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Comms strategy & content marketing for the crypto industry. Business: http://whittemore.io  Long Reads Sunday: http://lrs.substack.com  The Breakdown pod: http://nlw.substack.com 

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    1. Nathaniel Whittemore‏ @nlw Jan 12
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      3/ The next day, I had @Travis_kling join me on The Breakdown to discuss what this price action suggests in the ongoing debate about to what extent bitcoin is acting like a safe haven in times of geopolitical turbulence.https://www.coindesk.com/travis-kling-on-bitcoin-as-a-safe-haven-asset …

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      4/ For those interested in more of this, Travis also explained on the pod last year about *HOW* bitcoin could plausibly become a safe haven, not based on ideology but simply based on rational market actors behaving as you might expecthttps://twitter.com/nlw/status/1215090565081071618 …

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      Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw
      Interested in more of this? Here's a discussion @Travis_Kling and I had last year about how BTC plausibly becomes a safe haven asset (that goes far behind over simplified "it is" or "it isn't" debates) https://youtu.be/H4m8hUcI23M?t=277 …
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      Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Spencer Noon

      5/ Beyond bitcoin in the macro environment, another theme across this week was regulatory action and regulatory arbitrage. In advance of a deposition with the SEC, Telegram announced that TON would NOT be integrated with their messengerhttps://twitter.com/spencernoon/status/1214207204078821376 …

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      Spencer Noon @spencernoon
      Massive blow to $TON investors as @telegram announces its cryptocurrency won't be integrated natively in the messenger app but rather in a standalone wallet. 90+% of the investment thesis for TON was having Telegram as a distribution channel. https://telegram.org/blog/ton-gram-notice …
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      6/ @TwoBitIdiot had an interesting take on the Telegram situation, writing that, interestingly, the presence of the tech-corporate coins was benefiting Ethereum & Bitcoin, while also predicting more protocol M&A to come https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b89525c77acdd986027c25d1&id=a52c268d2c …

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      Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Katherine Wu

      7/ Speaking of the SEC, their Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (sexy name, I know) announced their priorities for crypto in 2020 - which were significantly more extensive than last year’s edition.https://twitter.com/katherineykwu/status/1214599464054349824 …

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      Katherine Wu @katherineykwu
      SEC 2020 priorities in crypto: (1) investment suitability (2) portfolio management + trading practices (3) safety of client funds and assets (4) pricing and valuation (5) effectiveness of compliance programs and controls (6) supervision of employees outside business activities https://twitter.com/SEC_News/status/1214597907070038019 …
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      Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Larry Cermak

      8/ Still, the most significant regulatory news came from Europe. As the “Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive” (aka AMLD5) does into effect, crypto co’s are picking up and leaving with worry of the information and monetary costs of compliance.https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1215358292869943297 …

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      Larry Cermak @lawmaster
      Deribit is relocating from the EU to Panama because of 5AMLD. Only a matter of time until Binance and OKEx, both based in Malta, are forced to do the same. https://twitter.com/DeribitExchange/status/1215348918390751234 …
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      9/ And then, of course, there’s China, where the People’s Bank of China this week published a paper saying that the “top-level” design of their digital currency is complete. Whatever the truth, it’s clear China *wants* to be seen as ahead in this racehttps://twitter.com/nlw/status/1215732898634063879 …

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      Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw
      China says that the "top-level" design of its digital currency is complete. Meanwhile, crypto co's are fleeing Europe to avoid AMLD5, the NYFDS gets MORE teeth & Illinois recognizes blockchain contracts. The game of coins heats up on The Breakdown. https://www.coindesk.com/analysis-the-global-game-of-coins-heats-up …
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      10/ There’s no doubt, however, that Libra and China have awakened the attention of other global economic leaders. European Central Bank President @lagarde again commented on their explorations around a digital currencyhttps://twitter.com/ecb/status/1214926506570452993 …

      Nathaniel Whittemore added,

      European Central BankVerified account @ecb
      Lagarde on cryptocurrencies: We are looking into the feasibility and merits of a central bank digital currency that would ensure that people can continue to use central bank money even if the use of physical cash eventually declines. We want to play an active role (5/6)
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      Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Gita Gopinath

      11/ In other parts of the European central banking establishment, there is more skepticism. IMF chief Economist @GitaGopinath wrote in @FT last week that the key feature of reserve currencies isn’t technology or features but institutions and trusthttps://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1216376530529652736 …

      Nathaniel Whittemore added,

      Gita GopinathVerified account @GitaGopinath
      Advances in payment technologies that underlie potential private and public digital currencies do not address fundamental issues of what it takes to be a global reserve currency. Read my @FT op-ed on why I believe dollar dominance is here to stay: https://www.ft.com/content/e5dd66b8-2ca0-11ea-84be-a548267b914b#comments-anchor …
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      12/ Over in the bitcoin realm, there was ongoing conversation about bitcoin and the halvening. Seeing one too many shitty arguments using a half-baked version of EMH or the Efficient Market Hypothesis, he dropped this primer. https://medium.com/@nic__carter/an-introduction-to-the-efficient-market-hypothesis-for-bitcoiners-ed7e90be7c0d …pic.twitter.com/GCBp9ukP3A

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      13/ Oh, you’re lazy and don’t want to spend the 29 minutes reading Nic’s piece? It’s cool. @Soonaorlater @tokendaily has you covered.https://twitter.com/soonaorlater/status/1214616938862694400 …

      Nathaniel Whittemore added,

      Soona @soonaorlater
      1/ In our @tokendaily newsletter on Sunday we discussed @nic__carter’s essay on Efficient Market Hypothesis topicality and how it relates to $BTC price during the upcoming halving. https://twitter.com/biserdimitrov/status/1213920296287297536 …
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          14/ @KyleSamani is less interested in EMH theory but suggests the halvening is “objectively bullish” due to 1) issuance cut in half; 2) increasing ease of big capital to enter; 3) lack of price sensitivity of big capitalhttps://twitter.com/KyleSamani/status/1213548776700416000 …

          Nathaniel Whittemore added,

          Kyle Samani @KyleSamani
          0/ Some thoughts on the BTC halvening TLDR - it is *extremely* bullish There will probably be lots of volatility +/- 60 days the halvening, but that is not the point of the this thread
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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Neil Woodfine

          15/ Jumping back to Iran and bitcoin in the macro context, one question some have had is “how useful is bitcoin as #DissidentTech if the internet can just be shut off?” @nwoodfine explains all the work going into addressing that questionhttps://twitter.com/nwoodfine/status/1214238101796638721 …

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          Neil Woodfine @nwoodfine
          1/ "What happens when the internet gets switched off?" Despite the best hopes of many salty nocoiners, a surprising number of great engineers have been thinking about how to keep bitcoin running in offline environments. https://youtu.be/yiT_l_XbXnM 
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          16/ Three more quick things on bitcoin. First, 2020 predictions may be winding down, but if you’ve got just a little more attention, check out this multi-part series by @brian_trollz. There is a *ton* to churn through herehttps://twitter.com/brian_trollz/status/1214658016479498240 …

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          shinobi.btc [SHI256] @brian_trollz
          Alright everyone, surprise is here! I unilaterally decided without talking to anyone else at @blockdigest yet to make Block Digest Mempool: https://medium.com/block-digest-mempool … The goal is to slowly build this up into a written off shoot of Block Digest.
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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Brandon Quittem

          17/ Second, @bquittem is back with a very cool project cataloguing all of the prominent folks from across industries and domains who are quietly (or not so quietly) bit coinershttps://twitter.com/bquittem/status/1213883601286238208 …

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          Brandon Quittem @Bquittem
          1/ Bitcoin is quietly being adopted by the brightest minds on the planet. Just created a resource (with @GlasenappMike) to showcase "prominent" supporters. Check it out: https://www.bitcoinersanonymous.com/ 
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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Brooke R. Stoddard

          18/ Third, this thread last night from @BrookeRStoddard snuck in just as I was prepping LRS. Titled “Why I Invest In Bitcoin,” this is a great primer that one could use when chatting with their interested (or skeptical) friends and famhttps://twitter.com/brookerstoddard/status/1216174098897952771 …

          Nathaniel Whittemore added,

          Brooke R. Stoddard @BrookeRStoddard
          This Is Why I Invest in Bitcoin Part 1 – Introduction 1) In college I studied history, and I am interested in the evolution of money. When I was introduced to bitcoin in 2015, I viewed it as the next logical version of money.
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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Camila Russo

          19/ Let’s shift over to the Ethereum world for just a minute, where there were a couple of really interesting conversations. First, check out the responses to @CamiRusso’s questions about a DeFi passive income experimenthttps://twitter.com/CamiRusso/status/1214208967368417280 …

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          Camila RussoVerified account @CamiRusso
          🧪Thinking of an experiment: 1) Putting a small and equal amount of $$ in different DeFi projects enabling passive income 2) Record the process 3) Track and publish returns on a periodic (ej weekly) basis 4) Higher returns by yearend wins :) Which 5-10 projects would you do?
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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Taylor Monahan

          20/ Speaking of experiments, one of the predictions I heard a lot for 2020 was DeFi experimenting with undercollateralized loans. @AlexMasmej wrote about this https://twitter.com/alexmasmej/status/1214933002880520193 … while @tayvano_ is skepticalhttps://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1216041456462221312 …

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          Taylor MonahanVerified account @tayvano_
          Having some magical on-chain identity will NOT suddenly enable no/low collateral defi loans. Change my mind.
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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Anthony Sassano | sassal.eth

          21/ I loved this discussion kicked off by @sassal0x about “actual ETH bear theses.” It reminds me of a similar thread from @lrettig last year. I think this sort of community self-analysis is really valuable.https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1213981886873161728 …

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          Anthony Sassano | sassal.eth @sassal0x
          Does anyone have an actual ETH bear thesis for the next 3-5 years that's well thought out and articulated in a blog post or research paper? These pot-shot bearish tweets I've been seeing lately are really weak.
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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Matteo Leibowitz

          22/ Finally, a fascinating discussion kicked up by @teo_leibowitz on why we haven’t yet seen an ETH Silk Road?https://twitter.com/teo_leibowitz/status/1215072430588342272 …

          Nathaniel Whittemore added,

          Matteo Leibowitz @teo_leibowitz
          strange to me that we've yet to see an ethereum-based silk road alternative emerge. all necessary infra exists: -DAI (vs. BTC vol) -smart contract escrow (no exit scam) -eth.links (uncensorable UI) -mixers (wash earnings) imagine it'd be 1st mainstream breakout crypto app
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          23/ Like I said at the beginning, this was an interesting week with little glimpses of lots of the narratives competing for our attention in 2020. But let’s close with something extra cool...pic.twitter.com/iuSTET17W9

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          Nathaniel Whittemore Retweeted Arjun Balaji

          24/ After having to fight like hell, @SDinwiddie_25 has pushed through the tokenization of his NBA contract. @arjunblj argues that it is the continuation of a larger trend of people affiliating with players over teams.https://twitter.com/arjunblj/status/1215790975282368512 …

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          Arjun Balaji @arjunblj
          Cool to see @SDinwiddie_25 push forward with a tokenized debt issuance against his NBA contract. This is the continuation of a 15y trend of younger fans following players over teams, kicked off by LeBron. The logical end-state is complete financialization of fandom. https://twitter.com/arjunblj/status/1119610379229966338 …
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          25/ Between @SDinwiddie_25 and @RussellOkung, it’s increasingly looking like many folks in the mainstream are going to have their first exposure to bitcoin and crypto via a sports hero, rather than some ICO or other. This is a very good thing.

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          26/ And on that positive note, we wrap! As always, you can get LRS via emailhttps://www.getrevue.co/profile/nlw 

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          27/ For more bitcoin and crypto analysis everyday, subscribe to The Breakdown podcast! Catch it everyday on @CoinDesk or subscribe via your favorite podcast apphttps://plnk.to/nlw?to=page 

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