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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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An Unintended Consequence of Low Interest Rates? The Big Get Bigger
As companies have to shift their business model to contend with low interest rates, the largest find themselves in a comparatively better situation.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2020
PodcastsInterest RatesThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
How Much Should We Fear Post-Crisis Debt or Inflation? Feat. Adam Tooze
An economic historian and one of Foreign Policy’s “Top Global Thinkers of the Decade” discusses post-COVID-19 global economics and politics.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 24, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Podcasts
Why Are Traditional Investors So Hungry for Yield Curve Control?
When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2020
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Economy
People Aren’t Buying the ‘Great American Recovery’ Narrative
Despite the stock market returning to all-time highs, many can’t shake the feeling that all is not well in the economy.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 22, 2020
EconomyPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Podcasts
Winter Is Coming: Examining the Economy's Eight-Body Problem
From the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2020
PodcastsThe Breakdown
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Politics
The Most Pro-Bitcoin Politicians in the US
Whether fighting for reduced taxes for staking or regulatory sandboxes for tokens, these politicians break the mold when it comes to digital assets.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 20, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 20, 2020
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Markets
S&p 500
S&P5 vs. S&P 500: The Real Story of the Stock Market Recovery
The S&P 500 has recovered to hit new all-time highs but how real is it, and how are leading finance minds interpreting the recovery?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 19, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 19, 2020
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Startups
How Excess Capital and Low Interest Rates Reshaped Silicon Valley, Feat. Chris McCann
A conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 18, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2020
StartupsPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Inflation
What’s Actually Happening With Inflation Right Now
The numbers are all over the place and the narratives are even more complicated, so what’s the real story with inflation?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2020
InflationPodcastsThe Breakdown
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Markets
Winklevoss
Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?
After a Winklevoss encounter highlights Elon Musk’s space mining dreams, maybe we should remind ourselves of the right-here-at-home benefits bitcoin brings.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2020
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