Dan Held

Crypto OG Dan Held on Crypto's Past Decade, Outlook for DeFi on Bitcoin
Crypto OG Dan Held on Crypto's Past Decade, Outlook for DeFi on Bitcoin
Bitcoin educator Dan Held has been in the bitcoin space since "it was a just a couple of guys in a garage." As part of the "CoinDesk Turns 10" series, Held reflects on the day...
Crypto OG Dan Held on Crypto's Past Decade, Outlook for DeFi on Bitcoin

Bitcoin Educator Dan Held on Ordinals Protocol Outlook
Bitcoin Educator Dan Held on Ordinals Protocol Outlook
Ordinals is a fairly new protocol that allows non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain. Bitcoin Educator Dan Held weighs in on the recent debate in th...
Bitcoin Educator Dan Held on Ordinals Protocol Outlook

Bitcoin Educator Dan Held Addresses What's Next for the Largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap
Bitcoin Educator Dan Held Addresses What's Next for the Largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap
Bitcoin Educator Dan Held joins "All About Bitcoin" live at Consensus 2023 to discuss his bitcoin price analysis in Austin, Texas. Held also shares his thoughts on the Ordinal...
Bitcoin Educator Dan Held Addresses What's Next for the Largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap

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Dan Held on Bitcoin and the Battle Against CBDCs
The crypto exec talks about freedom money vs. surveillance money.
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Dan Held's bitcoin kicks at a Stacks event in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Influencer Dan Held Steps Back From Kraken’s Marketing Team
The soon-to-be former marketing director will instead focus on a personal consulting gig.
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Scenes From Bitcoin Miami 2022: The Stars, the Shows and That Giant Bull
Miami Beach's sprawling Convention Center and its environs were scenes of perpetual motion during the four-day extravaganza.
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Dan Held on the Mainstreaming of Bitcoin
The serial bitcoin entrepreneur argues bitcoin is changing, whether you want it to or not.
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PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 7:  A general view of the Stanford University campus including Hoover Tower and Green Library taken on October 7, 2019 in Palo Alto, California.
Do You Need to Go to College to Work in Crypto?
College dropouts sometimes become world-changing legends, including in crypto. But the big picture is a lot more complicated.
PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 7:  A general view of the Stanford University campus including Hoover Tower and Green Library taken on October 7, 2019 in Palo Alto, California.

Kraken Exec: Everything 'Still on Track' for 2022 IPO
Kraken Exec: Everything ‘Still on Track’ for 2022 IPO
Kraken’s Head of Growth, Dan Held, reiterates the plan to go public next year and their plan for reducing downtime on the crypto exchange. Plus, thoughts on Carl Icahn’s annou...
Kraken Exec: Everything 'Still on Track' for 2022 IPO

Breakdown 1.14.21 - Dan Held Bitcoin FUD
The Definitive Breakdown of All Bitcoin FUD, With Dan Held
From “backed by nothing” to “China mining control,” a complete look at the best response to every category of bitcoin FUD out there.
Breakdown 1.14.21 - Dan Held Bitcoin FUD