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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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Markets
Venezuela
The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes
How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO...
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 26, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2020
VenezuelaMaduroPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
An Unintended Consequence of Low Interest Rates? The Big Get Bigger
As companies have to shift their business model to contend with low interest rates, the largest find themselves in a comparatively better situation.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2020
PodcastsInterest RatesThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
How Much Should We Fear Post-Crisis Debt or Inflation? Feat. Adam Tooze
An economic historian and one of Foreign Policy’s “Top Global Thinkers of the Decade” discusses post-COVID-19 global economics and politics.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 24, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
Why Are Traditional Investors So Hungry for Yield Curve Control?
When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2020
PodcastsThe BreakdownFederal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
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Markets
Economy
People Aren’t Buying the ‘Great American Recovery’ Narrative
Despite the stock market returning to all-time highs, many can’t shake the feeling that all is not well in the economy.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 22, 2020
EconomyPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
Winter Is Coming: Examining the Economy's Eight-Body Problem
From the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Politics
The Most Pro-Bitcoin Politicians in the US
Whether fighting for reduced taxes for staking or regulatory sandboxes for tokens, these politicians break the mold when it comes to digital assets.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 20, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 20, 2020
PoliticsPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
S&p 500
S&P5 vs. S&P 500: The Real Story of the Stock Market Recovery
The S&P 500 has recovered to hit new all-time highs but how real is it, and how are leading finance minds interpreting the recovery?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 19, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 19, 2020
S&P 500PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Startups
How Excess Capital and Low Interest Rates Reshaped Silicon Valley, Feat. Chris McCann
A conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 18, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2020
StartupsPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Inflation
What’s Actually Happening With Inflation Right Now
The numbers are all over the place and the narratives are even more complicated, so what’s the real story with inflation?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2020
InflationPodcastsThe Breakdown