{"id":33655,"date":"2022-10-31T02:07:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T02:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=33655"},"modified":"2022-10-31T02:07:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T02:07:37","slug":"cowboy-hats-boots-guns-and-crypto-talk-with-dan-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=33655","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy hats, boots, guns and crypto talk with Dan Held"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTAvZmRlMjgxOGMtNDFkYy00MjhiLWEzZDMtMzA0ZDg0ZmFjZTcxLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-4b69a2fe=\"\">\n<p>Bitcoiner Dan Held gave journalist Nicole Behnam a true Texan welcome to Austin while the pair discussed their individual paths into the world of crypto.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Held is a household name in the world of Bitcoin (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a>), while Nicole Behnam is a journalist turned cryptocurrency and NFT enthusiast. Together, the pair explored Held\u2019s hometown of Austin, Texas, getting a taste of local life while delving into their journeys into the cryptocurrency space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A day in Texas with Bitcoiner Dan Held &amp; Nicole Behnam\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0LbNMg3KrdY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Held took Behnam to a local gun range to start things off, with the pair getting the chance to shoot a rare World War II-era German MP40. Behnam then grabbed her first cowboy hat from a local store and matched that with a pair of boots before the pair rounded off their thoughts on the cryptocurrency space.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/how-cz-built-binance-and-became-the-richest-person-in-crypto\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/how-cz-built-binance-and-became-the-richest-person-in-crypto\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>How CZ built Binance and became the richest person in crypto<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pair finished off the day unpacking the prevailing perception toward Bitcoin as nonfungible tokens and Web3 become more of a focus. Held closed off the interview by giving a broad view of why other blockchain platforms trade off some semblance of decentralization to enable other functionality:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is where a lot of Bitcoiners don\u2019t question the nature of Bitcoin. What if Bitcoin has overoptimized for security or decentralization? [&#8230;] I admit that could be a flaw in our thinking.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Held also stressed that this is a major reason why Bitcoin remains strong against any potential attacks against the network from nation-states. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/cowboy-hats-boots-guns-and-crypto-talk-with-dan-held\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoiner Dan Held gave journalist Nicole Behnam a true Texan welcome to Austin while the pair discussed their individual paths into the world of crypto. Dan Held is a household name in the world of Bitcoin (BTC), while Nicole Behnam is a journalist turned cryptocurrency and NFT enthusiast. 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