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Jack Kubinec

Goldman Sachs makes surprise jump into Bitcoin ETFs with a product one analyst dubs ‘boomer candy’

A television screen showing Goldman Sachs' stock price plays in front of a Goldman Sachs sign (Credit: Chris Hondros—Getty Images)

Goldman Sachs has long been content to watch the crypto craze from the sidelines, but in a surprise move, the big bank on Tuesday revealed plans for its own product in the form of a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF.

The new Goldman fund, which was described in a regulatory filing, is structured a little differently from traditional spot Bitcoin ETFs. The fund aims to buy other exchange-traded products that hold Bitcoin, rather than hold Bitcoin itself, and sell call options on those funds. 

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