An Insider’s View of the Spot Bitcoin ETF saga with Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

Recorded 20 December 2023. It's crunch time for the seven major investment management firms aiming to use our CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant (BRRNY) to benchmark the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs!The SEC is expected to come to a final decision in coming days.A 'yes' will change the face of mainstream investing forever.At this critical juncture, we are honoured and unbelievably fortunate to have Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise, as our guest on the latest CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast.Matt is, of course, one of the best-known, and most widely respected, institutional digital asset leaders, at one of the longest established institutional crypto investment firms.You do not want to miss his accredited insider's view of the run-up to this potential watershed moment!Plus, his assessment of how things will shake out if, and when, access to Bitcoin in the mass-market ETF wrapper finally becomes a reality.Listen in to our exclusive conversation for Matt's take on the highlights below, and more...Will the SEC approve all 13 ETFs at once? Or just a select few?Don't believe the FUD - spot bitcoin ETFs really will transform access to cryptoWhy in-kind creation and redemption is the best share creation method, and why it's likely to prevail in time, despite the SEC's preference for cashHow BRRNY's unmatched institutional liquidity gives the firms using our benchmark the edge for tracking and replicationHow 'The Most Interesting Man In the World' came to star in 'The Most Viral Investing Commercial For Years'!Matt's outlook for crypto in 2024