"Chaos Is a Ladder”: Bitwise’s Matt Hougan on Bitcoin’s Path to $1M

In today's Markets Outlook, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to make the case for $1 million bitcoin, breaking down why institutional demand is still just getting started and how global geopolitical chaos is actually accelerating crypto's rise as an apolitical currency. He also unpacks Bitwise's new Avalanche ETF (BAVA), what investors need to know about staking ETFs, and why Hyperliquid is forcing institutional players to rethink weekend trading. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Bitwise's Matt Hougan Joins Markets Outlook 01:13 - Do We Need Another Bitcoin ETF? 05:53 - Matt's Take on the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin 07:30 - Geopolitical Chaos Is a Catalyst for Bitcoin 12:16 - What It Will Take to Reach $1M Bitcoin 13:28 - Bitwise's Avalanche ETF (BAVA) 16:15 - What Investors Need to Know About Staking ETFs 17:36 - Why HYPE is Appealing to Investors  19:16 - What Happens if Bitcoin Breaks $75,000? - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE