 goldman sachs group inc is looking to raise 2 billion from investors to buy up distressed assets from celsius network llc coindesk reported citing two people familiar with the matter  the proposed deal would allow investors to buy up celsius assets at potentially big discounts in the event of a bankruptcy filing the report said the wall street journal reported earlier friday that the crypto lending platform hired restructuring consultants from advisory firm alvarez  marsal to advise on a possible bankruptcy filing the company also engaged law firm akin gump strauss hauer  feld llp to advise on possible restructuring options the journal reported earlier this month  goldman sachs appears to be gauging interesting and soliciting commitments from web3 cryptocurrency funds funds specializing in distressed assets and traditional financial institutions with cash on hand coindesk reported  celsius which said it had 118 billion in assets as of may and has 17 million users froze withdrawals swaps and transfers earlier this month because of extreme market volatility the value of its assets has fallen from about 25 billion in october the journal reported