**[Goldman Sachs CEO Praises Prediction Markets, Plans to Enter Real-World Event Trading]** BlockBeats News, January 16: Goldman Sachs Group is exploring opportunities in prediction markets, aiming to enable the investment bank to benefit from this rapidly growing field focused on betting on real-world events. The company's CEO, Solomon, described prediction markets as "very interesting" and revealed that over the past two weeks, he personally met with the heads of two of the largest prediction market companies in the sector. "We have a team here engaging with them and conducting research," Solomon said during the Thursday analyst conference call following the bank's fourth-quarter earnings release. The entry of this major Wall Street institution into prediction markets could bolster the legitimacy and trading volume of this relatively lightly regulated but thriving financial niche. Some market-making firms have already joined the race. (Jin10)