I discuss what is Bitcoin, its strengths, possible risks, potential other blockchains, and its path ahead with Dan Held, growth lead at Kraken.

Dan Held on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danheld

Dan Held Substack: https://danheld.substack.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXmJLugF3fwjzc-Qnoi5lQ

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - Tesla buying BTC

4:55 - BTC as gold 2.0

6:45 - Satoshi's white paper

9:30 - Why BTC has not evolved to a payment system

11:50 - Metaverse currencies

15:07 - BTC's proof of work

20:55 - BTC vs other cryptocurrencies

24:13 - BTC vs centralized crypto

31:48 - What's the point of BTC?

37:40 - Is BTC too deflationary?

43:33 - BTC dumping risk

48:54 - Existential risk for BTC

57:25 - Corporations more powerful than nations?

1:04:00 - Can BTC encryption be cracked?

1:16:45 - Explanation of BTC as a "risk-free" asset

1:24:25 - Demand for BTC's effect on price

1:30:00 - BTC risk from other cryptos

1:50:50 - Kraken growth

1:54:50 - Conclusion

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