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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A Real-Time History of the Crypto Banking Crisis, With Austin Campbell
How much did the crypto banking crisis actually have to do with crypto?
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The 5 Key Bitcoin Building Themes, With Wolf Lightning Accelerator CEO Kelly Brewster
From Lightning infrastructure to Nostr and Ordinals, here’s what one Bitcoin startup accelerator is excited about.
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Apparently, U.S. Regulated Banks Are Riskier Than Stablecoins
Circle Internet Financial’s USDC temporarily depegged last weekend when billions were revealed to be locked up in Silicon Valley Bank.
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Is Credit Suisse the Next Banking Domino?
The Swiss bank hit an all-time low in its stock price when its biggest shareholder said it wouldn’t invest more.
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The Banking System Broke; Will That Force a Fed Pivot?
After CPI inflation data came in as expected, the market is betting on a 25 basis point rate hike.
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Even Barney Frank Thinks Signature Was Shut Down to Send an Anti-Crypto Message
Signature Bank was shut down by the NYDFS citing “systemic risk.”
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We Pushed Semiconductors Offshore; Are We Doing the Same to Crypto?
Now, decades later, we're reviving semiconductor manufacturing with hundreds of millions of dollars.
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The Government Game Plan: Call Ether a Security, Tax the Crap Out of Bitcoin Mining
The assault on crypto comes into greater focus.
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The 2nd Biggest Bank Failure In American History: Silicon Valley Bank Is No More
California regulators shut down the bank Friday after reportedly failing to find a buyer.
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The Real Reasons Silvergate Collapsed
Did Silvergate Bank become a political target?
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