Matt Hougan

Chief Investment Officer

Bitwise Asset Management

Matt Hougan is the CIO for Bitwise Asset Management, a specialist crypto asset manager that today manages more than $5 billion across a suite of more than 25 ETFs, index funds, SMAs, and active strategies.

Before joining Bitwise in 2018, Hougan was CEO of ETF.com, where he created the first ETF data, ratings, and classification system, and built the world’s largest ETF conference.

Hougan’s thoughts on investing have been widely profiled in the media. He is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business; a columnist for Forbes; and a three-time member of the Barron’s ETF Roundtable. He is co-author of two publications for the CFA Institute Research Foundation: “A Comprehensive Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds,” and “Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals.”

In addition, Hougan is the co-founder of Future Proof, a board member of QuantumStreet AI, and a strategic advisor to Blockworks.

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