Bitwise CIO Calls Ethereum The ‘Microsoft Of Blockchains’, Can ETH Make A Com...
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan dubbed Ethereum (ETH) the ‘Microsoft of blockchains’, adding that none of the smart contract platform’s challenges are existential. Ethereum Has Challenges, But None Of Them Are Existential In a recent memo titled ‘A Contrarian Bet on Ethereum’, Hougan highlighted the tumbling ETH/BTC trading pair, indicating the weakening Ethereum price versus Bitcoin (BTC). At press time, the trading pair is exchanging hands at 0.038, its lowest level in three years. Related Reading: Ethereum-Bitcoin Ratio Breaks 0.04 Barrier: Could Altcoins Be At Risk?....
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While there’s been an awful lot of calls for bitcoin to reach six-digits in value in 2021, as the end of the year draws closer, it doesn’t seem like $100K per bitcoin will happen. Bitwise Asset Management’s chief investment officer Matt Hougan told the press on Monday that “$100,000 by the end of the year is a difficult prediction to make.”
$100K Bitcoin Prices May Be Unattainable in 2021 — Bitwise Exec Says Next Year ‘Investors Are Going to Be Looking at Ethereum’
For a good portion of the year, many bitcoin advocates,....
Crypto asset management firm Bitwise announced the launch of the ‘Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF’, the first listed ETF in the US with ‘crypto’ in it’s name. Bitwise has over $1.5B in assets under management. The Bitwise ETF The Bitwise ETF will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BITQ. The […]
In a detailed tweet that caught the attention of the crypto community, Bitwise chief information officer (CIO) Matt Hougan put forth five comprehensive reasons explaining why he believes Ethereum (ETH) stands out as a more compelling investment opportunity than even Bitcoin. Notably, Bitwise is among the firms that launched their Ether futures ETFs yesterday, as […]
On February 2, the crypto asset manager, Bitwise Asset Management, announced it had filed a Form 211 with the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). If the proposal is approved Bitwise will be able to deploy its shares publicly via over-the-counter (OTC) desks and secondary markets. Bitwise Plans to Compete With Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust The popular cryptocurrency index fund provider, Bitwise Asset Management, hopes to get regulatory approval from America’s financial regulators in order to publicly list the Bitwise Bitcoin Fund on OTC markets. The Bitwise....
Whether or not it is due to low transaction volume or any other reason, an announcement has been posted on the Microsoft Store as to how they are no longer accepting Bitcoin payments. Or to be more precise, they are not doing so for Windows 10 or Windows 10 mobile. Users are still able to spend existing balances but new deposits are no longer available. It would appear as if Microsoft is trying to make a push for replacing Bitcoin with Ethereum across all of their offerings. One the one hand, the company, is pushing hard to promote their Ethereum blockchain-as-a-service product while they....