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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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Taking the TON Out of Telegram
Discussing how bitcoin might react to Iran and a rise in instability, plus news that TON won’t be in Telegram and reviewing the Nakamoto.com dust up
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 6, 2020 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
Jan 6, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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YouTube, Tron and the Dream of Decentralization
After YouTube (temporarily) removes crypto content and DLive moves to Tron, many are asking: Are decentralized social media alternatives possible?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 3, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 3, 2020
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Taylor Monahan on Crypto’s Divergent Possibilities in 2020
Why 2020 represents a fundamental dividing line between cypherpunk crypto and government & corporate co-opted crypto.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 1, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 1, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Tom Shaughnessy and Jordan Clifford on Layer 1 Wars, Token Economics and a Shift to Applications
The big story of 2019 was "quiet" building. When it comes to 2020, however, watch out for fireworks.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 31, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 31, 2019
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Katherine Wu on DeFi and the Inevitability of the Digital Yuan
How DeFi found its footing in 2019 and what it means that 2020 will see the launch of a Chinese digital yuan.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 30, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2019
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Camila Russo and David Hoffman on the 2020 DeFi Outlook
Why the undisputed narrative of 2019 was the rise of DeFi and why 2020 promises even more exciting developments.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 27, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2019
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Marty Bent on the Macro Fires on the Horizon
From a trade war tweeting president to protests in Hong Kong, 2019 saw global instability (and in turn, the raison d’etre for bitcoin) increase.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 26, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 26, 2019
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Rob ‘Crypto Bobby’ Paone and Preethi Kasireddy on Fundraising, Halvings and the Long Steady Slog of Crypto
Why 2019 was a long, steady slog of behind the scenes building and why 2020 promises more of the same.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 25, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 25, 2019
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Meltem Demirors on Government Digital Currencies and Why ‘The Halvening’ Gets Weird
Why the narrative of 2019 was the emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies and why the halving won’t go as people expect
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 24, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 24, 2019
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Peter McCormack on a Defiant New Era for Bitcoin
Why the narrative of 2019 was protest and dissent and why 2020 will see bloodletting in the alt markets.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 23, 2019 at 8:43 p.m. UTC
Dec 23, 2019
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