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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Discovering Bitcoin Through the #EndSARS Movement, Feat. Yele Bademosi & Akin Sawyerr

When the Nigerian government shut down #EndSARS protestors’ bank accounts, bitcoin and crypto became a way around.

Breakdown 11.11 #EndSARS

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Legendary Investor Stan Druckenmiller Turns Bitcoin Bull

Billionaire investor Stan Druckenmiller made pro-bitcoin comments on CNBC, joining other high-profile, ultra high-net-worth investors.

Breakdown 11-10 Stan Druckenmiller Bitcoin

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The Biggest Macro Event Since March

According to the bright minds of FinTwit, the biggest event isn’t the U.S. presidential election but today’s Pfizer vaccine update.

Breakdown 11.9 Pfizer covid vaccine announcement

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Why Emerging Markets Are Wary of Modern Monetary Theory

While MMT may be the de facto policy of rich Western governments, applying it to developing economies could be disastrous.

Breakdown 11.8 MMT LRS

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How a Massive Devaluation of the Egyptian Pound Inspired a $100M Bitcoin ETP

Hany Rashwan, CEO of Amun/21Shares, explains how the proverbial bitcoin lightbulb went off when his native Egypt’s currency devalued in 2016.

Breakdown 11.7.20 Hany Rashwan, Egypt

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How the World Stopped Producing Enough Money, Feat. Emil Kalinowski

In a year when the popular narrative says money printing went crazy, the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University” says the problem is actually too little money.

Breakdown 11.6.20 Emil Kalinowski

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Bitcoin Hits $15,000: Here Comes the FOMO

Twitter interprets today’s massive price action, as bitcoin smashes through $15,000, its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run.

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‘Economics Will No Longer Be the Handmaiden of Politics’: A History of the Cypherpunks, Feat. Jim Epstein

An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement.

Breakdown Cypherpunk History 11-4-20

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A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money, Feat. Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein

One of the hosts of NPR’s legendary “Planet Money” takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the key moments of money history in the last 1,000 years.

Breakdown Jacob Goldstein Planet Money 11-3-20

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Who Is Better for Bitcoin, Trump or Biden?

In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin?

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