{"id":5368,"date":"2025-11-06T00:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/institutions-stay-bullish-on-bitcoin-as-retail-capitulates-bitwise-cio-sees-crypto-rally-ahead\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:16:32","slug":"institutions-stay-bullish-on-bitcoin-as-retail-capitulates-bitwise-cio-sees-crypto-rally-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/institutions-stay-bullish-on-bitcoin-as-retail-capitulates-bitwise-cio-sees-crypto-rally-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutions Stay Bullish on Bitcoin as Retail Capitulates: Bitwise CIO Sees Crypto Rally Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Institutions Stay Bullish on Bitcoin as Retail Capitulates: Bitwise CIO Sees Crypto Rally Ahead<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the crypto market may be nearing a turning point as retail exhaustion deepens and institutional demand quietly builds.<\/p>\n

Appearing on CNBC, Hougan \u2014 who oversees $12 billion in assets at Bitwise \u2014 said<\/a> retail sentiment is at \u201cmaximum desperation\u201d following months of liquidations, leverage blowouts, and yield protocol failures.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to find a crypto native investor who still has much enthusiasm,\u201d he said. \u201cThat market is close to a bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n

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JUST IN: $12 billion Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan on CNBC: \u201cI am optimistic that we are going to rally at the end of the year.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/QsEOKaeKBS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) November 5, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

In contrast, Hougan noted that institutional investors remain upbeat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I speak to financial advisors, they\u2019re still excited to allocate to an asset class that\u2019s delivered strong long-term returns,\u201d he said, adding that he expects a year-end rally as institutional capital begins to take the lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019m optimistic, but we do have to finish this wash out of retail sentiment,\u201d Hougan said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Senator Cynthia Lummis reaffirmed her support for digital asset integration within the U.S. banking system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Addressing tensions over stablecoin regulation, Lummis said she wants community banks to be able to custody and manage both fiat and digital assets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the 21st-century economy,\u201d Lummis said on X. \u201cDigital assets are the future, and we need to make sure community banks embrace the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

She noted that Louisiana, Virginia, and Wyoming already allow banks to custody crypto \u2014 and expects more states to follow as new legislation advances.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin price rebound<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market has seen a turbulent month, dipping<\/a> below $100,000 on Tuesday \u2014 its lowest level since June \u2014 before rebounding above $103,000 today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The slide was driven by heavy selling pressure<\/a>, nearly $1.8 billion in ETF outflows, and a stronger U.S. dollar following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s hawkish tone, signaling that interest rates could stay higher for longer.<\/p>\n

The sell-off traces back to October 10, when President Trump announced 100% tariffs and export controls on China, sparking a broad crypto liquidation. Bitcoin fell roughly 20\u201325% from early October highs, while altcoins like Ethereum and Solana dropped as much as 40%. Crypto-linked stocks, including MicroStrategy, Coinbase, and Robinhood, also slid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Open interest in Bitcoin futures fell around 30%, reflecting a pullback from leveraged traders, and the crypto fear and greed index reached \u201cextreme fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, as retail investors capitulate, Matt Hougan\u2019s comments suggest institutional demand could soon take the lead in crypto accumulation.<\/p>\n

This post Institutions Stay Bullish on Bitcoin as Retail Capitulates: Bitwise CIO Sees Crypto Rally Ahead<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin Magazine Institutions Stay Bullish on Bitcoin as Retail Capitulates: Bitwise CIO Sees Crypto Rally Ahead Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the crypto market may be nearing a turning point as retail exhaustion deepens and institutional demand quietly builds. Appearing on CNBC, Hougan \u2014 who oversees $12 billion in assets at Bitwise \u2014 said retail […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}