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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Ray Dalio Says We’ve Hit the Point of No Return
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127
$9 Billion Bitcoin Sale Stress Tests the Market...
12 min
128
Finish the Job: Crypto Legislation, Token Right...
13 min
129
Crypto's Institutional Summer: Perps, Policy, a...
19 min
130
Is the Trade War Actually a Capital War?
11 min
131
The Senate's Surprising Market Structure Bill
14 min
132
Alt Season or Exit Liquidity? Parsing the Crypt...
12 min
133
Inside the Genius Act: Trump Signs Landmark Sta...
11 min
134
The Eerie Railroad of Crypto, Stablecoin Regula...
14 min
135
This Week's Top 5(00) Crypto Stories
28 min
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The Longest Vote in House History and a Crypto ...
11 min
137
CBDC Fears Derail Stablecoin Bill
12 min
138
Why This Crypto Bull Run Feels Different
12 min
139
Bitcoin Breaks $120K as Crypto Week Kicks Off i...
11 min
140
The State of Bitcoin Treasury Critique
14 min
141
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
142
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High as Macro Forces ...
12 min
143
The Push to Accelerate Crypto ETFs
11 min
144
Elon Musk Launches a Bitcoin-Friendly Political...
10 min
145
The Mystery of the $8 Billion Ancient Bitcoin W...
13 min
146
Stablecoins and Streaming Money
16 min
147
A Mid-Year Bitcoin Check-In
12 min
148
Robinhood and Kraken Bet Big on Tokenized Stocks
12 min
149
Trump Eyes Fed Shake-Up as Markets Brace for Cuts
13 min
150
Is Tokenization the 3rd Leg of this Bull Market?
10 min