# Bitwise

Type: Company

Source: Crypto Intelligence Brief — https://getcryptobrief.com/entity/bitwise
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## Timeline

- **2026-03-20**: Market Stabilization — XRP trades at $1.44 with full regulatory clarity in the U.S. market.
- **2025-11-15**: Final Settlement — Ripple and SEC reach a final resolution, solidifying XRP's non-security status.
- **2024-10-02**: SEC Appeal — SEC files notice of appeal against the 2023 district court decision.
- **2023-07-13**: Torres Ruling — Judge rules XRP is not a security in programmatic sales on exchanges.
- **2020-12-22**: SEC Lawsuit Filed — SEC sues Ripple Labs alleging XRP is an unregistered security.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Expert Forecasts 1,300% Bitcoin Surge Toward $1 Million Milestone
2026-03-22 02:51:39 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan projects Bitcoin could reach $1 million within a decade, representing a 1,300% increase from current levels. The forecast hinges on Bitcoin capturing a 17% share of the global 'store-of-value' market, currently dominated by gold.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/bitcoin-price-prediction-bitwise-1-million

### XRP’s Regulatory Clarity: A New Era for Institutional Liquidity and Precedent
2026-03-21 22:29:06 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

The finalization of XRP's classification as a non-security in secondary market transactions has resolved years of legal uncertainty for the digital asset industry. This definitive status is now catalyzing a wave of institutional product filings and setting a critical legal benchmark for other major altcoins facing SEC scrutiny.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/xrp-sec-classification-status-market-impact-2026

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