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
Will Coinbase's Launch of BASE Ignite the Crypt...
14 min
702
Did the Fed Just Institutionalize Operation Cho...
14 min
703
PayPal's Stablecoin is the (Second) Biggest Cry...
14 min
704
Crypto and the Major Questions Doctrine
13 min
705
How Stablecoins Could Save the Dollar's Global ...
10 min
706
Worldcoin Iris Scanning Shut Down in Kenya
14 min
707
A Primer on LK-99
17 min
708
Binance: Too Big to Jail
12 min
709
Is the US Credit Rating Downgrade a Nothingburger?
15 min
710
Tether Holds More US Government Debt Than Austr...
13 min
711
Is DeFi Too Dangerous?
16 min
712
The Boring-ification of the Crypto Narrative
9 min
713
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Comes for Crypto Audi...
13 min
714
A Combative, Contentious Hearing Moves Stableco...
15 min
715
A Historic Day for Crypto Policy
14 min
716
Fed Raises Rates to 22 Year High and Says No Re...
13 min
717
Will the SEC Appeal the Ripple Decision?
13 min
718
Worldcoin: Good Faith Global UBI Effort or Dyst...
21 min
719
Crypto Custody: The Frontlines of Operation Cho...
11 min
720
Is FedNow a Trojan Horse for a CBDC?
12 min
721
A Soft DeFi Ban in the USA?
15 min
722
Gary Gensler's Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very...
14 min
723
Have We Turned A Corner in Bitcoin and Crypto S...
12 min
724
Binance Cuts Thousands of Jobs (But Adds Lightn...
12 min
725
The Relentless Convergence of TradFi and Digita...
23 min