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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Why a $631B Asset Manager Just Changed Its Mind on Bitcoin

In a research note intended for clients, investing giant AllianceBernstein says it changed its mind on bitcoin’s role in asset allocation.

Breakdown 12.1 $631B Asset Manager AllianceBernstein Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Hits a New All-Time High: What Happens Next?

Why a price surge is not only attracting a new cadre of institutional investors, but also producing the beginnings of a new set of FUD.

Breakdown 11.30 Bitcoin BTC ATH all time high

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How Bitcoin Gets to $100,000

Another look at the bitcoin valuation models that could possibly lead to a six-figure bitcoin valuation over the course of the next year.

Breakdown 11.29 bitcoin $100K

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What Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary Means for Bitcoin and Markets

NLW looks at price action in crypto, the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain launching Dec 1, the Dow at 30,000 and Janet Yellen’s nomination as Treasury secretary.

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ENCORE: Luke Gromen on the History and (Declining) Future of the Global Dollar System

As some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be.

Breakdown 11.27 Luke Gromen post-Bretton Woods economic system

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Schmuck Insurance

A reading of one of the most enduring early investor arguments for bitcoin.

Breakdown 11.26 Schmuck Insurance - Chamath Palihapitiya

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The Most Bullish Bitcoin Arguments for Your Thanksgiving Table

This year, come prepared to explain the asset that has everyone from famous financiers to political dissidents talking about a money revolution.

Breakdown 11.25 Bitcoin thanksgiving dinner

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Lyn Alden on Money Printing, Bitcoin and the End of an 80-Year Debt Cycle

One of the sharpest analysts in macroeconomics looks at how monetary and fiscal policy are likely to change in the coming years.

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A Bitcoin Shortage? PayPal and Cash App Buying More Than 100% of New Supply

When demand from these two sources alone exceeds the entire supply of newly minted bitcoins, expect serious supply pressure to follow.

Breakdown 11.23 bitcoin shortage

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Bitcoin ETF Time? What SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down Means for Markets

Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets.

Breakdown 11.22 SEC Chairman Jay Clayton's Exit