Bitwise Sees $1.6 Million Bitcoin Ahead | Matt Cole

Matt Cole, Chairman and CEO of Strive, joins Scott to break down Bitwise's new forecast of $1.6 million per bitcoin by 2036, why corporate Bitcoin buying outside Strategy has dried up, and how Strive keeps adding bitcoin through digital credit after a $511 million buy took its treasury to about 43,000 BTC. Matt explains why Bitwise's base case is defensible, why superintelligence and dollar debasement favor scarce assets like Bitcoin, and how Strive's fixed-rate SATS differs from SATA for income investors. They cover Strategy shareholders approving daily dividends, which Bitcoin treasury companies are likely to survive, blending Bitcoin with real estate, and why AI-driven hacks and hardware wallet tampering are pushing some holders away from self-custody for now. Scott closes with AI-found Bitcoin node bugs, Google's crypto custody system, DTCC's tokenization service, Stan Druckenmiller's first tweet, Coinbase earnings and Kalshi Bitcoin odds. In this episode:00:00 Bitwise's $1.6 million Bitcoin forecast for 203604:03 Superintelligence, abundance and the Calacanis debate07:36 Bitwise's bear, base and bull cases10:07 Bitcoin treasury buying outside Strategy17:10 Strive's SATS fixed rate versus SATA24:16 Strategy shareholders approve daily dividends26:19 Which Bitcoin treasury companies survive34:21 Ledger tampering, AI threats and self-custody42:26 Bitcoin node bugs, Google custody and DTCC tokenization45:01 Druckenmiller, Coinbase earnings and Kalshi Bitcoin odds Matt Cole on X: https://x.com/ColeMacroStrive: https://strive.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGkF6sNUn6k If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show and leave a rating. It helps more than you know. Follow Scott Melker:Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottMelkerFollow Scott on X: https://x.com/scottmelkerThe Wolf Den newsletter: https://thewolfden.substack.comThe Daily Wolf on Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/daily-wolf/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices