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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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Hedge funds
Have the Hedge Funds Infiltrated Reddit’s WallStreetBets?
The media keeps saying WallStreetBets is going after silver; WallStreetBets members say it’s a campaign to co-opt and divide them.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 1, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2021
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Bitcoin
What Ray Dalio Really Thinks of Bitcoin
A reading of Dalio’s first long-form essay on his thoughts about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 31, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2021
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Robinhood
GameStop, Robinhood and the Failure of Un-Free Markets
The latest in the saga of WallStreetBets vs the world.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 30, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2021
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Dogecoin
In Retrospect, It Was Inevitable: Elon Musk Pumps Bitcoin to Space
The price action is fun, but the larger significance is about decentralized alternatives to today’s financial system.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 29, 2021 at 7:58 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2021
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WallStreetBets Is Occupy Wall Street With Teeth
The retail trader insurgency has massive implications for the future of capital markets.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 28, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2021
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Philosophy
Bitcoin Doesn't Care About Your Politics: Why Bitcoin Has More Ideological Flexibility Than We Think
NLW is joined by three philosophy professors for a discussion of bitcoin, ethics and politics.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 27, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2021
PhilosophyPodcastsThe Breakdown
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‘The 4 Wars We Could Fight With China,’ Feat. Kyle Bass
One of investing’s loudest critics of China shares his assessment of where the U.S. political and business relationship with the country is headed.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 26, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
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Whales
The Bitcoin Whales Won’t Stop Buying
According to a number of different data points, bitcoin whales saw last week’s volatility and price declines as a chance to accumulate.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 25, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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A Reading of Satoshi’s Bitcoin White Paper
The document that started it all, in audio form.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2021
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Another Pro-Crypto Appointment in the Biden Administration?
Reports are that Chris Brummer – author of a volume on crypto assets and frequent speaker on digital currencies – will chair the CFTC.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 23, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2021
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