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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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Inflation
Bitcoin Is More Than an Inflation Hedge
While fears of a “great monetary inflation” have driven the recent bitcoin narrative, other aspects like censorship resistance and peaceful protest matter just as much.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 12, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2020
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Podcasts
Why the Fed Keeps Denying Its Role in Increasing Inequality
The Federal Reserve expects low inflation, says rates will stay close to zero through 2022 and keeps lying about the role of central banks in increasing inequality.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 11, 2020 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2020
PodcastsThe BreakdownThe FedInequality
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Markets
Podcasts
A Vision for Digital Property Rights, Feat. Nic Carter
Most people today look at social platforms like any other private company, but what if we saw them as alternative jurisdictions with a new set of property rights?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2020
PodcastsNic CarterThe Breakdown
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China
What the Stock Market's 'Robinhood Rally' Means for Bitcoin
The largest 50-day rally in stock market history and even shares of bankrupt companies are up more than 100%. What is going on?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 9, 2020 at 7:35 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2020
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Media
Why War Reporting Is the Right Mental Model for Today's Media, Feat. Jake Hanrahan
The founder of Popular Front joins NLW for a discussion about protests, media and how the people being covered tend to not reflect divisive politics.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2020
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Podcasts
The Revolution Will Be Retweeted: The Breakdown Weekly Recap
A recap of one of the most significant weeks in recent American political history.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 6, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
China
The Biggest Realignment in the US-China Relationship Since Nixon, Feat. Graham Webster
How one of the world’s most important geopolitical relationships came to be what it is in 2020.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2020
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Markets
Podcasts
The Mirage of the Money Printer: Why the Fed Is More PR Than Policy, Feat. Jeffrey P. Snider
The meme is “money printer go brrr,” but according to this macro expert, central banks have almost no power to actually influence money itself.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2020
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Markets
5 Numbers That Tell the Story of Markets Right Now
From the largest 50-day rally in history to the highest unemployment since the Great Depression, the story of markets in 5 key numbers.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 3, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2020
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Podcasts
Cellphones, Bitcoin and the Citizen Tools of Anti-Authoritarianism, Feat. Alex Gladstein
As protests mount in the U.S., we sit down with an outspoken pro-bitcoin, anti-surveillance human-rights advocate.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 2, 2020 at 7:28 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2020
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