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Finance

Bitwise turns Coinbase's tokenized stocks into automated AI, robotics and tech portfolios

The crypto ETF issuer is pushing deeper into onchain asset management as tokenization create new ways to build and manage investments.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto investors are looking past market-cap rankings and back to fundamentals

Investors are starting to judge crypto tokens on usage, economics and value capture rather than market-cap rank, industry executives said.

CoinMarketCap showing top crypto prices (Behnam Norouzi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

CoinDesk News

Bitwise's Rasmussen: Circle is mispriced as stablecoins head toward trillions

Bitwise's Ryan Rasmussen says investors are underestimating Circle as stablecoins expand and the company builds out its payments infrastructure.

Ryan Rasmussen

Markets

Bitwise says STRC selloff signals crypto cycle nearing a bottom, not Strategy’s breaking point

Bitwise said STRC's volatility reflects a late-cycle leverage unwind, with institutions poised to replace Strategy as bitcoin's biggest buyer.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. (Bitwise/Press)

Markets

Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors' crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says

Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investors have found ‘it easier to reach for something more tangible:’ stablecoins and tokenization.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. (Bitwise/Press)

Markets

Hyperliquid’s HYPE one of crypto’s most undervalued assets, says Bitwise

The crypto asset manager argued the market is mispricing Hyperliquid as a niche derivatives exchange instead of a fast-growing “super-app” for global trading markets.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Privacy emerges as crypto’s next 'killer app,' with Arc, Canton and Tempo topping $1 billion in funding

New fundraising rounds for three institution-focused blockchains show how regulation, privacy and corporate competition are reshaping crypto infrastructure, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan revisits $1 million bitcoin — analysts agree but debate his timeline

Hougan says bitcoin could reach that milestone if it captures a larger share of the global store-of-value market, though analysts say it would likely take years of institutional adoption and macro shifts.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Videos

Crypto experts bash Ray Dalio's bitcoin comments: "tired narratives"

Billionaire Ray Dalio blasts Bitcoin again, claiming it lacks the qualities of gold and faces existential threats from quantum computing. Crypto experts are pushing back on those comments, arguing his critiques are "tired" and already priced in. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Crypto Experts Bash Ray Dalio's Bitcoin Comments: "Tired Narratives"

Tech

Bitwise's Hunter Horsley says AI Is ‘unstoppable freight train’ for crypto, while Haun’s Monica urges caution

As artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward.

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley and Anchorage Digital co-founder Diogo Monica @ NEARCON 2026 (Margaux Nijkerk/ CoinDesk)