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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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Debt
How Much Debt Can a Country Handle?
As conventional wisdom grows that central banks can go more deeply into debt than previously thought, one economist asks, how much is too much?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2020
DebtPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Banking
The Bitcoin Banking Battle Heats Up
Banks are moving into crypto and crypto companies are trying to become banks, so how does it all play out?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2020
BankingPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Bitcoin
Why a Massive 169-Year-Old Insurance Company Just Bought $100M in Bitcoin
MassMutual becomes the latest announced institutional buyer of bitcoin, and this one could be even more significant in terms of precedent.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 11, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 11, 2020
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Markets
Sec
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on a Bitcoin ETF, Custody Rules and What's Next for the SEC
The SEC commissioner explains why the SEC’s approach has been “too slow and too ambiguous” and why she’s optimistic for 2021.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 10, 2020 at 7:40 p.m. UTC
Dec 10, 2020
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Markets
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The Most Important Trends and People Shaping Crypto 2020, With Ryan Selkis
The Messari CEO goes over the highlights of his just-released annual “Crypto Theses” report.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 9, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2020
Ryan SelkisPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Bitcoin etf
A De Facto Bitcoin ETF? MicroStrategy Is Raising $400M to Buy More BTC
Michael Saylor announced plans to offer convertible bonds with the express intent to buy BTC. The community reacts.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2020
Bitcoin ETFPodcastsThe BreakdownMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
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Markets
China
China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet
More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 7, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 7, 2020
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China
Niall Ferguson on Why Bitcoin and China Are Winning the Monetary Revolution
The well-known economic historian connects the dots between bitcoin and CBDCs in the COVID-19 money era.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 6, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 6, 2020
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Bloomberg
$50K BTC in 2021? Bloomberg Analysts Join the 'Traditional Onslaught' Driving Bitcoin's Rally
A new crypto outlook from Bloomberg suggests BTC could reach $50,000 in 2021, topping off a month of major institutional momentum for the asset.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2020
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Stock market
A ‘Santa Claus Rally’ for the Stock Market?
Since 1969, 34 out of 45 years have seen a late December rally. Here are 5 reasons why that might not happen this year.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 4, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2020
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