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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Defeated-Seeming Gensler Takes Congressional Sh...
16 min
352
Judge Agrees with Coinbase in Public Hearing
9 min
353
Kamala's First Comments on Crypto Spark Yet Mor...
13 min
354
A Contentious House Hearing on the SEC
13 min
355
Was the Jumbo Rate Cut "Normalization" or Signs...
14 min
356
Genius or Grifter: World Liberty Financial
11 min
357
SEC Backs Off But Gaslights on "Crypto Asset Se...
13 min
358
Why Data Needs Decentralization
10 min
359
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
31 min
360
What the CPI Says About The Fed's Next Moves
13 min
361
What Happened in the First Ever Congressional D...
12 min
362
The Story in the Latest Bitcoin Price Action
14 min
363
Recession or Soft Landing?
14 min
364
Crypto's Pervasive Quiet Quitting
13 min
365
Uniswap Settles with CFTC
13 min
366
The SEC's Vicious "Qualified Custodian" Trap
12 min
367
What September Has In Store For Bitcoin
14 min
368
Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
7 min
369
Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
25 min
370
Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
14 min
371
The State Department's Unconscionable Abandonme...
9 min
372
What We Learned (If Anything) From Powell's Jac...
11 min
373
Just How Big a Deal is the Arrest of Telegram C...
16 min
374
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
375
Jobs Revision Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
13 min