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# ![@Matt_Hougan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::17946674.png) @Matt_Hougan Matt Hougan

Matt Hougan posts on X about crypto, bitcoin, solana, ethereum the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::17946674/interactions)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::17946674/c:line/m:interactions.svg)

- X Week XXXXXXX +229%
- X Month XXXXXXXXX +75%
- X Months XXXXXXXXX -XX%
- X Year XXXXXXXXXX +20%

### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::17946674/posts_active)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::17946674/c:line/m:posts_active.svg)

- X Week XX -XX%
- X Month XXX +98%
- X Months XXX +379%
- X Year XXXXX +171%

### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::17946674/followers)
![Followers Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::17946674/c:line/m:followers.svg)

- X Week XXXXXX +0.49%
- X Month XXXXXX +3.90%
- X Months XXXXXX +18%
- X Year XXXXXX +62%

### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::17946674/influencer_rank)
![CreatorRank Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::17946674/c:line/m:influencer_rank.svg)

### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  #1248 [finance](/list/finance)  #3510 [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX% [countries](/list/countries)  XXXX% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  XXXX% [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[crypto](/topic/crypto) #272, [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) #523, [solana](/topic/solana) #2838, [ethereum](/topic/ethereum) #2424, [sentiment](/topic/sentiment) 3.03%, [bullish](/topic/bullish) 3.03%, [debt](/topic/debt) 3.03%, [i know](/topic/i-know) 3.03%, [balance sheet](/topic/balance-sheet) 3.03%, [linked](/topic/linked) XXXX%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@bitcoinforcorps](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@killer_tickers](/creator/undefined) [@hhorsley](/creator/undefined) [@thinkingcrypto1](/creator/undefined) [@raoulgmi](/creator/undefined) [@triplemaxibtc](/creator/undefined) [@kryptosedek](/creator/undefined) [@scottmelker](/creator/undefined) [@bitwiseinvest](/creator/undefined) [@texastoastbaby](/creator/undefined) [@untilrose821](/creator/undefined) [@lm20301](/creator/undefined) [@matthougan](/creator/undefined) [@solana](/creator/undefined) [@solanaconf](/creator/undefined) [@a16z](/creator/undefined) [@hddoleg](/creator/undefined) [@wellspringgp](/creator/undefined) [@coinpedianews](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Solana (SOL)](/topic/solana) [Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/ethereum) [Bank of America (BAC)](/topic/bank-of-america)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"There is an absolutely massive disconnect between retail and professional sentiment in crypto right now. Retail sentiment is the worst it's been in years while professional investors are extraordinarily bullish. It's like living in two completely separate worlds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1887868981962527087)  2025-02-07T14:20Z 90.7K followers, 1M engagements


"6/ I know what you're thinking. "But Matt: MicroStategy is just buying bitcoin and putting it on the balance sheet" Not true. Microstrategy already owns $XX billion of bitcoin against $X billion of debt and it's issuing debt against that position"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1986153826748137669)  2025-11-05T19:29Z 90.6K followers, 2763 engagements


"7/ It is hard to have $XX billion in bitcoin equity. Go try to raise $XX billion in equity capital to buy bitcoin in a corporate structure debt-free. Not easy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1986153827956039931)  2025-11-05T19:29Z 90.6K followers, 2791 engagements


"@RaoulGMI Thank you @RaoulGMI. Great thought"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1998483661163999564)  2025-12-09T20:03Z 90.7K followers, 4284 engagements


"1/ I see a lot of bad analysis of DATs or digital asset treasury companies. Specifically I see a lot of bad takes on whether they should trade at above or below the value of the assets they hold (their so-called mNAV). Here's how I approach it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1992645947994624242)  2025-11-23T17:26Z 90.7K followers, 205.9K engagements


"There are lots of things to worry about in crypto. Michael Saylor and Strategy selling bitcoin is not one of them. My latest CIO Memo -- "No Virginia Strategy Is Not Going to Sell Its Bitcoin" -- is linked below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1996601979888705851)  2025-12-04T15:26Z 90.7K followers, 19.6K engagements


"95% of the worlds largest investors have zero exposure to bitcoin but XX% of all bitcoin is already owned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1861169353129177452)  2024-11-25T22:05Z 90.7K followers, 420.9K engagements


"The world's view of what crypto can do is evolving. A few years ago the only thing mainstream investors would consider was "digital gold." Now folks have accepted that it's "digital gold" + "stablecoins" + "tokenization." In a few years they'll realize it's "digital gold" + "stablecoins" + "tokenization" + "prediction markets" + "DeFi" + "digital identity" + "privacy" + "DePin" + "capital raising" + "decentralized AI" + more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1992409137695895636)  2025-11-23T01:45Z 90.7K followers, 99.4K engagements


"Getting excited for my trip to Abu Dhabi. @Solana @SolanaConf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1994581512868839723)  2025-11-29T01:37Z 90.7K followers, 56.4K engagements


"The sound you hear is multiple trillion-dollar markets opening up to crypto this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1995935709501501820)  2025-12-02T19:18Z 90.7K followers, 134.2K engagements


"Ethereum delivering two major upgrades in one year is impressive. The giant is awake and doing the right things: * Shipping fast * Improving throughput * Improving UX * Improving value capture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1996602890245538015)  2025-12-04T15:29Z 90.7K followers, 23.5K engagements


"Crypto keeps missing this: A stronger Ethereum is good for Solana. A stronger Solana is good for Ethereum. The game right now isnt slicing the pieits making the pie bigger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1996641560705093853)  2025-12-04T18:03Z 90.7K followers, 46.5K engagements


"The problem with "network effect" metrics as they are applied to crypto is that they are massively oversimplified. Approximately X% of people get beyond Metcalfe's Law. @a16z wrote a great piece about measuring real network effects in 2018. It walks through XX ways of measuring real network effects asking questions like: * What percentage of your new users are organic * How much do you need to spend to acquire users * How many of your users also use other services * How easy/hard is it for users to join a new network * Is user retention improving for new cohorts or getting worse * Are light"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1996994235112083724)  2025-12-05T17:25Z 90.7K followers, 14.2K engagements


"The US equity market is a $XX trillion market. We currently have $XXX million in tokenized stocks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1997883565623988731)  2025-12-08T04:18Z 90.7K followers, 120.2K engagements


"Harvard ramped its bitcoin investment in Q3 from $117m ot $443m. It also boosted its gold ETF allocation from $102m to $235m. Think about that for a second: Harvard decided to put on a debasement trade and it allocated to bitcoin 2-to-1 over gold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1997884927141138728)  2025-12-08T04:24Z 90.7K followers, 183.6K engagements


"I joined Bitwise in 2018 because I wanted to launch this product. Im so so so very excited to see the Bitwise XX Crypto Index ETF trading on NYSE Arca. $BITW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1998402186372350369)  2025-12-09T14:39Z 90.7K followers, 51.3K engagements

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@Matt_Hougan Avatar @Matt_Hougan Matt Hougan

Matt Hougan posts on X about crypto, bitcoin, solana, ethereum the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

Engagements: XXXXXX #

Engagements Line Chart

  • X Week XXXXXXX +229%
  • X Month XXXXXXXXX +75%
  • X Months XXXXXXXXX -XX%
  • X Year XXXXXXXXXX +20%

Mentions: XX #

Mentions Line Chart

  • X Week XX -XX%
  • X Month XXX +98%
  • X Months XXX +379%
  • X Year XXXXX +171%

Followers: XXXXXX #

Followers Line Chart

  • X Week XXXXXX +0.49%
  • X Month XXXXXX +3.90%
  • X Months XXXXXX +18%
  • X Year XXXXXX +62%

CreatorRank: XXXXXXX #

CreatorRank Line Chart

Social Influence

Social category influence cryptocurrencies #1248 finance #3510 stocks XXXX% countries XXXX% vc firms XXXX% exchanges XXXX%

Social topic influence crypto #272, bitcoin #523, solana #2838, ethereum #2424, sentiment 3.03%, bullish 3.03%, debt 3.03%, i know 3.03%, balance sheet 3.03%, linked XXXX%

Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @bitcoinforcorps @grok @killer_tickers @hhorsley @thinkingcrypto1 @raoulgmi @triplemaxibtc @kryptosedek @scottmelker @bitwiseinvest @texastoastbaby @untilrose821 @lm20301 @matthougan @solana @solanaconf @a16z @hddoleg @wellspringgp @coinpedianews

Top assets mentioned Bitcoin (BTC) Solana (SOL) Ethereum (ETH) Bank of America (BAC)

Top Social Posts

Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"There is an absolutely massive disconnect between retail and professional sentiment in crypto right now. Retail sentiment is the worst it's been in years while professional investors are extraordinarily bullish. It's like living in two completely separate worlds"
X Link 2025-02-07T14:20Z 90.7K followers, 1M engagements

"6/ I know what you're thinking. "But Matt: MicroStategy is just buying bitcoin and putting it on the balance sheet" Not true. Microstrategy already owns $XX billion of bitcoin against $X billion of debt and it's issuing debt against that position"
X Link 2025-11-05T19:29Z 90.6K followers, 2763 engagements

"7/ It is hard to have $XX billion in bitcoin equity. Go try to raise $XX billion in equity capital to buy bitcoin in a corporate structure debt-free. Not easy"
X Link 2025-11-05T19:29Z 90.6K followers, 2791 engagements

"@RaoulGMI Thank you @RaoulGMI. Great thought"
X Link 2025-12-09T20:03Z 90.7K followers, 4284 engagements

"1/ I see a lot of bad analysis of DATs or digital asset treasury companies. Specifically I see a lot of bad takes on whether they should trade at above or below the value of the assets they hold (their so-called mNAV). Here's how I approach it"
X Link 2025-11-23T17:26Z 90.7K followers, 205.9K engagements

"There are lots of things to worry about in crypto. Michael Saylor and Strategy selling bitcoin is not one of them. My latest CIO Memo -- "No Virginia Strategy Is Not Going to Sell Its Bitcoin" -- is linked below"
X Link 2025-12-04T15:26Z 90.7K followers, 19.6K engagements

"95% of the worlds largest investors have zero exposure to bitcoin but XX% of all bitcoin is already owned"
X Link 2024-11-25T22:05Z 90.7K followers, 420.9K engagements

"The world's view of what crypto can do is evolving. A few years ago the only thing mainstream investors would consider was "digital gold." Now folks have accepted that it's "digital gold" + "stablecoins" + "tokenization." In a few years they'll realize it's "digital gold" + "stablecoins" + "tokenization" + "prediction markets" + "DeFi" + "digital identity" + "privacy" + "DePin" + "capital raising" + "decentralized AI" + more"
X Link 2025-11-23T01:45Z 90.7K followers, 99.4K engagements

"Getting excited for my trip to Abu Dhabi. @Solana @SolanaConf"
X Link 2025-11-29T01:37Z 90.7K followers, 56.4K engagements

"The sound you hear is multiple trillion-dollar markets opening up to crypto this week"
X Link 2025-12-02T19:18Z 90.7K followers, 134.2K engagements

"Ethereum delivering two major upgrades in one year is impressive. The giant is awake and doing the right things: * Shipping fast * Improving throughput * Improving UX * Improving value capture"
X Link 2025-12-04T15:29Z 90.7K followers, 23.5K engagements

"Crypto keeps missing this: A stronger Ethereum is good for Solana. A stronger Solana is good for Ethereum. The game right now isnt slicing the pieits making the pie bigger"
X Link 2025-12-04T18:03Z 90.7K followers, 46.5K engagements

"The problem with "network effect" metrics as they are applied to crypto is that they are massively oversimplified. Approximately X% of people get beyond Metcalfe's Law. @a16z wrote a great piece about measuring real network effects in 2018. It walks through XX ways of measuring real network effects asking questions like: * What percentage of your new users are organic * How much do you need to spend to acquire users * How many of your users also use other services * How easy/hard is it for users to join a new network * Is user retention improving for new cohorts or getting worse * Are light"
X Link 2025-12-05T17:25Z 90.7K followers, 14.2K engagements

"The US equity market is a $XX trillion market. We currently have $XXX million in tokenized stocks"
X Link 2025-12-08T04:18Z 90.7K followers, 120.2K engagements

"Harvard ramped its bitcoin investment in Q3 from $117m ot $443m. It also boosted its gold ETF allocation from $102m to $235m. Think about that for a second: Harvard decided to put on a debasement trade and it allocated to bitcoin 2-to-1 over gold"
X Link 2025-12-08T04:24Z 90.7K followers, 183.6K engagements

"I joined Bitwise in 2018 because I wanted to launch this product. Im so so so very excited to see the Bitwise XX Crypto Index ETF trading on NYSE Arca. $BITW"
X Link 2025-12-09T14:39Z 90.7K followers, 51.3K engagements

@Matt_Hougan
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