Matt Hougan: The crypto industry is being included as a core component of the future economic rules in the United States

The Bonzo protocol was attacked, resulting in a total loss of $9 million in assets. The attacker's address 0xaf20D792A19fD42dCf697ceBa6100291D96dD93e currently holds approximately $7 million in assets. The address transferred over 920 ETH in less than an hour and another 77 ETH less than an hour ago. （Cointelegraph）

According to Globenewswire, the board of directors of Nasdaq listed RWA and stablecoin company Streamex has approved a stock repurchase plan of up to $20 million, allowing the company to repurchase up to 10 million common shares from time to time over the next 12 months at a maximum repurchase price of $2 per share.

Hedera suspects that the attacker's address 0xaf20D... d93e received over 920 ETH in one hour, followed by 77 ETH in less than 40 minutes. Currently, the address holds over 7 million US dollars worth of ETH. （Cointelegraph）

According to VandaTrack data, retail investors have net bought $13 billion worth of US stocks in the past month, the lowest level since 2020. Since the beginning of 2026, retail investors' monthly net purchases have decreased by $18 billion, a decrease of 58%. The net purchase amount of individual stocks decreased by $8 billion, a decrease of 71%, to $3.2 billion, the lowest level since the first quarter of 2020. The total holdings of retail investors reached a record high of $500 billion, doubling from mid-2024. Retail investors sold stocks at a similar rate as they bought stocks, compressing their net buying volume. Retail trading in the market is cooling down.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that US Treasury Secretary Bessent proposed in his speech that the US will establish the next generation of economic rules, and stated that digital assets, stablecoins, tokenization, and new payment systems will shape the future of currency, and the US should not be a bystander. Matt Hougan believes that this statement reflects that the cryptocurrency industry is being incorporated as an important component of the future financial system and economic competition landscape.