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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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Ben Hunt on Markets and Narratives in the Age of Coronavirus
Market theorist and founder of Epsilon Theory Ben Hunt joins for a conversation about the market and narratives in the age of coronavirus
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 11, 2020 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2020
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Podcasts
Crypto Fundraising and a Nothing-Is-Safe Haven
An update on the safe haven narrative as bitcoin continues to move with equities plus a crypto startup fundraising roundup
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
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Podcasts
Is Bitcoin Safe in a Market Crash? Look to Gold for Signs, Feat. Delphi Digital's Kevin Kelly
What’s happening in stock markets, bond markets and beyond, and what it might mean in the short and long term for the crypto community.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2020
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Privacy
FluffyPony on Encryption, Clearview and How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy
The former lead maintainer of Monero and co-founder of Tari speaks about the state of global privacy
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 6, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2020
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Bitcoin mining
Why Bitcoin Mining Might Be the New Business Model for US Power Plants
South Korea gets legal recognition for crypto, New York power plant mines BTC and the end of the intranet era for enterprise blockchain?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 5, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2020
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India
Libra Plus? A New Global Digital Currency Strategy for Facebook
India’s Supreme Court overturns a crypto banking ban while Facebook prepares fiat-pegged digital currencies alongside Libra.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 4, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 4, 2020
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Politics
Super Tuesday Special: Which US Election Outcome Is Best for Bitcoin?
It's Super Tuesday. As Democrats take to the polls to pick their nominee we polled Twitter to ask which candidate would be best for bitcoin and the industry.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 3, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
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China
The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham
Sino Global Capital’s Matthew Graham joins for a discussion of crypto, coronavirus and enterprise blockchain in China.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Mar 2, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2020
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Markets
Bearish
Understanding This Week's Market Whiplash, Featuring Scott Melker
What one of the worst weeks in recent history can teach us about market fundamentals, featuring prominent crypto trader Scott Melker.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 28, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2020
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Tech
Progpow
A 101 Guide to Ethereum's ProgPOW Controversy
Why the ProgPoW debate is really about process, power, and the threat contentious hard forks pose to DeFi.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 27, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2020
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