{"id":198666,"date":"2021-09-15T21:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=198666"},"modified":"2021-09-15T15:01:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:01:44","slug":"datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto’s “usability” problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with popular YouTuber DataDash, otherwise known as Nicholas Merten<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nicholas is the founder of both DataDash, one of the largest cryptocurrency YouTube channels with over 470,000 subscribers, and Digifox<\/a>, the first major app giving all U.S. citizens the ability to receive a portion or all of their income in crypto.<\/p>\n

Being an international speaker, thought-leader, and crypto analyst in the space, he has utilized his over ten years of experience in traditional markets to understand the potential of cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with popular YouTuber DataDash, otherwise known as Nicholas Merten. Nicholas is the founder of both DataDash, one of the largest cryptocurrency YouTube channels with over 470,000 subscribers, and Digifox, the first major app giving all U.S. citizens the ability to receive a portion or all of their income […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":732,"featured_media":199004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10085],"tags":[],"prediction_market_topic":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto's "usability" problem<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto's "usability" problem\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with popular YouTuber DataDash, otherwise known as Nicholas Merten. Nicholas is the founder of both DataDash, one of the largest cryptocurrency YouTube channels with over 470,000 subscribers, and Digifox, the first major app giving all U.S. citizens the ability to receive a portion or all of their income […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-09-15T14:01:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nicholas-merten-datadash.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"CryptoSlate Interviews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"CryptoSlate Interviews\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/#person\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate Interviews\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/#authorimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"CryptoSlate Interviews\"},\"worksFor\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"}},\"headline\":\"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto’s “usability” problem\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/\"},\"wordCount\":100,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Interview\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2021\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/\",\"name\":\"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto's \\\"usability\\\" problem\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto’s “usability” problem\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"description\":\"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"NewsMediaOrganization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"CryptoSlate\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.substack.com\",\"https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews\",\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ\",\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews\"],\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"ownershipFundingInfo\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/\",\"correctionsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"ethicsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"foundingDate\":\"2017-08-04\",\"founder\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Nate Whitehill\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Matthew Blancarte\"}],\"contactPoint\":[{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"customer support\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"sales\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/advertising\/\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"email\":\"tips@cryptoslate.com\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"}],\"masthead\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bfb5eed3d99a87ecc7cf2147e00c1d37\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate Interviews\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"CryptoSlate Interviews\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto's \"usability\" problem","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto's \"usability\" problem","og_description":"CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with popular YouTuber DataDash, otherwise known as Nicholas Merten. Nicholas is the founder of both DataDash, one of the largest cryptocurrency YouTube channels with over 470,000 subscribers, and Digifox, the first major app giving all U.S. citizens the ability to receive a portion or all of their income […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/","og_site_name":"CryptoSlate","article_published_time":"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-09-15T14:01:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nicholas-merten-datadash.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"CryptoSlate Interviews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@cryptoslate","twitter_site":"@cryptoslate","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"CryptoSlate Interviews"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/#person","name":"CryptoSlate Interviews","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/#authorimage","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-300x300.jpg","caption":"CryptoSlate Interviews"},"worksFor":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"}},"headline":"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto’s “usability” problem","datePublished":"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00","dateModified":"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/"},"wordCount":100,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Interview"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2021","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/","name":"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto's \"usability\" problem","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00","dateModified":"2021-09-15T20:00:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/datadash-founder-nicholas-merten-on-how-he-plans-to-fix-cryptos-usability-problem\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DataDash founder Nicholas Merten on how he plans to fix crypto’s “usability” problem"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","name":"CryptoSlate","description":"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization","name":"CryptoSlate","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"CryptoSlate"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/cryptoslate.substack.com","https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews","https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ","https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews"],"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","foundingDate":"2017-08-04","founder":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nate Whitehill"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Matthew Blancarte"}],"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer support","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"sales","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/advertising\/","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"newsroom","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","email":"tips@cryptoslate.com","availableLanguage":"en-US"}],"masthead":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bfb5eed3d99a87ecc7cf2147e00c1d37","name":"CryptoSlate Interviews","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cryptoslate-logo-150x150.jpg","caption":"CryptoSlate Interviews"},"url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/cryptoslateinterviews\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198666"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/732"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198666"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199108,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198666\/revisions\/199108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198666"},{"taxonomy":"prediction_market_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prediction_market_topic?post=198666"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=198666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}