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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A Bitcoin Shortage? PayPal and Cash App Buying More Than 100% of New Supply
When demand from these two sources alone exceeds the entire supply of newly minted bitcoins, expect serious supply pressure to follow.
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Bitcoin ETF Time? What SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down Means for Markets
Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets.
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What Do Mexico’s Second Wealthiest Billionaire and Arya Stark Have in Common?
Recapping a wild week in bitcoin price action that has drawn out numerous previously-quiet HODLers.
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10 Metrics Where Bitcoin Has Already Hit New All-Time Highs
While we haven’t achieved the elusive $20,000 spot price all-time high yet, these other metrics show where bitcoin has grown far beyond previous peaks.
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A Crypto Ally as Top US Bank Regulator?
President Trump has nominated former Coinbase counsel Brian Brooks to a full five-year term as Comptroller of the Currency, but will he be confirmed in time?
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Vijay Boyapati’s Four Mental Models for Valuing Bitcoin
From “Tulip Mania” to “the World’s Reserve Currency,” these valuation models show the full range of bitcoin’s long-term possibilities.
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HODL FOMO vs. Speculative FOMO: Why This Bitcoin Bull Market Will Be Different
As bitcoin crosses $17,000 it’s not retail speculation but a new, long-term investor mindset driving the price up.
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Bitcoin at $318,000 Next December? One Citibank Exec Says It’s Possible
Breaking down a recent report that has Bitcoin Twitter salivating and skeptical at the same time.
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Dollar Decline and the Paralysis of Conventional Monetary Policy
A reading of Kenneth Rogoff’s latest piece on the strange reality of the dollar’s global status.
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Dalio Says Governments Will Kill Bitcoin. Is He Right?
In an otherwise extremely bullish week, famed investor Ray Dalio reiterated his skepticism of bitcoin and digital assets.
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