Weekly CIO Memos

A weekly market commentary from CIO Matt Hougan and the Bitwise Research Team, written for thoughtful crypto investors.

Mar 10, 2026

How Bitcoin Gets to $1 Million

The big thing people miss when talking about bitcoin.

Weekly CIO Memo • Mar 3, 2026

The Weekend That Changed Finance

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Weekly CIO Memo • Feb 24, 2026

Why Investors Can't Hear Wall Street's Crypto Song

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Weekly CIO Memo • Feb 17, 2026

DeFi Could Lead Us Out of Crypto Winter

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Weekly CIO Memo • Feb 6, 2026

Why Crypto Is Down and When It Might Bottom

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Weekly CIO Memo • Feb 2, 2026

The Depths of Crypto Winter

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Weekly CIO Memo • Jan 26, 2026

Gold Rising, Clarity in Suspense

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Weekly CIO Memo • Jan 20, 2026

Why I Love Chainlink

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Weekly CIO Memo • Jan 13, 2026

Gold and Bitcoin: The MVPs of Portfolio Defense and Offense

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Weekly CIO Memo • Jan 6, 2026

Three Checkpoints for a Rally

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Weekly CIO Memo • Dec 23, 2025

The Four-Year Cycle Is Dead. Welcome to the Ten-Year Grind.

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Weekly CIO Memo • Dec 15, 2025

Bitwise Predictions for 2026: The Four-Year Cycle Is Dead

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Weekly CIO Memo • Dec 8, 2025

My Highest-Conviction Bet in Crypto

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Weekly CIO Memo • Dec 3, 2025

No, Virginia, Strategy Is Not Going To Sell Its Bitcoin

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Weekly CIO Memo • Nov 19, 2025

Why Bitcoin Has Value

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Weekly CIO Memo • Nov 11, 2025

The Next Big Disruption From Crypto

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Weekly CIO Memo • Nov 4, 2025

The Days of 1% Bitcoin Allocations Are Over

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Weekly CIO Memo • Oct 29, 2025

Two Bets at Once: A Simple Thought on Solana

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Weekly CIO Memo • Oct 21, 2025

Gold’s Rise Bodes Well for Bitcoin

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Weekly CIO Memo • Oct 14, 2025

Big or Blip? Three Questions After the Flash Crash

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Weekly CIO Memo • Oct 7, 2025

Bitcoin ETF Flows Are Set To Accelerate

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Weekly CIO Memo • Sep 29, 2025

Crypto Is Going After Really Big Markets

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Weekly CIO Memo • Sep 15, 2025

Get Ready for Crypto’s ETPalooza

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Weekly CIO Memo • Sep 9, 2025

Solana Season

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Weekly CIO Memo • Aug 25, 2025

New Bitwise Report: Bitcoin Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions

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The Weekly CIO Memo.
Crypto insights in five minutes.