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Nathaniel Whittemore

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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BD 02-28-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
NFT’s Biggest Company Is Coming to Bitcoin Ordinals
Yuga Labs announced TwelveFold, a generative art collection inscribed to Bitcoin.
BD 02-28-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 28, 2023 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2023
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BD 02-27-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
Gary Gensler, Bitcoin and the Bad-Faith SEC
The SEC chairman, under increasing scrutiny for his dealings with FTX, claims all non-BTC tokens are securities.
BD 02-27-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 27, 2023 at 9:16 p.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2023
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BD 02-26-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
Central Bankers Triumphantly Declare Fiat to Have Beaten Crypto
The industry responds to statements from the head of the Bank for International Settlements.
BD 02-26-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2023
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BD-02-25-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
Bank Regulators Say ‘No Operation Choke Point 2.0! Seriously! Believe Us!’
A clarification of a previous statement comes the same day Custodia Bank’s application to join the Federal Reserve system is again denied.
BD-02-25-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 25, 2023
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BD-02-24-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
Class-Action Lawsuit Accusing Digital Basketball Cards of Being Securities Allowed to Proceed
NBA Top Shot from Dapper Labs is the latest digital asset to face security scrutiny.
BD-02-24-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 24, 2023 at 10:23 p.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2023
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BD-02-23-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
5 Takeaways From Coinbase's 'Base' Layer 2 Chain Launch
A new Ethereum layer 2 built on the Optimism stack has been announced by Coinbase.
BD-02-23-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 23, 2023 at 11:05 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2023
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BD-02-22-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
Is Custodia a ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ to the Fed’s War on Crypto Banking?
Custodia Bank is fighting back against the Federal Reserve's rejection.
BD-02-22-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 22, 2023 at 6:12 p.m. UTC
Feb 22, 2023
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BD 02-21-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
Narrative Watch: Hong Kong Nudges Towards Legalizing Crypto Trading for Retail
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong released proposed rules.
BD 02-21-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 21, 2023 at 10:04 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2023
The BreakdownPodcasts
BD-02-19-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
How to Fight Back Against Rogue Regulators
In light of stealth regulation becoming the norm, commentators discuss how crypto can counteract it.
BD-02-19-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 19, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2023
The BreakdownPodcasts
BD-02-18-23
The Breakdown, With NLW
The breakdown
Why the Newly Proposed Custody Rule Could Represent a De Facto Ban on Crypto
There is now a 60-day public comment period on the SEC's newly proposed rule.
BD-02-18-23
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 18, 2023
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