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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151
Powell's Hawkish Wait-and-See
12 min
152
Crypto Treasuries Face Their First Real Test
11 min
153
Ray Dalio Says We’ve Hit the Point of No Return
13 min
154
Finish the Job: Crypto Legislation, Token Right...
13 min
155
$9 Billion Bitcoin Sale Stress Tests the Market...
12 min
156
Crypto's Institutional Summer: Perps, Policy, a...
19 min
157
Is the Trade War Actually a Capital War?
11 min
158
The Senate's Surprising Market Structure Bill
14 min
159
Alt Season or Exit Liquidity? Parsing the Crypt...
12 min
160
Inside the Genius Act: Trump Signs Landmark Sta...
11 min
161
The Eerie Railroad of Crypto, Stablecoin Regula...
14 min
162
This Week's Top 5(00) Crypto Stories
28 min
163
The Longest Vote in House History and a Crypto ...
11 min
164
CBDC Fears Derail Stablecoin Bill
12 min
165
Why This Crypto Bull Run Feels Different
12 min
166
Bitcoin Breaks $120K as Crypto Week Kicks Off i...
11 min
167
The State of Bitcoin Treasury Critique
14 min
168
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
169
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High as Macro Forces ...
12 min
170
The Push to Accelerate Crypto ETFs
11 min
171
Elon Musk Launches a Bitcoin-Friendly Political...
10 min
172
The Mystery of the $8 Billion Ancient Bitcoin W...
13 min
173
Stablecoins and Streaming Money
16 min
174
A Mid-Year Bitcoin Check-In
12 min
175
Robinhood and Kraken Bet Big on Tokenized Stocks
12 min