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Episode 34 – Crypto: No Longer Something You Can Ignore – with Matt Hougan

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​​Matt Hougan is the chief investment officer of Bitwise Asset Management, pioneer of the first cryptocurrency index fund and a leading provider of rules-based exposure to the cryptoasset space. He also co-authored the CFA Institute’s research foundation brief, Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals.  In this episode of Power Your Advice, Doug Heikkinen and Matt discuss the growth of the cryptoasset space, and why you can’t afford to ignore it.

  • When an ordinary investor should consider cryptocurrency
  • How crypto is currently regulated
  • Basics of decentralized finance (DeFi)
  • What a Bitcoin ETF would mean to the market
  • What’s going on with NFTs
  • What Matt sees coming next

Resources: Bitwise | Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals

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Episode 1 – Why You Should Consider Crypto for Your Portfolio Strategy – with Matt Hougan

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Recorded live at the GTE Wealth Forum XI, this episode of Power Your Advice features Doug Heikkinen and Matt Hougan, Global Head of Research at Bitwise Asset Management, discussing:

  • Bitwise’s unique focus on serving the financial advisor, family office, and multi-family office market
  • Why cryptocurrency is the next big thing, and why you should care about it
  • The role cryptocurrency can play in in a lot of people’s portfolio
  • Why Matt and Bitwise spend so much time & energy on educating advisors about cryptocurrency

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Power Your Advice is about discovering ideas that help you do and be more for your clients. In this podcast series, IRIS Media Works seeks out and chats up industry innovators to help you understand who they are, what they do, why it matters, and why you should be paying attention. 

We recorded our first 12 Power Your Advice podcasts from our pop-up podcast “studio” in the Discovery Data booth at the GTE Wealth Forum XI. Thank you to Discovery Data, Global Trend Events and to our guests for an amazing learning experience. We hope you enjoy and learn from these conversations as much as we did.

RESOURCES: Bitwise Asset Management | Bitwise Twitter | Bitwise LinkedIn | Discovery Data | Global Trend Events | Global Trend Events Instagram

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