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 ...
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 ...
Key Highlights The CFTC and SEC are advancing independent regulatory initiatives addressing leveraged retail crypto trading, registration, and institutional custody. A regulatory gap persists for unleveraged spot trading, which continues to sit outside comprehensive federal supervision despite anti-fraud enforcement powers. Market participants view the proactive regulatory agency approach as a near-term catalyst driving mergers, acquisitions, ...
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 $121 trillion combined gold-and-bitcoin store-of-value market over a decade. Hougan identifies investor behavior, particularly ...
Key Highlights: Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan emphasized that NEAR Protocol’s ($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 ...
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 Brandtâs 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 ...
Key Highlights: Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan emphasized that durability and clear, real-world financial use cases drive financial advisor interest in XRP. XRPL saw expansions in stablecoin supply and tokenization throughout 2026, while Ripple secured conditional approval for a national trust bank from the OCC in late 2025. Spot XRP ETF net assets reached ...
Key Highlights The cryptocurrency market remained notably resilient and rallied after the U.S. Senate killed the proposed CLARITY Act. Bitcoin climbed roughly 8% and Ether advanced about 7% over a two-week span following the legislative development. Altcoins experienced significant momentum, with NEAR surging nearly 104% and Uniswap gaining close to 49%. Crypto Markets Post Strong ...
Key Highlights: Matt Hougan argues that stalled crypto legislation may have produced faster, more favorable regulatory outcomes for parts of the industry. Stablecoin rewards, tokenization and revenue-generating tokens have benefited from agency actions or existing regulatory gaps, he says. Agency guidance and exemptions can change more easily than legislation, creating a trade-off between speed and ...
Key Highlights Bitwise CIO Hougan said protocols should share revenue with token holders, introduce buyback or reinvestment mechanisms, and improve token-unlocking transparency. Hougan described Bitcoin as âdigital goldâ and one of the cryptocurrency sectorâs best risk-adjusted investment vehicles. He identified fiat-currency devaluation and the expansion of stablecoins and tokenization as two major trends for the ...
Key Highlights: Bitwise CIO Hougan said stronger token economies should share protocol revenue with token holders and improve buyback, reinvestment, and token-unlocking practices. Hougan described Bitcoin as âdigital goldâ and one of the cryptocurrency sectorâs best risk-adjusted investment vehicles. He identified fiat-currency devaluation and the expansion of stablecoins and tokenization as two major long-term crypto ...
Key Highlights The SEC has established a temporary regulatory framework allowing tokenized U.S. stocks to trade on blockchain infrastructure, preserving shareholder rights such as dividends and voting. S&P Global agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, whose smart-contract technology has facilitated over $37 trillion in transferred value across stablecoins, tokenized funds, and DeFi applications. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan ...