Matthew Sigel


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VanEck Sees Bitcoin Hitting $2.9M by 2050 – but a Lot Has to Happen First

Bitcoin is benefiting from massive economic imbalances, rising distrust in institutions, fiscal recklessness and mounting debt burden, VanEck's Matthew Sigel said in an interview.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Miner Selling Ahead of Halving Is Capping Prices: Bitfinex

Miner reserves saw continued net outflows since bitcoin ETF debut, falling to their lowest level since June 2021.

The bitcoin halving could lead to a "miner exodus," CoinShares said in a new report. (Tony Litvyak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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How Small Bitcoin ETF Issuers Will Compete With the Likes of BlackRock

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel join Unchained to discuss their approaches towards selling their products in the market, the challenges of competing with larger firms like BlackRock and Fidelity, the fee wars and where those are headed, the importance of specialist expertise in the crypto investment space, and how bitcoin prices might react to all the new supply in the market. 

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Crypto Markets Are 'Dead Out There' Despite Russian Ruble and Argentinian Peso Crash: VanEck Analyst

Perceived safe havens like bitcoin and gold are struggling to gain upside traction, even as signs of cracks in the global market begin to appear in the form of volatility in the fiat currencies of distressed nations. VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel discuss the crypto markets' lack of enthusiasm. Plus, why institutional interest from across the globe is significant for crypto's long-term growth.

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Bitcoin Holds Above $23K Amid Silvergate Exodus

Bitcoin is trading at around $23,400, as the largest token by market capitalization remains relatively unfazed by a number of crypto firms, including Coinbase and Paxos, ending their relationship with crypto-focused bank Silvergate. VanEck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel joins "All About Bitcoin" with his reaction to the latest developments and why it resembles "friction between crypto on-ramps and off-ramps."

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Bitcoin Seeing One of the Best Runs in a Decade: Strategist

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $23,000 as Genesis crypto lending businesses' first bankruptcy hearing takes place in New York. Genesis and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG). Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at investment manager VanEck, discusses bitcoin's 2023 rally as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has already risen 37% this year.

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Bitcoin Will Test $10K-12K in Q1, Strategist Predicts

VanEck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the significance of the SEC calling FTX’s token FTT a security and his market analysis in a crypto winter. Plus, his predictions for crypto in 2023, including Ripple losing the case to the SEC and Twitter boosting its payment offerings.

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Analyst Predicts ETH Could Reach $8,000 in Next 5 Years

Is the price of ether (ETH) undervalued? “Yes ... We have an $8,000 price target on the coin, that’s a five year price target,” says VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel. He's joined by Jason Lau of Okcoin for a markets analysis post-Merge.

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Ether Now ‘Deflationary’ Since the Merge: Analyst

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, discusses ether's (ETH) state of supply and demand as the Merge is complete. "ETH is now deflationary ... we need the demand side to come through," he said. Plus, why we need "commitment to building and using the chain."

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Bitcoin and Ether Hold Steady as the Ethereum Merge Is Completed

The anticipated Ethereum Merge is now complete, yet bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) prices remained steady. Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, joins OKCoin Chief Operating Officer Jason Lau on "First Mover" to discuss the crypto markets. Plus, how traders have already eliminated the majority of the downside risk ahead of the Merge.

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