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Coins•Oct 19, 2026

Will Bitcoin Reach $100,000 by Year-End? Analysts Divided as Key BTC Obstacles Emerge

Key Highlights Bitwise Research Director Ryan Rasmussen forecasts that Bitcoin could surpass $100,000 by year-end, bolstered by institutional ETF flows and declining regulatory friction. LO:TECH presents a more conservative outlook, projecting Bitcoin to range between $85,000 and $95,000 due to inflation pressures and hawkish Federal Reserve expectations. CoinShares data reveals crypto investment products have drawn ...

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Coins•Oct 18, 2026

Bitcoin $100,000 Year-End Forecast Divides Analysts Amid Rising Inflation Concerns

Key Highlights Crypto asset manager Bitwise projects Bitcoin could reclaim the $100,000 mark before year-end, driven by institutional adoption and demand for hard assets. Market analysts remain divided over timing, debating whether persistent inflation and elevated interest rates will restrict breakouts through 2026. Near-term macroeconomic volatility, including potential Federal Reserve rate moves and the November ...

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Coins•Oct 14, 2026

Bitwise Head of Research Says Investors Underestimate Institutional Adoption of NEAR and HYPE

Key Highlights: NEAR Protocol has generated over $29 million in Intents fees since February, driving $5.3 million in $NEAR buybacks, though repurchases do not yet outpace network token issuance. Hyperliquid directs 99% of its trading fees toward buying back the $HYPE token, creating an equity-style cash flow model that is quickly resonating with traditional financial ...

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Coins•Oct 13, 2026

Bitwise and SVRN Bet on NEAR as AI Infrastructure Thesis Gains Traction

Key Highlights: Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan selected $NEAR due to its established transaction capabilities, network staying power, and growing focus on artificial intelligence. The Bitwise NRR fund is seeing earlier-than-expected allocations from financial advisers seeking to capitalize on the intersection of cryptocurrency and AI. SVRN aims to acquire 10% of the $NEAR token ...

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Coins•Oct 13, 2026

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan Says Q3 Charts Point to ‘crypto spring’

Key Highlights: All 10 constituents of the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index registered double-digit gains in Q3, led by Chainlink surging 97.6%, Ether advancing 69.1%, and Bitcoin rising 42.3%. Despite the asset rebound, digital asset-adjacent equities lagged, with shares of Riot Platforms, Hut 8, and Galaxy Digital dropping significantly during the third quarter. Bitwise ...

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Coins•Oct 10, 2026

Bitcoin Could Match Gold and Reach $30 Trillion, Bitwise CIO Says

Key Highlights: Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan posits that sustained exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows could gradually exhaust available bitcoin supply, supporting long-term valuation growth. A multi-year path toward a $1 million bitcoin price requires capturing roughly 17% of an estimated $121 trillion combined gold-and-bitcoin store-of-value market over a decade. Hougan identifies investor behavior, particularly ...

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Coins•Oct 9, 2026

Dogecoin ETF Disappointment: Why Millions of DOGE Investors Failed to Show Interest

Key Highlights Traditional exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors exhibit fundamentally different expectations compared to retail crypto app users, leaving meme-driven tokens like Dogecoin struggling for ETF traction. Bitwise’s Solana staking ETF (ticker: BBSOL) has accumulated approximately $1.3 billion in net assets, driven by structural utility, staking rewards, and on-chain growth narratives. Market performance signals that sustained ...

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Coins•Oct 9, 2026

Altcoin Surges 138% in One Month to Enter Top 20: What Is Driving the Rally?

Key Highlights: The NEAR Intents cross-chain transaction protocol surpassed $31 billion in cumulative volume, driving market momentum alongside AI-agent and user adoption. Bitwise expanded institutional access by launching the first U.S. spot NEAR investment product (ticker: NRR) on the NYSE Arca. Despite a recent $3.8 million security exploit on the NEAR Intents infrastructure, all funds ...

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Coins•Oct 8, 2026

Bitwise CEO Declares End of Crypto Bear Market, Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach New All-Time High

Key Highlights: Bitwise Chief Executive Officer Hunter Horsley points to expanding institutional participation and platform growth as signals of sustained cryptocurrency sector development. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) have significantly broadened access for traditional financial market investors. Horsley projects that Bitcoin could reach a new all-time high next year, potentially signaling the start ...

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Coins•Oct 8, 2026

XRP Whale Withdrawals From Binance Hit Seven-Month High

Key Highlights: Large-scale $XRP whale outflows from Binance reached approximately 1.38 billion tokens over a 30-day cumulative window, marking a seven-month high according to CryptoQuant data. U.S. $XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged $3.14 million in net inflows on Oct. 6, driven by a $10.55 million influx into Bitwise’s fund despite opposing outflows from competing issuers. ...

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Coins•Oct 7, 2026

Bitwise CIO and Sovereign CEO Say NEAR Is Entering Next Phase of Value Accrual

Key Highlights: Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan emphasized that NEAR Protocol’s ($NEAR) existing product-market fit, driven by Intents and cross-chain functionality, provides clear fundamental valuation criteria beyond its long-term artificial intelligence strategy. Bitwise has launched NRR, a spot $NEAR exchange-traded product on NYSE Arca featuring in-house staking rewards that accrue directly to net asset ...

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Coins•Oct 5, 2026

Peter Brandt Hints at Bullish XRP Breakout With Coffee Cup Chart Pattern

Key Highlights: Veteran trader Peter Brandt identified a potential cup-and-handle pattern on the daily XRP chart, marking horizontal resistance at $1.6572. The short-term daily analysis complements Brandt’s September 21 monthly chart forecast projecting an advance toward $5.40. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan highlighted institutional interest in XRP, noting its established utility in cross-currency transfers ...

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