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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Why the DOJ, IRS Investigation Into Binance Could Be Good for Bitcoin
In almost any scenario, the industry faces one less category of FUD on the other side of the investigations.
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Et tu, Elon? What’s Really Behind Tesla’s Bitcoin Betrayal
Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin due to environmental concerns – or so it says.
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46M Americans Now Own Bitcoin as Inflation Rises to Highest Level in 13 Years
Do rising inflation and rising levels of bitcoin ownership have anything to do with one another?
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Crypto to Replace Dollar as World’s Reserve Currency? Investing Legend Stanley Druckenmiller Thinks So
The argument that the dollar is losing prestige worldwide got a major boost from a legendary investor.
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If Prices Keep Going Up, We Might Have to Start Calling It Inflation
Every day sees new reports of prices going up – from commodities to plastic to fruit. Are we ready to use the “I” word?
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CBDCs Aren't About Money, They're About Power
A China-focused discussion on this week’s “Long Reads Sunday.”
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'My 401(k) Is Now My 401(k9)': What Happens to Doge After Elon Hosts ‘SNL’?
While everyone was paying attention to Dog Money, bitcoin was quietly accumulating institutional news.
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The Balkanization of Bitcoin: The Next Attack on BTC Is About Mining Provenance
From Iran miner control to “OFAC compliant blocks,” a new attack vector has emerged.
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Are Banks Getting Nervous About Competition From DeFi?
A new research paper from ING suggests that, at the very least, they’re paying more attention.
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NYDIG CEO Explains How Latest Partnership Could Bring Bitcoin to 300M US Bank Accounts
The latest in NYDIG’s year of institutional partnerships has perhaps the broadest potential for financial inclusion in Bitcoin yet.
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