SotN #36: DeFi Crypto Index For Financial Advisors | Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

<p>Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, joins Bankless for this week's State of the Nation!</p> <p>Founded in 2017, Bitwise Asset Management pioneered the first cryptocurrency index fund and provides rules-based exposure to the cryptoasset space. Learn about Bitwise's newest product, their DeFi Crypto Index Fund.</p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/</a> <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a> <br /> ------<br /> GO BANKLESS WITH THESE SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>⭐️ AAVE - BORROW OR LEND YOUR ASSETS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/aave">https://bankless.cc/aave</a> </p> <p>🚀 GEMINI - MOST TRUSTED EXCHANGE AND ONRAMP<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/go-gemini">https://bankless.cc/go-gemini</a> </p> <p>💳 MONOLITH - GET THE HOLY GRAIL OF BANKLESS VISA CARDS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/monolith">https://bankless.cc/monolith</a> </p> <p>📈 KWENTA - DERIVATIVES TRADING WITH INFINITE LIQUIDITY<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kwenta%E2%80%8B">https://bankless.cc/kwenta​</a> </p> <p>------<br /> SotN #36: Bitwise DeFi Crypto Index | CIO Matt Hougan</p> <p>Bitwise is connecting DeFi assets to the world of ‘big money.’ Matt Hougan is CIO (Chief Investment Officer) of Bitwise, and before moving into the crypto space, he pioneered the ETF investment vehicles in the world of traditional finance.</p> <p>Matt, with his dog by his side, posits that there are three ‘buckets’ of wealth in America where capital is pooled. The first is ‘Self-Directed Retail Investors,’ who has bootstrapped crypto from the ground up. The second is ‘Institutional Investors,’ including Venture Capital Firms, Endowments, Foundations, and other large funds. The third – and most neglected – is capital under the ‘Financial Advisor’ umbrella. This is where the 1%-er money is, and this bucket is just now gaining access to the crypto space.</p> <p>The Financial Advisor bucket holds $30-$40 Trillion