{"id":94349,"date":"2024-09-23T05:19:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=94349"},"modified":"2024-09-23T05:20:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:20:10","slug":"bitwise-cio-bitcoin-as-a-hedge-against-u-s-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bitwise-cio-bitcoin-as-a-hedge-against-u-s-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitwise CIO &#8211; Bitcoin as a Hedge Against U.S. Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Matt Hougan, Bitwise CIO, emphasized Bitcoin's value as a hedge against <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/us-national-debt-reaches-35-trillion.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. debt<\/a> and currency decline, calling it an &#8220;ultimate insurance policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Hougan-Biwise-homepage-new-logo-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Bitwise CIO - Bitcoin as a Hedge Against U.S. Debt\" class=\"wp-image-94355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Hougan-Biwise-homepage-new-logo-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Hougan-Biwise-homepage-new-logo-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Hougan-Biwise-homepage-new-logo-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Hougan-Biwise-homepage-new-logo-860x483.jpg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Hougan-Biwise-homepage-new-logo-1320x741.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Matt-Hougan-Biwise-homepage-new-logo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bitwise CIO &#8211; Bitcoin as a Hedge Against U.S. Debt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The value of bitcoin was described by Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, one of the world's largest <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/binance-for-seizing-palestinian-crypto-funds.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"91360\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crypto fund<\/a> administrators, as a hedge against the U.S. debt and the dollar's decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hougan asserted on social media that bitcoin was a financial instrument that enabled investors to invest in the market while considering public debt. &#8220;He emphasized that Bitcoin is the ultimate insurance policy against our government debasing the currency, taking on excessive debt, and royally messing up the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_dollar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">US dollar<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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