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

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4.7698 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Unpacking the crypto rally and Solana's potential with Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. 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. - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit midnight.network/break-free - Bridge simplifies global money movement. As the leading stablecoin issuance and orchestration platform, Bridge abstracts away blockchain complexity so businesses can seamlessly move between fiat and stablecoins. From payroll providers and remittance companies to neobanks and treasury teams, Bridge powers payments, savings, and stablecoin issuance for thousands – like Shopify, Metamask, Remitly, and more. URL: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hubs.ly/Q03KGbRK0⁠⁠⁠⁠ - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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0:00.0

I think the wrong play for investors right now is to try to pick and choose a winner in the stable coin and tokenization space.

0:07.5

The right play is to invest broadly in that space and be happy whoever wins.

0:13.2

One thing crypto loves to do is to go all in on one asset.

0:17.8

It's always an only Solana.

0:19.9

I think the easier play right now is just to hold both

0:23.2

Ethan Salana. The space is big enough to accommodate two. And we're talking about many trillions of

0:28.3

dollars of market opportunity.

0:35.4

Break the cycle of exploitation, break down the barriers to truth, break into the next generation

0:39.8

of privacy, break free.

0:41.7

Free to scroll without being monetized, free from censorship, freedom without fear,

0:46.0

we deserve more when it comes to privacy, experience the next generation of blockchain

0:49.9

that is private and inclusive by design.

0:52.7

Break free with midnight, visit midnight.net.net.net.

0:55.0

4.6.net.4.4.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.

0:59.1

helps businesses send, store, accept, and launch stable coins instantly.

1:03.2

Serve global customers without navigating the complexities of setting up crypto rails.

1:07.4

It's how companies like X, Shopify, and Airtm unlock markets, reduce FX costs, and move money at internet speed.

1:14.9

Hey everyone, I'm Jen Sanasi, and you're watching Markets Outlook on Coin Desk. Today I'm joined by BitWise chief

1:20.1

investment officer Matt Hogan. Matt, welcome back. Jen, thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here.

1:25.4

Of course, what a time to be here. A lot happening. You know how I like to start the show off. What are you watching lately? Well, it's hard not to watch prices, right? We're at all-time highs on Bitcoin's price. Every other asset is pushing in that direction. So we're looking at prices. We're looking at flows. We're thinking about a lot of new ETPs to launch. It is a fun time to be in crypto right now. It's always a fun time to be in crypto, regardless of where prices are, Matt. Talk to me a little bit about what's driving. Let's start with Bitcoin and then we can talk about other assets. But what's driving this price action in Bitcoin right now? Yeah, I think there are two

2:00.9

things that are going on. One is that the debasement trade has become the hottest trade on Wall Street,

2:06.4

right? J.P. Morgan is writing about it. Everyone is suddenly concerned about fiat currencies.

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