Too Late to Buy Crypto? Bitwise CIO to Address the Question at DAIF 2026

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Korea Economic Daily

Summary

Global experts will share their views at the Digital Asset Investment Insight Forum 2026 (DAIF 2026), which will be held on July 2 at Conrad Seoul in Yeouido.
Bitwise CIO Matthew Hougan will present asset-allocation strategies using digital assets under the theme, “After Spot Bitcoin ETFs: How to Build Wealth With Digital Assets.”
The event will examine the investment environment after the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, along with digital-asset investment strategies and trends closely watched by institutional investors and wealth managers.

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Digital Asset Investment Insight Forum 2026

To Be Held on July 2 at Conrad Seoul in Yeouido

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan to Speak

To Share How to Build Wealth With Digital Assets

“Is it too late to invest in Bitcoin?”

Investors interested in digital assets have likely asked that question at least once. Bitcoin has been rapidly absorbed into mainstream finance since the approval of spot exchange-traded funds. But with prices already up sharply, debate persists over how much upside remains and where the next opportunity beyond Bitcoin may lie.

Global experts will offer their views on that question at the Digital Asset Investment Insight Forum 2026, or DAIF 2026, on July 2 at Conrad Seoul in Yeouido.

Matthew Hougan, chief investment officer at US crypto asset manager Bitwise, is among the speakers. A former chief executive officer of ETF.com, he is considered one of Wall Street’s most influential digital-asset strategists.

Hougan will speak on “After Spot Bitcoin ETFs: How to Build Wealth With Digital Assets.” He plans to assess how the investment environment has changed since spot Bitcoin ETFs won approval and outline asset-allocation strategies using digital assets.

Bitwise is a global crypto asset manager. The firm has provided digital-asset investment strategies to institutional investors and wealth managers. The presentation is set to cover not only ideas for individual investors, but also investment trends drawing attention from financial firms and the wealth-management industry.

Other speakers include Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research; Oh Kyung-seok, chief executive officer of Dunamu; Shin Won-keun, chief executive officer of Kakao Pay; and Sohn Byung-doo, chief executive officer of Toss Insight.

Hosted by the Korea Economic Daily, DAIF 2026 will explore the financial innovation and investment opportunities digital assets could bring. The event is open to anyone interested in digital-asset investing. Registration is available online on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is 20,000 won. Korea Economic Daily subscribers who pay by automatic bank transfer and Premium 9 subscribers can attend free of charge. Registration is available at hkif.co.kr.

Cho Mi-hyun, Korea Economic Daily reporter mwise@hankyung.com