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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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China
The Business of Geopolitical Competition
As Oracle wins a bid for TikTok US, a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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Economy
Is Being the ‘Saudi Arabia of Money’ Good for America?
A reading of “How to Diagnose Your Own Dutch Disease,” a look at the problems of America’s dollar trade.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 13, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2020
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Economy
The Raw, Savage Capitalism of Open-Source Protocols
Recapping the biggest stories of the week, including Joe Biden’s China plan, a market holding pattern and, of course, the strange competitive saga of SUSHI.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 12, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 12, 2020
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Gold
‘As Toppy as It Gets’: Metals, Bitcoin and Fiat’s Race to the Bottom, Feat. Tavi Costa
The Crescat Capital portfolio manager gives his take on the flashing macro warning signals and why it is an explosive moment for gold, silver and (potentially) bitcoin.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2020
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Economy
How Monetary Policy Undermined American Resilience
A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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Economy
‘Absolute Raging Mania’: Famed Investor Druckenmiller Thinks 10% Inflation Is Possible
The Hedge Fund legend says in a new interview the Federal Reserve’s policies have created a massive asset bubble while making both inflation and deflation more likely.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2020
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Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin Investors Aren’t Worried About This Price Pullback
Critiques of correlation between bitcoin and equities miss the fact that bitcoin adoption within traditional markets has been driven by a fiat collapse concern.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2020
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Podcasts
Sorry, Governments, We’re Entering the Era of Private Money
Whether the U.S. government likes it or not, the world is demanding crypto-dollars and the private market is ready to supply them.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 7, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2020
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Podcasts
A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse
A reading on revolutions from the late great David Graeber.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 6, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2020
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Tesla
Is Tesla a Stock for Suckers?
The markets kicked off the week with a 5-1 Tesla stock split rally and ended with major questions about tech company valuations.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 5, 2020
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