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’s September Shakeout: $1.7B in Liquidat...
9 min
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Senate Democrats Push for Bipartisan Role in Cr...
9 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
21 min
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Rising Labor Market Risks
11 min
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Google’s New Agent Payments Protocol and What I...
10 min
81
Coinbase Considers Token Launch
10 min
82
Checking In On Last Week’s Crypto IPOs
10 min
83
Friday Five: SEC Turns Pro-Crypto, Tokenization...
19 min
84
SEC Chair: "Crypto’s Time Has Come"
8 min
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Senate Democrats Unveil Competing Crypto Market...
11 min
86
Soft Jobs Report Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
11 min
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Stripe’s Tempo Chain and the Return of Enterpri...
14 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
17 min
89
The Fed’s Big Stablecoin Shift
9 min
90
Exchanges Get the Green Light to Offer Crypto
10 min
91
Bitcoin Seasonality Means A Messy September Set...
13 min
92
Brazilification Risk and the Fight for Fed Inde...
14 min
93
Whales Unload Billions As Bitcoin Plunges To Si...
11 min
94
A Nothingburger Speech that Moved Markets
14 min
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Crypto Narratives Becoming Reality
9 min
96
Markets Hold Their Breath in Wyoming
22 min
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Fed Governor Waller Says Crypto Adoption Is Not...
12 min
98
Crypto at a Crossroads in Wyoming
15 min
99
Jackson Hole Retrospective: Powell’s Fed Legacy
14 min
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Correction Watch 2025: Bitcoin Pullback or Just...
13 min