How Crypto Is Fighting Back Against North Korea | The Breakdown
North Korea has had IT workers embedded in DeFi protocols since DeFi Summer — and they’re pretty good devs. Nick Bax, blockchain investigator and SEAL 911 incident responder, joins us to break down h...
28 Huhti 37min
Mythos Leaks, Crypto in the Strait of Hormuz, and DoorDash Stablecoins | The Breakdown
Someone guessed Anthropic’s Mythos URL, gained unauthorized access to the most hyped AI model in history, and used it to build websites. David covers three stories from the week: the Mythos breach,...
23 Huhti 26min
Can AI Actually Trade Crypto? | The Breakdown
Crypto might be the world’s best test bed for AI trading — and Virtuals Protocol is running the experiment live. Weekee Tiew, co-founder of Virtuals Protocol, joins us to explain Degen Claw, their AI...
21 Huhti 31min
Crypto Fed Chair, Polymarket Bots, and the Faketoshi Movie
Trump's Fed pick has 30-plus crypto investments — and that's just what he could disclose. David walks through Warsh's filing, a Polymarket bot built on the theory that nothing ever happens, and Hollyw...
16 Huhti 28min
Kevin O’Leary on AI, Data Centers, and Why He Sold 27 Crypto Positions | The Breakdown
AI is reprogramming the social fabric — and nobody can agree whether that’s a good thing. Kevin O’Leary, investor and entrepreneur, joins us to share his framework for navigating the AI era across in...
14 Huhti 33min
The Three Layers of AI Agent Commerce with Jordan Liu | The Breakdown
x402 just got a lot bigger. The Linux Foundation is now backing it — and maybe Amazon, Google, Stripe, Mastercard, and American Express along with them. In this episode, David sits down with Jordan L...
9 Huhti 38min
Are AI Agents Actually Using Crypto? | The Breakdown
AI agents are coming online fast — and the payment rails for that world are being built right now. David breaks down the race between Coinbase’s x402 and Stripe’s Machine Payments Protocol, the rise ...
7 Huhti 24min
Fed Governor Miran on Why Inflation Fears Are Overstated | Forward Guidance
While The Breakdown is between seasons, we’re bringing some of our favorite conversations from across Blockworks onto the feed. In this episode of Forward Guidance, Felix Jauvin sits down with Fed ...
2 Huhti 34min
