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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 days of scraping the bitcoin forums for news to Bitcoin's use cases today. Plus, he maps out the next 10 years saying there will be more DeFi on Bitcoin.

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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 the crypto community swirling around the Ordinals Protocol.

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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 Ordinals protocol, as FSInsight says it has triggered a revival of interest in bitcoin development and has led to an increase in average block size as more users join the network.

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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.

Dan Held's bitcoin kicks at a Stacks event in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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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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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.

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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 announcement to get into crypto.

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