Merging Nature and Technology: The Art of Writing a CIO Memo

Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise Asset Management ($10B AUM), reveals why his "boring" crypto strategy outperformed 96% of fund managers and delivered 12x returns over 7 years.

Matt shares his 80/20 portfolio rule, predicts Bitcoin hitting $200K in 2025, and explains why the trillion-dollar institutional wave is just beginning. 

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PARTNERS

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DISCLAIMER

The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.

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0:00 Introduction 

1:29 Please Subscribe 

1:54 Partnerships 

2:40 San Francisco’s Unique Advantages

5:25 Time Spent in San Sebastian

5:59 Who is Matthew Hougan?

6:33 Improving Financial Technology Globally

7:14 Why Majors Matter Less

9:41 Self Custody with Trezor

10:35 Discipline and Consistency Win

14:18 What is Crypto?

18:29 Why Should I Do Crypto?

21:29 Filtering Noise in Crypto

23:40 The Myth of Trading Alpha

27:44 Crypto Gains Vs. Traditional

28:44 The Danger Of Certainty

32:12 How I Allocate To Crypto

33:28 Why Index Funds Win

36:38 Crypto’s Version of the S&P

39:36 ETFs Democratize Investing

41:18 ETF vs. Self Custody

44:37 Traditional Investing Works In Crypto

46:39 80/20 Crypto Strategy

50:11 Bitcoin’s Long-Term 10x Potential

54:00 From Speculation To Fundamentals

55:50 What is Bitwise?

56:32 Separating Emotions From Decisions

58:27 Writing Memos While Running

1:00:04 AI Can’t Replace Thinking

1:04:10 Crypto’s Undervalued Importance

1:07:16 Media Perception vs. Reality

1:11:38 Prediction for the Next 12 Months

1:12:29 Crypto Demand Outpaces Supply

1:16:29 Concluding Remarks