{"id":75126,"date":"2026-03-05T18:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75126"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:31:32","slug":"bitcoin-is-not-structurally-flawed-but-gold-is-bitwises-matt-hougan-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75126","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Is Not &#8216;Structurally Flawed&#8217;\u2014But Gold Is, Bitwise&#8217;s Matt Hougan Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bitwise Chief Investment Officer <strong>Matt Hougan<\/strong> challenged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/26\/03\/51059052\/chamath-palihapitiya-says-elon-musks-x-money-could-turn-social-profiles-into-crucial-financial-asset\">billionaire <strong>Chamath Palihapitiya<\/strong>\u2018s<\/a> claim that <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) is \u201cstructurally\u201d flawed, pointing out that, in fact, that applies more to gold.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin Or Gold: Which One Do Central Banks Prefer?<\/h2>\n<p>Palihapitiya had <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Vivek4real_\/status\/2029212129098907800\">claimed<\/a> Bitcoin is unsuitable for central bank reserves, arguing the real issue lies with gold&#8217;s physical nature.<\/p>\n<p>Gold must either be stored with third-party custodians. Alternatively, it must be physically transported, which introduces security risks and logistical challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Hougan pushed back, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Matt_Hougan\/status\/2029240292474564633\">saying<\/a> central banks don&#8217;t want to rely on such assets. <\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Bitcoin can be digitally transferred globally, making &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/03\/51077323\/bitcoin-is-not-structurally-flawed-but-gold-is-bitwises-matt-hougan-says?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" is not flawed gold bitwise matt hougan says>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan challenged billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya\u2018s claim that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is \u201cstructurally\u201d flawed, pointing out that, in fact, that applies more to gold. Bitcoin Or Gold: Which One Do Central Banks Prefer? Palihapitiya had claimed Bitcoin is unsuitable for central bank reserves, arguing the real issue lies with gold&#8217;s physical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-75126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}