Nathaniel Whittemore

February 2022· 10 posts

• 12 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  Why This Week's House and Senate Hearings Suggest a New Relationship Between Crypto and US Lawmakers

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com. This week saw a hearing on stablecoins in the House and on crypto in general and the role of the CFTC in specific in the Senate. On this edition of the “We

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• 12 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  The Game Theory Behind Russia's New Crypto Policy

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com. On today’s episode, NLW explores possible reasons why Russia’s recent 180 on cryptocurrencies might make sense. As the country prepares to legalize and reg

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• 11 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  What's More Important: BlackRock Trading Crypto or 7.5% Inflation?

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com. Today Twitter was alight with discussion of the biggest inflation print since 1982. With 7.5% inflation, a hike of 50 basis points is looking more and more

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• 10 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  As the US Seizes $3.6B in BTC, a Frontline Story From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack, With Zane Tackett

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com. Yesterday the U.S. government arrested two individuals in connection with money laundering and the 2016 Bitfinex hack that saw nearly 120,000 BTC stolen. T

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• 09 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  Why KPMG's Bitcoin Buy May Be a Bigger Deal Long Term Than Tesla's

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com. KPMG Canada announced Monday it added BTC and ETH to its balance sheet, as well as buying carbon credits to offset its new environmental impact. On today’s

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• 08 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  Is the Bull Market Back?

  At the end of last week, bitcoin reversed a couple months of downward momentum and reclaimed $40,000. Now, as momentum builds, the community is wondering whether this is a temporary reprieve or a fundamental turn back to

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• 06 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  Why Web 3 and Digital Money Should Be Private by Default

  On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads: Bitcoin Protects Privacy and Fights Oppression – Murtaza Hussain Don’t Let Web 3 Repeat Web 2’s Mistakes – Tor Bair - Nexo is a powerful, all-in-one crypto platform where yo

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• 05 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  Meta Loses a Quarter-Trillion Dollars in Market Cap, Dragging Crypto Metaverse Tokens With It

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus and FTX US. On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at Meta’s big flop in the equities markets and how it's spilling over into crypto metaverse tokens. He also looks at

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• 05 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  Crypto and the Global Competition for Talent, With CityCoins Contributor Patrick Stanley

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus and FTX US. Patrick Stanley is the former Head of Growth at Stacks, the founder at Freehold and a contributor at CityCoins. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss one of the b

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• 04 FebThe Breakdown· By Nathaniel Whittemore

  The Battle to Change How the IRS Taxes Mining and Staking

  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus and FTX US. Two Tezos stakers sued the IRS to get back taxes paid on property they say they created through staking. The IRS offered to pay them back but didn’t commit to clear

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