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Held: GRAT trusts allow crypto transfers without triggering taxable events
“For example, there's a trust called a GRAT. A grat is a great way to pass on your crypto to your son, daughter, et cetera, a partner without any taxable event occurring.”
Dan Held Jul 2, 2021 ▶ 21:39 Who Really Created Bitcoin & Other Crypto Startup Ideas | My First Million #196
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Held: Almost 50% of MakerDAO's collateral is centralized stablecoins
“Well, almost 50% of its collateral is centralized stable coins.”
Dan Held Jul 2, 2021 ▶ 25:48 Who Really Created Bitcoin & Other Crypto Startup Ideas | My First Million #196
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Dan Held: Apple's early App Store inherited iTunes's 255-character title limit
“Apple at the time when they really originally built the app store, they forked it from iTunes. And so there's an old character limit that they had for titles of songs, which is 255 characters, but they also allowed that character limit for app titles.”
Dan Held Jul 2, 2021 ▶ 13:28 Who Really Created Bitcoin & Other Crypto Startup Ideas | My First Million #196
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Held: Kraken Has Operated for 10 Years Without Being Hacked
“Kraken's been around for 10 years and has never been hacked.”
Dan Held Jul 2, 2021 ▶ 30:41 Who Really Created Bitcoin & Other Crypto Startup Ideas | My First Million #196
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Dan Held acquired 25,000 YouTube subscribers in six months with unedited videos
“I've stood up a YouTube channel. I've got 25,000 subs in six months and I just shoot one continuous shot. I don't even edit it.”
Dan Held Jul 2, 2021 ▶ 38:41 Who Really Created Bitcoin & Other Crypto Startup Ideas | My First Million #196
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Held: Mt. Gox represented 90% of crypto trading volume
“Mt. Gox represented 90% of trading volume.”
Dan Held Jul 2, 2021 ▶ 27:11 Who Really Created Bitcoin & Other Crypto Startup Ideas | My First Million #196
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