News with the tag "Matt Hougan"

The cryptocurrency market is known for its volatility, often swinging wildly on news and speculation. Recently, Donald Trump’s proposal for a U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve sent ripples through the crypto sphere. Initially, we saw prices surge, only to witness those gains evaporate amidst tariff anno...

The chief investment officer of crypto asset management firm Bitwise says the industry needs a new selling point now that memecoins are losing mindshare. In a new interview with crypto influencer Scott Melker, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says that North korean hacking group Lazarus attempting to launder...

In a memo released on February 25, 2025, Matt Hougan—Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Bitwise Asset Management—drew striking parallels between today’s crypto market and what he observed in July 2024. Titled “Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain (Redux),” Hougan’s latest analysis suggests that, despite t...

In every market cycle, the altseason is an anticipated period for investors marked by a general altcoins’ price outperformance against Bitcoin. However, there have been many doubts over an altseason in the current bull run with crypto analysts citing a surge in the number of altcoins over the last f...

The opportunities in altcoins are probably bigger and more plentiful than ever before, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. In a new note to investors, Hougan says that the situation for altcoins “is more complex” than it was in previous bull markets since there isn’t any major...

In a recent memo , Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan shared his thoughts on the Bitcoin (BTC) 4-year cycle and its relevance under Donald Trump’s administration. Specifically, he examined whether a shift in Washington DC’s stance on cryptocurrencies could extend the current bull mar...

In a new investor note published on January 29, 2025, Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, questioned whether the historical four-year market cycle of Bitcoin could finally be coming to an end. His reasoning is rooted in seismic shifts in US policy toward crypto, highlighted by a recent...

Crypto’s traditional four-year cycle could come to an end because of President Trump’s executive order, according to Bitwise’s chief investment officer Matt Hougan. In a new note to investors, Hougan says that the four-year cycle appeared to be intact – until Trump came out with the “Strengthening A...

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says that digital assets will likely go through a bullish phase in the next six months as the market digests the new crypto-friendly US presidential administration. In a post on the social media platform X, Hougan tells his 60,000 followers that the dramatic difference betwee...

Matt Hougan provided the rationale for his prediction in a weekly memo published on Monday. Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries Are an Overlooked Megatrend Software firm Microstrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) saw revenues dip by 10% in 2024, yet it was one of the best performing stocks in the Nasdaq 100, according t...