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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The Stablecoin Free Banking Debate—What History...
13 min
127
Crypto's Regulatory U-Turn: The Five Most Impor...
26 min
128
Powell's Hawkish Wait-and-See
12 min
129
Crypto Treasuries Face Their First Real Test
11 min
130
Ray Dalio Says We’ve Hit the Point of No Return
13 min
131
$9 Billion Bitcoin Sale Stress Tests the Market...
12 min
132
Finish the Job: Crypto Legislation, Token Right...
13 min
133
Crypto's Institutional Summer: Perps, Policy, a...
19 min
134
Is the Trade War Actually a Capital War?
11 min
135
The Senate's Surprising Market Structure Bill
14 min
136
Alt Season or Exit Liquidity? Parsing the Crypt...
12 min
137
Inside the Genius Act: Trump Signs Landmark Sta...
11 min
138
The Eerie Railroad of Crypto, Stablecoin Regula...
14 min
139
This Week's Top 5(00) Crypto Stories
28 min
140
The Longest Vote in House History and a Crypto ...
11 min
141
CBDC Fears Derail Stablecoin Bill
12 min
142
Why This Crypto Bull Run Feels Different
12 min
143
Bitcoin Breaks $120K as Crypto Week Kicks Off i...
11 min
144
The State of Bitcoin Treasury Critique
14 min
145
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
146
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High as Macro Forces ...
12 min
147
The Push to Accelerate Crypto ETFs
11 min
148
Elon Musk Launches a Bitcoin-Friendly Political...
10 min
149
The Mystery of the $8 Billion Ancient Bitcoin W...
13 min
150
Stablecoins and Streaming Money
16 min