{"id":230329,"date":"2024-01-16T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=230329"},"modified":"2024-01-16T16:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:22:01","slug":"the-real-impact-of-bitcoin-etfs-on-markets-bitwise-cio-matt-hougan-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/the-real-impact-of-bitcoin-etfs-on-markets-bitwise-cio-matt-hougan-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Impact of Bitcoin ETFs on Markets: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Hougan and Camila Russo discuss a range of topics from the Bitcoin ETF launch to possible Ethereum ETFs and Bitcoin price forecast.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Matt Hougan is the CIO of Bitwise, which is a crypto index fund manager and one of the issuers of Bitcoin ETFs. Hougan is a renowned figure in the financial sector, known for his expertise in cryptocurrency and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In our conversation we get into Matt&#8217;s initial reaction to the BTC ETF launch, the expected inflows for 2024, and the often underestimated impacts of these developments. <\/p>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<p>We also discuss unique Vanguard&#8217;s stance, the evolution of Bitcoin ETFs, why Bitwise maintains the lowest fees, Matt Hougan&#8217;s background, possibility of Ethereum ETFs, and the growing understanding of Ethereum in traditional finance. Finally, we touch upon the centralization risks of Bitcoin, the future of Bitcoin ETFs, and Bitcoin price forecast. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=0s\">0:00<\/a> Intro <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=46s\">0:46<\/a> Initial thoughts on BTC ETF launch <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=137s\">2:17<\/a> Inflows for 2024 <\/p>\n<p><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-[#191919] p-2 my-4 lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative group  flex w-max items-center gap-2  p-2 text-sm text-white mx-auto\"><strong class=\"whitespace-nowrap w-min sm:w-auto bg-gradient-to-r from-[#9FF9D2] to-[#DB9FF9] bg-clip-text text-transparent\">DeFi Alpha<\/strong><span class=\"whitespace-nowrap  w-min sm:w-auto border-l border-white pl-1 lg:hidden\">Premium Content<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tooltip font-heading shadow-cta absolute hidden lg:visible left-6 z-10 -top-[80px] w-max max-w-xs translate-y-full flex-col rounded-lg bg-[#EEEEF4] p-3 text-left text-xs text-black group-hover:flex lg:left-auto lg:right-4\">Looking for Alpha? Become a premium member of The Defiant and join our DeFi Alpha community.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-inside list-disc\">\n<li>DeFi Daily | Weekdays<\/li>\n<li>DeFi Alpha Letter | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Defiant Podcast Transcript | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Inbox Dump | Saturday<\/li>\n<li>Weekly Recap | Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thedefiant.io\/go-premium#pricing\" class=\"disabled:bg-cta-disabled-background disabled:text-cta-disabled-text rounded font-semibold border-cta-primary-border bg-cta-primary-background text-cta-primary-text hover:border-cta-primary-border-hover hover:bg-cta-primary-background-hover ml-auto block p-2 text-center text-sm !text-black !no-underline shadow-newButton\">Start for free<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=277s\">4:37<\/a> Underestimated impact <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=491s\">8:11<\/a> Vanguard is goofy <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=580s\">9:40<\/a> Self sovereignty <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=750s\">12:30<\/a> History of Bitcoin ETFs <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=1013s\">16:53<\/a> Why Bitwise has the lowest fees <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=1220s\">20:20<\/a> Matt Hougan&#8217;s background <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=1390s\">23:10<\/a> ETF hate <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=1605s\">26:45<\/a> Crypto ETFs <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=1748s\">29:08<\/a> Ethereum ETF<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=1867s\">31:07<\/a> TradFi understand Ethereum better than Bitcoin <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=2190s\">36:30<\/a> Normalizing Bitcoin <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=2520s\">42:00<\/a> Centralization risk of Bitcoin <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=2747s\">45:47<\/a> What&#8217;s next for Bitcoin ETFs <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=2840s\">47:20<\/a> We&#8217;re in a bull market <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evxvWd8qpV8&amp;t=2920s\">48:40<\/a> Bitcoin price forecast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Hougan and Camila Russo discuss a range of topics from the Bitcoin ETF launch to possible Ethereum ETFs and Bitcoin price forecast. Matt Hougan is the CIO of Bitwise, which is a crypto index fund manager and one of the issuers of Bitcoin ETFs. Hougan is a renowned figure in the financial sector, known [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[274,273,272,244,266,271,268,270,269,267],"class_list":["post-230329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-de-fi","tag-crypto-finance","tag-decentralized-finance","tag-liquidity","tag-metamask","tag-pancake","tag-slippage","tag-sushiswap","tag-tronlink","tag-trust-wallet","tag-uniswap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230329"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230336,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230329\/revisions\/230336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}