##  [# Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan’s Biggest Crypto Predictions for 2026](/sections/features/bitwise-cio-matt-hougans-biggest-crypto-predictions-2026) 

 

# Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan’s Biggest Crypto Predictions for 2026

 

 

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan explains what comes next for crypto.



 

 

 

 

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 Jan 06, 2026

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2025 delivered historic regulatory wins and massive crypto ETF inflows, but prices still fell. In this interview, ETF.com Senior Analyst Sumit Roy sits down with Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan to discuss why fundamentals and prices diverged, why institutional adoption matters more than ever, and why the long-standing four-year crypto cycle may not hold in 2026.



 

 

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