The Definitive Breakdown of All Bitcoin FUD, With Dan Held

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s episode of The Breakdown, NLW is joined by Dan Held, growth lead at Kraken and a serial bitcoin entrepreneur. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the market heats up, so, too, does the number of articles and tweets spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). Some of the FUD is new, much of it is old and all of it deserves a response. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dan and NLW break down 15 categories of FUD, including:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin is for criminals</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin is backed by nothing/has no intrinsic value</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tether manipulation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Energy consumption</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Government bans </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And more! </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Which are the most legitimate? Which are easily dismissed? Tune in to find out.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find our guest online:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/danheld"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@danheld</span></a></p> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">--</div> <div><em>Earn up to 12% APY on Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD, EUR, GBP, Stablecoins & more. Get started at nexo.io</em></div> <div>--</div> <div>Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</a></div> <div>Spotify: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/s