Bitcoin & Crypto Origin Stories with Dan Hannum COO at ZenLedger
The Most Important Thing
If you’re new to crypto, check out some of the show links below compiled from Dan’s insights. If you’re not new to crypto – tax season is coming up soon, so check out ZenLedger or reach out to Dan directly.
About Dan Hannum
Dan is the Founder and CIO at HCM and the COO at ZenLedger. Univ South Carolina, MBA. Dan worked in TD Ameritrade’s Ultra High Net Worth client practice. He has been an active crypto investor since 2013 and was an analyst at Blockchain Capital before founding Hannum Capital Management, an advisory and venture investment firm in 2016
About ZenLedger
Built by expert industry veterans in technology, finance, and accounting, ZenLedger allows you to easily import crypto transactions, calculate gains and income, and prepare your tax returns.
Cryptocurrency investors manage their portfolio, generate profit-loss statements, file their taxes, and avoid IRS audits by using ZenLedger. They offer automated tools to help investors and tax professionals reduce uncertainty, frustration, and the manual grunt work of creating personal crypto brokerage accounts.
ZenLedger is rapidly becoming the world's greatest company in crypto tax management. Come join the revolution. Drop us a line at hello@zenledger.io.
About Hannum Capital Management
The emergence of bitcoin and subsequent blockchain technologies has generated a new digital asset class in which scarcity is based on mathematical properties. Through cryptographic verification and game-theoretic equilibrium, blockchain-based digital assets can be created, issued, and transmitted using software. HCM is an investment firm and capital management company focused on digital and blockchain based digital assets exclusively on the blockchain technology sector and crypto ecosystem. We are committed to exceptional returns for our investors through actively managed portfolios of these blockchain assets.
Episode Overview:
Although I’ve spent most of the last three years working in the blockchain & cryptocurrency industry, I haven’t shared much about that on this show. In nearly 50 episodes, 2 have been about crypto. Today, I invited my friend, Dan Hannum, COO of Zenledger and partner at Hannum Capital Management to talk bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, the ICO madness of 2017, and what you need to know if you’re interested in the space. We also talked about Dan’s struggles with alcoholism, Los Angeles, and what it’s like to have older sisters.
My Favorite Quotes:
“I wish I could say I was early to Bitcoin because I understood the fundamentals of what it represented, but at the time I was just interested in using Silk Road.”
“The good news nowadays is that there’s much more information available for beginners to learn.”
“Passion is what led me to enter the crypto industry”
“Why hold Bitcoin? I think the simple answer is the financial upside.”
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 – Dan’s crypto origin story
5:00 – Ross Ulbricht & Silk Road
12:00 – Buy side v. sell side roles in finance
20:00 – Dan’s move to LA
25:00 – Why crypto?
35:00 – Bitcoin
40:00 – ICO advisors in 2017
48:00 – Struggles w alcoholism
1:00:00 – Older sisters
1:05:00 – Selling weed in the suburbs
Episode Links:
Dan’s Info
ZendLedger Info
Other Resources & References
Railroaded: The Story of Silk Road and Ross Ulbricht on the What Bitcoin Did Podcast
Introduction to Bitcoin: Aantonop
Jameson Lopp: Bitcoin Information & Resources
Why Bitcoin is a Silent Protest Against Corrupt Governments Everywhere by Tatiana Koffman
Dollar Cost Average into Bitcoin with Swan
Marc’s Info:
Marc Weinstein, host of the Look Up! Podcast is a public speaker for corporations, universities, and conferences. Click here to view past talks and to book Marc
