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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701
The Bitcoin Genie Isn't Going Back in the Bottle
16 min
702
The Massive Significance of the PayPal Stablecoin
13 min
703
Why Post Malone Is Against CBDCs
13 min
704
Will Coinbase's Launch of BASE Ignite the Crypt...
14 min
705
Did the Fed Just Institutionalize Operation Cho...
14 min
706
PayPal's Stablecoin is the (Second) Biggest Cry...
14 min
707
Crypto and the Major Questions Doctrine
13 min
708
How Stablecoins Could Save the Dollar's Global ...
10 min
709
Worldcoin Iris Scanning Shut Down in Kenya
14 min
710
A Primer on LK-99
17 min
711
Binance: Too Big to Jail
12 min
712
Is the US Credit Rating Downgrade a Nothingburger?
15 min
713
Tether Holds More US Government Debt Than Austr...
13 min
714
Is DeFi Too Dangerous?
16 min
715
The Boring-ification of the Crypto Narrative
9 min
716
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Comes for Crypto Audi...
13 min
717
A Combative, Contentious Hearing Moves Stableco...
15 min
718
A Historic Day for Crypto Policy
14 min
719
Fed Raises Rates to 22 Year High and Says No Re...
13 min
720
Will the SEC Appeal the Ripple Decision?
13 min
721
Worldcoin: Good Faith Global UBI Effort or Dyst...
21 min
722
Crypto Custody: The Frontlines of Operation Cho...
11 min
723
Is FedNow a Trojan Horse for a CBDC?
12 min
724
A Soft DeFi Ban in the USA?
15 min
725
Gary Gensler's Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very...
14 min