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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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Finance
Acquisitions
What All These VC Deals and Acquisitions Say About the State of the Crypto Markets
Three funding announcements and three M&A deals give us a window into understanding what investors in the crypto space are most interested in.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 5, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
AcquisitionsFundingPodcastsMergersThe BreakdownM&A
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Markets
Censorship
Handshake's Uncensorable Web Domains Go Live on Mainnet
Namebase CEO Tieshun Roquerre joins @nlw to talk about why uncensorable web domains matter as Handshake goes live to mainnet.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 4, 2020 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2020
CensorshipHandshakePodcastsThe BreakdownNamebase
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Markets
Ethereum
Deplatforming, Ethereum Marketing and Whether Brexit Matters for Crypto
A look at social media censorship discussion plus ethereum marketing and Brexit reactions with Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 3, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2020
EthereumLedgerBrexitCrypto TwitterPodcastsThe BreakdownEthereum MarketingZerohedge
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Markets
Oracles
The Founders of Synthetix and Chainlink on DeFi, Derivatives and 25 New Decentralized Price Feeds
Yesterday Chainlink released price reference data for 25 of its decentralized oracle networks which, together, power more than $100m in DeFi.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 31, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2020
OraclesDecentralizationPodcastsDeFiChainlinkSynthetixThe BreakdownOracle NetworksSergey NazarovKain Warwick
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Markets
Japan
The Unsolved Mystery of How to Fund Public Protocols
Gitcoin, BCash and Zcash all try different paths to fund public protocol development, plus the latest in CBDCs from Japan and Cambodia and Andrew Yang on crypto.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 30, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2020
JapanZcashCambodiaBitcoin CashPodcastsCBDCsAndrew YangElectric Coin CompanyThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
Binance US CEO Catherine Coley Explains Why Crypto Exchanges Are Rushing Into Staking
Binance US CEO Catherine Coley joins The Breakdown to discuss efforts to lower crypto's barriers to entry.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 29, 2020 at 2:05 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
Narrative Watch: The Future of Crypto FUD
When markets get hot, new FUD emerges. @nlw looks at three categories of FUD most likely to come up in the next bull market.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 28, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2020
PodcastsThe BreakdownFUDNarrative Watch
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Markets
Art
Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art
The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 24, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
ArtWorld Economic ForumCBDCPodcastsCBDCsDigital YuanThe BreakdownDavos 2020Bitcoin Art
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Markets
Podcasts
Will Mass Adoption Be More PayPal or Pornhub?
Bakkt preps consumer app for 2020 launch while Pornhub starts performer payouts in Tether, plus a controversial, obligatory new dev fund in BCH.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 23, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Patent
Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge
Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on their worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 22, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2020
PatentSECTelegramLibraChamber of Digital CommerceLightning NetworkJack DorseyPodcastsBlockchain AssociationSquare CryptoLibra AssociationThe Breakdown