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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What Do Mexico’s Second Wealthiest Billionaire and Arya Stark Have in Common?

Recapping a wild week in bitcoin price action that has drawn out numerous previously-quiet HODLers.

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10 Metrics Where Bitcoin Has Already Hit New All-Time Highs

While we haven’t achieved the elusive $20,000 spot price all-time high yet, these other metrics show where bitcoin has grown far beyond previous peaks.

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A Crypto Ally as Top US Bank Regulator?

President Trump has nominated former Coinbase counsel Brian Brooks to a full five-year term as Comptroller of the Currency, but will he be confirmed in time?

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Vijay Boyapati’s Four Mental Models for Valuing Bitcoin

From “Tulip Mania” to “the World’s Reserve Currency,” these valuation models show the full range of bitcoin’s long-term possibilities.

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HODL FOMO vs. Speculative FOMO: Why This Bitcoin Bull Market Will Be Different

As bitcoin crosses $17,000 it’s not retail speculation but a new, long-term investor mindset driving the price up.

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Bitcoin at $318,000 Next December? One Citibank Exec Says It’s Possible

Breaking down a recent report that has Bitcoin Twitter salivating and skeptical at the same time.

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Dollar Decline and the Paralysis of Conventional Monetary Policy

A reading of Kenneth Rogoff’s latest piece on the strange reality of the dollar’s global status.

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Dalio Says Governments Will Kill Bitcoin. Is He Right?

In an otherwise extremely bullish week, famed investor Ray Dalio reiterated his skepticism of bitcoin and digital assets.

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PayPal Rolls Out Crypto for All US Customers

Crypto Twitter reacts to the announcement and answers the question: Just how big a deal is this?

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Meet the $10B Asset Manager With a 10,000 BTC Treasury, feat. NYDIG’s Robby Gutmann

One of the (quietly) largest players in the institutional bitcoin space discusses the changing investor landscape in his first-ever podcast interview.

Breakdown 11.12 Robby Gutmann, Stone Ridge Holdings Group, NYDIG.