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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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8 Historical Analogies That Help Explain the Madness of 2020
From the U.S. presidential elections of 1896 to the dot-com bubble to housing markets in 2006, these historical moments help us make sense of a truly WTF year.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 4, 2020
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DeFi Degens Are Crypto’s Suicide Squad
A look at the subculture and ethos driving the white-hot DeFi space, which has grown from $2 billion to $9 billion in total value locked in just two months.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 3, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 3, 2020
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Let Them Eat Equities! The Economic Chickens Come Home to Roost, Feat. Luke Gromen
One of the best-known macro analysts breaks down last week’s Jerome Powell speech and whether it truly represents a new policy era for the Federal Reserve.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 2, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 2, 2020
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Inflation
Financial Postmodernism and the Great Inflation Debate
This Best of The Breakdown August 2020 edition features commentary from Hugh Hendry, Preston Pysh and Adam Tooze.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 1, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 1, 2020
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Stocks
US Stock Market Cap to GDP Ratio Reaches 190%, Eclipsing Dot-Com Bubble High
The booming stock market is driven by perception of the Federal Reserve’s commitment to high prices and growing individual trading, but how sustainable is it?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 31, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2020
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Winklevoss
The Case for $500,000 Bitcoin
The Winklevoss brothers make an argument that, in the long run, bitcoin is the only good safe haven.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 30, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2020
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Bitcoin
The End of an Era? Why Bitcoin and MMT Won the Week
Fed Chair Jerome Powell tried to make it seem like the end of an era, but didn’t inspire confidence in the central bank’s ability to lead in the era that comes next.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2020
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Podcasts
The Anxiety Index: 4 Fear Factors Shaping the Economy
From COVID-19 relapses to election insecurity, these factors drive defensiveness up and demand down.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 28, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2020
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Jerome powell
Everything You Need to Know About Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole Speech
The Federal Reserve Chair announced a slate of new policy approaches, but are they inspired or impotent?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2020
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Venezuela
The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes
How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO...
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 26, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2020
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