<p>Galaxy Digital plans to open a new office in San Francisco, founder and CEO Mike Novogratz told The Block in a recent episode of <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/39957/mike-novogratz-galaxy-digital">The Scoop.</a> The cryptocurrency firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, Vancouver, and New Jersey, but it has yet to open a California branch.</p> <p>When asked how Galaxy Digital plans to compete for deals in the blockchain ecosystem, Novogratz said "the locus of a lot of the space has moved back to San Francisco" and that he wants to start an office in the Golden Gate City.</p> <p><img class="graf-image aligncenter" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*OOlSqrZJrs6NxXeMrClBKQ.png" data-image-id="1*OOlSqrZJrs6NxXeMrClBKQ.png" data-width="1652" data-height="630" /></p> <p>"We’re still getting good deal flow now...but I think being in San Francisco will help as well," Novogratz said. "If you’re a merchant bank and you want to provide service to customers, being close to your customer helps. I want to do the trading for Pantera and Polychain and the rest of the guys."</p> <p><iframe src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BLOCK8011684048" width="100%" height="200" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>