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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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Rising Labor Market Risks
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Google’s New Agent Payments Protocol and What I...
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Coinbase Considers Token Launch
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Checking In On Last Week’s Crypto IPOs
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Friday Five: SEC Turns Pro-Crypto, Tokenization...
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SEC Chair: "Crypto’s Time Has Come"
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Senate Democrats Unveil Competing Crypto Market...
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Soft Jobs Report Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
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Stripe’s Tempo Chain and the Return of Enterpri...
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
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The Fed’s Big Stablecoin Shift
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Exchanges Get the Green Light to Offer Crypto
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Bitcoin Seasonality Means A Messy September Set...
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Brazilification Risk and the Fight for Fed Inde...
14 min
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Whales Unload Billions As Bitcoin Plunges To Si...
11 min
141
A Nothingburger Speech that Moved Markets
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Crypto Narratives Becoming Reality
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143
Markets Hold Their Breath in Wyoming
22 min
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Fed Governor Waller Says Crypto Adoption Is Not...
12 min
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Crypto at a Crossroads in Wyoming
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Jackson Hole Retrospective: Powell’s Fed Legacy
14 min
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Correction Watch 2025: Bitcoin Pullback or Just...
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Bitcoin, Politics, and Privacy
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
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Crypto Froth Watch: Bullish IPO Pops 200% as Bi...
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