76 Matt Hougan on What Bitcoin Does to Portfolios

Matt Hougan, CIO, Bitwise Asset Management, joins us for a conversation about how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptoassets are set to transform the financial marketplace. Hougan's firm was the first-to-market asset management firm to make managed crypto-assets accessible to advisors and other investment professionals, with its Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW) as well as a stable of innovative and disruptive fund and ETF exposures to Bitcoin, DeFi, Ethereum, Uniswap, and Aave.Matt first established himself in his early career as the lead go-to authority on ETFs, as CEO of ETF.com (formerly IndexUniverse.com), where he tirelessly advocated on the power of ETFs to transform the global investment marketplace.Now, his experiences, and his insights from the ETF revolution serve as the guideposts to how the nascent Crypto and DeFi disruption could unfurl, into a new system and future financial standard.Several years ago, after selling ETF.com, and on his journey to discover what the next big thing, what the next multi-trillion dollar financial phenomemon would be, all roads led Hougan to examine Bitcoin and the ecosystem beyond, of cryto-assets and DeFi (Decentralized Finance). He is all in, first principles front and centre, channeling all his research prowess and energy to educate advisors on this investing space. And, in case you're wondering, its still just the beginning.We get into all of it, plus, and importantly, the part of conversation where he describes, in no uncertain tone, what bitcoin does to portfolios.If you're enjoying the show, hit that subscribe button, give us a like, and leave us your comments, so others, like you, can discover it too.Where to find Matt Hougan:Matt Hougan on LinkedinMatt Hougan on Twitter - @matt_houganBitwise Asset ManagementBitwise Asset Management's WhitepapersWhere to find the Raise Your Average crew:ReSolve Asset ManagementReSolve Asset Management BlogMike Philbrick on LinkedinRodrigo Gordillo on LinkedinAdam Butler on LinkedinPierre Daillie on LinkedinJoseph Lamanna on LinkedinAdvisorAnalyst.com*****"You don't have to be brilliant, just wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long time." Charlie MungerWelcome to Raise Your Average, our deep dive journey into learning from the people and process behind the world of investing. Through conversations with leaders in the investments game, we peel back the layers of the onion on how these holders of the keys to the kingdom allocate their time, their energy, and their dollars.We are all students and we are all teachers. We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. Come hang out with us for a while and raise your average, as we raise ours.Music credit: In Hip Hop, Paul Velchev (8MJZA6T3LK)