{"id":194,"date":"2026-02-12T14:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/?p=194"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:08:16","slug":"goldman-sachs-rebalances-crypto-holdings-amid-altcoin-etf-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/?p=194","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs Rebalances Crypto Holdings Amid Altcoin ETF Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a strategic shift during the fourth quarter of 2025, banking titan <strong>Goldman Sachs<\/strong> reduced its exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. According to its latest 13F filing, the financial giant pivoted toward newly launched altcoin instruments, marking a significant diversification of its digital asset portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Portfolio Reallocation and Market Correction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As of December 31, Goldman\u2019s Bitcoin ETF holdings fell by nearly <strong>40%<\/strong>, dropping to <strong>$1.06 billion<\/strong>. Similarly, its Ethereum-based assets decreased by <strong>27.2%<\/strong>, totaling <strong>$1 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Positions as of Year-End:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>XRP ETFs:<\/strong> $152.2 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solana ETFs:<\/strong> $108.9 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This rebalancing occurred alongside a broader market downturn. Between September and December 2025, Bitcoin slid from <strong>$114,000<\/strong> to <strong>$88,400<\/strong>, while Ethereum dropped from <strong>$4,140<\/strong> to <strong>$2,970<\/strong>. Total quarterly outflows across the sector exceeded <strong>$2.6 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February Recovery and Sentiment Shift<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Market sentiment improved in early February 2026. On February 10, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of <strong>$166.56 million<\/strong>, marking three consecutive days of growth. Ethereum products also saw a modest recovery, led by the <strong>Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QCP Capital analysts<\/strong> suggest the market may have found a local bottom, though they anticipate sideways movement in the near term. They credit the stabilizing prices to renewed ETF inflows and targeted accumulation by large players like <strong>Tom Lee\u2019s BitMine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Macro Pressures and the Federal Reserve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The market remains on edge due to shifting macroeconomic signals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Geopolitics:<\/strong> Easing tensions between the U.S. and Iran have provided some relief.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Labor Market:<\/strong> Weak employment data has raised hopes for a <strong>Fed rate cut<\/strong> in March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The &#8220;Warsh&#8221; Factor:<\/strong> The nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair is viewed as a &#8220;hawkish&#8221; signal, potentially tightening future liquidity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Fear &amp; Greed Index<\/strong> currently sits at a low of <strong>11<\/strong>, indicating &#8220;Extreme Fear.&#8221; While derivatives markets have &#8220;cleansed&#8221; high-leverage positions, researchers at Bitrue warn that a sustainable rally may not begin until Bitcoin stabilizes in the <strong>$60,000\u2013$65,000<\/strong> support zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a strategic shift during the fourth quarter of 2025, banking titan Goldman Sachs reduced its exposure to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eft"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196,"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions\/196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1stblock.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}