Matt Hougan: 'Solana Has One of the Best Setups for a Crypto Asset in 8 Years'

Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan returns to Markets Outlook to dissect the forces behind the current crypto rally with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie. With bitcoin reaching new highs and Washington shutdown, Matt explains why the "debasement trade"—fueled by institutional concern over fiat currencies—is driving massive flows and whether his $200,000 price target for BTC by the end of the year is still in play. Plus, his argument for why the market is big enough for both Ethereum and Solana to win.
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Timestamps:
1:59 - The Debasement Trade & ETF Flows
3:17 - Matt's $200K BTC Prediction
4:13 - Beyond BTC: The Two Major Trades in Crypto
7:38 - SOL ETP Timeline
8:34 - Debunking the Meme Coin "Overhang" on Solana
11:17 - The Next Wave of DeFi
14:42 - Reaction to Wall Street's Embrace of Prediction Markets
16:04 - What Does it Mean for Markets If Market Structure Doesn't Pass?
16:54 - Update on Bitwise's Index ETF Conversion
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