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The Top Narratives Driving Crypto Market Growth, Feat. Travis Kling
The halving? Coronavirus and volatility? Fed action? Listeners vote on what's driving crypto growth.

The halving? Coronavirus and volatility? Fed action? Listeners vote on what's driving crypto growth.
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There’s no denying 2020 is off to a roaring start. From prices to volume to social media, sentiment is up, up, up. But what’s driving it? On this special Valentine’s Day episode, @nlw reacts to listeners' votes about which narratives are driving the shift in energy, discussing:
- The BTC halving
- Coronavirus and volatility
- Fed action
- Central bank digital currency intrigue
- Ethereum and DeFi
- Price reflexivity and Lindy effects
The episode finishes with some hot takes on what is driving the markets and what we should be most concerned about and most excited for, with Ikigai Asset Management’s chief investment officer, Travis Kling.
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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.
