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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How Investors Are Trading the Election

As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons.

Breakdown 10.12

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Is Bitcoin More Correlated to Stocks or Gold?

According to analyst Lyn Alden, bitcoin's correlation to stocks or gold depends on bitcoin’s own cycle.

Breakdown 10.11

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A Regulatory Reckoning for the Crypto Industry?

Between BitMEX action, the U.K.’s derivative ban and the new U.S. Department of Justice enforcement framework, regulations are coming for crypto.

Breakdown 10.10

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Cathie Wood: Secrets of the World’s Best Innovation Investor

Cathie Wood bet early on Bitcoin and Tesla, and her ARK Innovation Fund is up 75% in 2020.

Breakdown 10.9

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The Market Reacts to Square’s $50M Bitcoin Buy

Reactions from Bitcoin Twitter and beyond as Square puts 1% of its treasury assets into bitcoin.

Breakdown 10.8

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How Bitcoin Could Become the Reserve Asset for DeFi, Feat. Qiao Wang

Crypto trader, analyst and operator Qiao Wang looks at bitcoin’s macro resilience and why DeFi is here to stay.

Breakdown 10.7

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The UK Bans Crypto Derivatives

The crypto industry reacts to a big move from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, which banned crypto derivatives.

Breakdown 10.6

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Are Central Bank Coins the End of Financial Privacy?

As the European Union gets more serious about a digital euro, most central bank digital currencies intend to remove the anonymity of cash.

Breakdown 10.5

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Inflation Is the Cruelest Tax

A reading of a new piece on inflation from the Wall Street Journal that NLW argues shows a shifting mainstream narrative.

Breakdown 10.4

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'The Fed Meetings Are a Dead Spectator Sport' – Best of The Breakdown September 2020

A monthly recap featuring conversations with Luke Gromen, Raoul Pal, Tavi Costa, Sven Henrich, Corey Hoffstein and Michael Saylor.

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