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Type: Presentation slide / internal report
File Size: 1.23 MB
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A Goldman Sachs Investment Management Division presentation slide (page 11) discussing the decline of illicit use in Bitcoin. The slide argues that because Bitcoin is pseudonymous rather than anonymous, criminals are moving to other cryptocurrencies like Monero and Zcash. It features a critical quote from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink from 2017 calling Bitcoin an 'index of money laundering.' The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.

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Name Role Context
Larry Fink CEO, BlackRock
Quoted regarding his negative view on Bitcoin as an index of money laundering.

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
Goldman Sachs
Logo present in top right; specifically the Investment Management Division.
BlackRock
Company led by Larry Fink.
Blockchain Intelligence Group
Cited as a source for statistics on illegal transaction volumes.
Investment Strategy Group
Cited in the footer.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' indicating this document was produced for a congressional investigation.

Relationships (1)

Larry Fink Executive BlackRock
Identified as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink

Key Quotes (2)

"Bitcoin just shows you how much demand for money laundering there is in the world. That’s all it is. It’s an index of money laundering."
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"The Blockchain Intelligence Group estimates that illegal transactions in bitcoin fell from ~50% of total volume in 2015 to ~20% in 2016, and represent 'significantly less than that' today."
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