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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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Art Haus Ethereum Meets Bitcoin Financialization
NLW discusses two ends of the crypto spectrum: the emergence of bitcoin derivatives as a key 2019 trend vs. a new bonding-curve powered fashion DAO
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 20, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2019
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Should the Government Have a Say in Where You Can Invest?
NLW discusses forthcoming changes to US accredited investor laws and looks at a trend of DeFi companies looking to become more decentralized in 2020.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 19, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 19, 2019
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Mind-Bending Narrative Shifts in 2019
When it comes to crypto, narrative shifts represent shifts in mindshare. The most significant narrative of 2019? Digital currency wars.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 19, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 19, 2019
Year in Review 2019
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'Stacking Sats' vs. 'ETH Is Money' - The Memes That Shaped 2019
NLW breaks down ten memes and narratives that dominated the crypto conversation in 2019.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 18, 2019 at 8:05 p.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2019
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The Productization of Bitcoin Maximalism
NLW discusses the rise in bitcoin only businesses and “blockchain not crypto” in China vs. “digital assets not blockchain” in US financial firms.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 17, 2019 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2019
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Authoritarian Airdrop: Maduro 'Gifts' Petros to Venezuelans for Christmas
Discussing new trials of an LN point-of-sale app; updates in consumer & institutional crypto derivatives, and Venezuelan petros as holiday bonuses.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 16, 2019 at 9:13 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2019
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Why the ECB Is Getting in on the Stablecoin Game
Discussing the ECB's recent stablecoin comments, the resurfacing of some prominent 2017 token projects and a debate: Is crypto for criminals?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 13, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2019
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PODCAST: Introducing ’The Breakdown’ With Nathaniel Whittemore
In the debut episode, Nathaniel discusses recent regulatory action, DeFi project on bitcoin, and a new social media protocol initiative from Twitter.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 12, 2019 at 9:44 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2019
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PODCAST: Meltem Demirors on the 3 Things Bitcoin Represents
On this episode of Bitcoin Macro: "For traditional investors, it's sort of a challenging paradigm when these three things are wrapped together."
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Nov 8, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 8, 2019
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PODCAST: Josh Brown on Why Bitcoin Is Like the 1800s Railroad Boom
On this episode of Bitcoin Macro: "In the 1800s we had a bubble in railroads, and almost every one of them went bankrupt."
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Nov 8, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 8, 2019
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