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Nathaniel Whittemore

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Mining Council: A 'Green' Advance for BTC or a Trojan Horse for Centralization?
The community had extremely mixed reactions to Michael Saylor and Elon Musk’s new initiative.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 25, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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China
Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio Has Officially Bought Bitcoin
A big shift from one of finance’s biggest names, plus a recap on the latest China-Bitcoin intrigue.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 24, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2021
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The Unexplored Risks of a US Digital Dollar
A reading of two recent essays on central bank digital currencies.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2021
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Bitcoin mining
Why Bitcoiners Are Rooting for This Latest China Mining Ban to Finally, Actually Be Real
Could new pressure from the CCP remove coal-powered hash power from the bitcoin mix?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 21, 2021 at 7:38 p.m. UTC
May 21, 2021
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The Breakdown, With NLW
Leverage
The Real Story of the Crypto Crash Has Very Little to Do With Elon or China
It wasn’t narrative but market structure that drove yesterday’s big move down.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 20, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2021
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The Bloodbath-ening: Is This the End of the Crypto Bull Market?
In a sea of red, investors ask whether this is just a bull market pullback or represents a more fundamental bearish turn.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 19, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2021
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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The Breakdown, With NLW
China
No, China Didn’t Just Ban Crypto
Despite inflammatory headlines, today’s note from the People’s Bank of China was a reaffirmation of central bank policy from 2017.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2021
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Bitcoin Is the ‘No Heroes’ Asset
Bitcoin Twitter’s latest skirmish with Elon Musk has as much to say about the nature of power in a social media landscape as it does about bitcoin.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 17, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2021
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Is Much More Than a Speculative Asset
Stories from Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia show how bitcoin is being used in the real world.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2021
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Vitalik buterin
Vitalik vs. Dog Money: Recapping a Crazy Week in Crypto History
From Elon’s shenanigans to Vitalik’s SHIB rug pull, this was one for the history books.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 15, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2021
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