A Goldman Sachs managing director reportedly raked in millions of dollars from cryptocurrency dogecoin — and then quit the Wall Street titan.
The London-based executive, Aziz McMahon, was with the bank for more than 14 years, his LinkedIn profile shows, according to eFinancialCareers.
McMahon might be starting a hedge fund, according to the site, which cited sources at Goldman.
McMahon did not return the Post’s request for comment, but Goldman confirmed his departure to Insider.
The news of McMahon’s departure comes after the crypto’s staggering run-up in recent weeks. The digital token was up more than 12,000 percent since Jan. 1 last week, before dogecoin-booster Elon Musk’s much anticipated “Saturday Night Live” appearance fell flat on investors.
At one point, the cryptocurrency was trading Saturday at 73 cents per coin, but fell to about 56 cents by the end of the night. Still, the digital token’s meteoric rise over the past six months has made it one of the best possible investments so far this year.
Dogecoin’s weekend tumble came after Musk called the meme token a “hustle” on SNL, adding that it’s “as real” as a dollar bill.
The day before the show, Musk warned investors to be careful when trading Dogecoin and other currencies.
Dogecoin was flat on the day and trading at about 50 cents per coin as of 10 a.m. ET Tuesday, according to data from Coinbase.
