Some Altcoins Gain Surprising Endorsement

These are tough times in the cryptocurrency space. Bitcoin’s mired in a lengthy slide that’s dragging altcoins to the downside, too. In this environment, weary crypto investors will take good news where they can get it.

For market participants holding altcoins or the CoinShares Altcoins ETF (DIME), some positive news arrived courtesy of Goldman Sachs. The largest investment bank’s fourth-quarter 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals $2.36 billion in digital currency holdings, a fair percentage of which is allocated to altcoins. Those include at least one member of the DIME roster.

Not surprisingly, more than $2.1 billion of Goldman’s cryptocurrency positions are directed to bitcoin and ethereum, the two largest digital currencies by market value. Of the overall total, Goldman has a combined $261 million in XRP and solana-linked assets. Solana is featured among DIME’s holdings. A note of caution: The bank pared its exposure to bitcoin ETFs in the final three months of 2025.

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Again, the start to 2026 has been rough for crypto investors and sourcing bright spots is proving difficult. But for those engaged with or considering DIME, the Goldman 13F contained some glimmers beyond the aforementioned reduction in bitcoin exposure.

“[The] investment banking giant added positions in spot XRP and Solana ETFs that launched during the quarter. The firm held $152.2 million in spot XRP ETFs and $108.9 million worth of spot Solana ETFs at the end of last year,” reported Timmy Shen for The Block.

Certainly, DIME investors should be pragmatic and temper their enthusiasm as it relates to the Goldman 13F. However, it is worth acknowledging that the bank was adding to its altcoin ETF holdings at a time when prices of the underlying assets were faltering.

“This move came amid a broader crypto market decline in the fourth quarter, with bitcoin falling from about $114,000 at the end of September 2025 to around $88,400 by year-end. Ether also slid, dropping to $2,970 at the end of last year from $4,140 at the end of September,” according to The Block.

Will Goldman’s altcoin mini-buying spree spur copycat moves? Perhaps. Regardless, the filing underscores important points relating to the actively managed CoinShares ETF. Some big-name investors see value in higher tier altcoins, the very corner of the crypto market addressed by DIME.

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