Dan Held: Bitcoin DeFi Will Change Everything! - Asymmetric. Ep. 570
One of the best known educators in the space and OG Bitcoin maxi, Dan Held joined us to discuss his crypto journey from entrepreneur to marketing & growth specialist and why he decided to start the Asymmetric Bitcoin DeFi Fund. Although initially a contentious topic, the emergence of Ordinals revealed Bitcoin’s untapped potential, sparking tremendous interest for Bitcoin L2s and DeFi on the ‘mother chain’. Apart from bringing new utility to the highest liquidity blockchain, the new-found demand for blockspace significantly increased fees, thus incentivising miners to further secure the chain despite halving rewards.
Topics discussed in this episode:
0:00 - Introduction
3:29 - Dan’s background
5:59 - ZeroBlock
9:41 - Increasing marketing reach
15:16 - ZeroBlock acquisition & marketing at Kraken
20:59 - Asymmetric Bitcoin DeFi Fund
25:22 - Bitcoin’s history: NFTs & DeFi’s emergence
33:52 - OP_CAT & trustless bridging
36:48 - Bitcoin ‘governance’, forks & BIPs
42:49 - Usecases for DeFi on Bitcoin
50:08 - Bitcoin block reward subsidy and long-term security
Links mentioned in this episode:
Asymmetric on Twitter: https://bit.ly/406CyXE
Dan Held on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Yvb6S0
Blockchain.com on Twitter: https://bit.ly/4hbnVs5
Taproot Wizards on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Ul8xzx
Sponsors:
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This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain.
Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/570
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