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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
A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset
Stone Ridge Holdings Group announces $50 million in new funding for its digital asset subsidiary as well as significant BTC treasury holdings.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2020
BitcoinPodcastsThe Breakdown
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China
The IMF, G20 and BIS Gear Up for the Central Bank Digital Currency Era
New reports on digital currency design principles and regulatory standards show just how quickly the world’s bankers are moving.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 13, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2020
ChinaPodcastsCBDCsThe Breakdown
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Elections
How Investors Are Trading the Election
As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
ElectionsPodcastsCBDCsThe BreakdownElection 2020
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Markets
Bitcoin
Is Bitcoin More Correlated to Stocks or Gold?
According to analyst Lyn Alden, bitcoin's correlation to stocks or gold depends on bitcoin’s own cycle.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 11, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2020
BitcoinPodcastsThe BreakdownLyn Alden
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Regulation
A Regulatory Reckoning for the Crypto Industry?
Between BitMEX action, the U.K.’s derivative ban and the new U.S. Department of Justice enforcement framework, regulations are coming for crypto.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 10, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2020
RegulationPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Ark invest
Cathie Wood: Secrets of the World’s Best Innovation Investor
Cathie Wood bet early on Bitcoin and Tesla, and her ARK Innovation Fund is up 75% in 2020.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2020
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Markets
Square
The Market Reacts to Square’s $50M Bitcoin Buy
Reactions from Bitcoin Twitter and beyond as Square puts 1% of its treasury assets into bitcoin.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 8, 2020 at 4:16 p.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2020
SquareJack DorseyPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Bitcoin
How Bitcoin Could Become the Reserve Asset for DeFi, Feat. Qiao Wang
Crypto trader, analyst and operator Qiao Wang looks at bitcoin’s macro resilience and why DeFi is here to stay.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 7, 2020
BitcoinEconomyPodcastsDeFiThe Breakdown
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Derivatives
The UK Bans Crypto Derivatives
The crypto industry reacts to a big move from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, which banned crypto derivatives.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2020
DerivativesUnited KingdomPodcastsThe BreakdownGlobal
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Central bank digital currency
Are Central Bank Coins the End of Financial Privacy?
As the European Union gets more serious about a digital euro, most central bank digital currencies intend to remove the anonymity of cash.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 5, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 5, 2020
Central Bank Digital CurrencyPodcastsThe Breakdown