunwoo Choo] Goldman Sachs, a large US investment bank, released the results of a customer survey on the market of virtual assets (cryptocurrency) including bitcoin.
According to Coinpost on the 5th (local time), 40% of survey respondents already own virtual assets, and 61% of respondents said they will increase their holdings further over the next 1-2 years.
In particular, 22% of respondents predict that Bitcoin will rise by more than $100,000 within a year. 54% expected it to go up and down between $40,000 and $100,000. This is a result of reflecting the perception that the long-term investment value is still high despite the recent bearish market.
As for the investment element of virtual assets, 28% said they value macro market background and investment flow, and 57% said they listen to the emergence of favorable news such as institutional investment and the launch of new products and services. In addition, 34% of respondents said that regulatory regulations were the biggest obstacle to investment in virtual assets.
Goldman Sachs is showing a move to resume its futures-oriented virtual asset trading service in March. Goldman Sachs introduced a virtual asset trading service in 2018, but has since stopped related services as the bearish market continues.
Based on Coin360 at 8:30 am on the 6th, Bitcoin is trading at $48,640, down 3.82% from the previous day, and Ethereum is trading at $1518, down 3.7%.
Author/ Translator: Jamie Kim
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