The Breakdown

The Breakdown dives into the deepest topics in crypto, blockchain, and the macro forces shaping markets and power structures. Each episode breaks down complex ideas into clear, grounded analysis — separating signal from noise across crypto, finance, and geopolitics.

Hosted by David Canellis, The Breakdown features explainers, interviews, and conversations with the people building, regulating, and challenging the financial system.

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Security After the Bybit Hack with Ledger CTO C...
21 min
252
How AI Is Impacting Bitcoin Mining
13 min
253
Bitcoin is Surging at the State Government Level
12 min
254
How AI Agents Might Finally Make Micropayments ...
15 min
255
The Latest Updates from Washington D.C.'s "Gold...
12 min
256
The $LIBRA Scandal Just Gets Worse
12 min
257
The Memecoin That Might Take Down a President
17 min
258
US Politicians Explain What Should Come Next in...
11 min
259
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
260
The Radical Sentiment Dichotomy Between Degens ...
13 min
261
Bitcoin vs. Altcoins vs. Gold
15 min
262
Why Crypto Sentiment is So Bad Right Now
12 min
263
Will Debanking Actually End Now?
8 min
264
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
11 min
265
The History of Operation Chokepoint 2.0
20 min
266
New SEC Crypto Task Force Announces New Era of ...
11 min
267
Is the US Sovereign Wealth Fund a Sneaky Proxy ...
11 min
268
Why the Trump Tariffs Aren't Actually Economic ...
21 min
269
The American Argument for Tokenizing Everything
17 min
270
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
29 min
271
Stock Tokenization and the Fight Against Accred...
12 min
272
Powell: Banks Can Serve Crypto Industry
17 min
273
Why China's DeepSeek AI Model Crashed Bitcoin
15 min
274
What the Crypto Executive Order Actually Says
13 min
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Crypto Values for a New Era
9 min