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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From Corrupt to Broken: An Insider’s Analysis of the Fed, Feat. Danielle Dimartino Booth

An advisor to the Fed through the Great Financial Crisis to 2015 examines the latest in the largest monetary policy experiment in human history.

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When Currencies Fail: A Primer on the Dollar Crisis in Lebanon

A massive shortage of dollars is instigating economic chaos, including a more than 50% loss of value in the Lebanese pound and what looks like an enormous local premium for bitcoins. Presented in podcast and full-transcript formats.

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COVID-19 and the Mass Surveillance Machine, Feat. Maya Zehavi

An exploration of how the COVID-19 crisis is shifting power dynamics between governments, people, and business.

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Bitcoin vs. QE Infinity: The 4 Archetypes of the Halving Debate

When it comes to discussion around the bitcoin halving, are you a speculator, fundamental, miner or symbologist?

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Starting a Bitcoin Startup During the COVID-19 Crisis, Feat. Yan Pritzker

With companies closing, unemployment rising and investors spooked in the age of the pandemic, NLW speaks with Swan BTC co-founder Yan Pritzker about the experience of launching a startup in the hyper-competitive world of Bitcoin.

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We Don’t Need Big Brother to Beat This Virus

Is there a way to reopen the economy that doesn’t involve draconian surveillance measures?

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The History of the Dollar System From Bretton Woods to QE Infinity, Feat. Luke Gromen

A look at how we went from the Bretton Woods system of gold-backed USD to the QE Infinity of today.

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From Proof of Health to UBI: How Everything Changes Post COVID-19, Feat. Joe McCann

From domestic manufacturing to economic nationalization by proxy to proof of health on a blockchain, a preview of the decade to come

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Bearish or Bullish? What Oil, Defi Hacks and Cash Hoarding Tell Us About Markets

As economic confusion gains ground, NLW breaks down what in the recent news is bullish and what is bearish for bitcoin and the crypto community.

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Why Money Is Losing Its Meaning, Feat. Jared Dillian

As government work to stimulate economies on lockdown, even "normies" are starting question limitless money printing.

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