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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Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $100K as Senate Stable...
22 min
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Senate Passes Historic Stablecoin Bill
13 min
178
Is Tron Going Public This Cycle's Shark Jump?
13 min
179
How Markets Are Reacting to the Middle East
13 min
180
What Everyone Missed About Circle's Explosive IPO
10 min
181
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
12 min
182
The Stablecoin Surge and Stripe’s Crypto Power ...
13 min
183
Bitcoin’s Hot Summer, Solana ETF Momentum, and ...
11 min
184
Why the SEC Chair Just Declared Self-Custody a ...
12 min
185
Trump's Taco Trade and the Dollar's Dangerous Game
13 min
186
The End of Money as You Know It
8 min
187
Circle Soars, Trump and Musk Clash, and JPMorga...
22 min
188
Circle’s Blockbuster IPO Oversubscribed 25x
15 min
189
Democrats Slam SEC Over Crypto Bill Chaos
13 min
190
As Circle Prepares to IPO, Crypto Deals Heat Up
12 min
191
Who is Funding These Bitcoin Treasury Companies?
13 min
192
The Five Most Important Stories in Bitcoin Last...
25 min
193
Bitcoin Vegas Goes Big as Politics Takes Center...
13 min
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Who Can Out-Saylor Saylor?
11 min
195
The Big Bank Stablecoin Consortium
11 min
196
Bitcoin Hits All-Time High — But Nobody Seems t...
13 min
197
Bitcoin Inches Toward History as Politics, Poli...
11 min
198
Senate Clears Stablecoin Bill Hurdle
11 min
199
US Credit Downgrade Hits—Bitcoin Pumps Anyway
13 min
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When Investors Should Say "No" vs. "Yes"
10 min