The Ether Blockchain has received praise from Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS). In a note to customers, the business described gold as a defensive inflation hedge and cryptocurrency as a risk-on inflation hedge. While the research questioned if Bitcoin was more secure than gold in terms of security, it was upbeat about the Ethereum's recent ascent. Ethereum has surpassed Bitcoin in terms of functionality and transaction speed due to Bitcoin's lack of innovation and technology.