Who is David Gokhshtein?
David Gokhshtein is the independent voice on where retail money is actually going. He is the founder of Gokhshtein Media, the independent newsroom and market-data company that publishes this site, and the host of The Breakdown, a daily show with more than 800 episodes. His beat is retail money: what ordinary investors are buying, selling, and arguing about, across stocks and crypto, tracked in Gokhshtein Media’s Retail Pulse and GMARKETS data and reported without a position to sell.
Career
He appears on Fox Business and Sky News, among others, and is a former congressional candidate. Gokhshtein Media’s newsroom publishes under desk bylines and public editorial standards; coverage of its founder on this site passes the same fact-check and disclosure gates as coverage of anyone else.
What is David Gokhshtein known for?
- Founder of Gokhshtein Media
- Host of The Breakdown (800+ episodes)
- Retail-money coverage across stocks and crypto
- Appears on Fox Business and Sky News, among others
- Former congressional candidate
What David Gokhshtein has said
By topic:Bitcoin (13)Elections (10)Crypto Regulation (4)Ethereum (2)
“Democrats ran on affordability. They win, and we’re already back to talking about going after Trump and his administration. I’m sure the guy standing in the grocery store figuring out what to put back is thrilled to hear that.”
“The markets are giving you buying opportunities. You can take advantage of it or not.”
“Bitcoin was back over $80K this morning. Now it's around $76K and about $370 million in longs got liquidated in an hour.”
“If crypto is your only voting issue, I don’t understand voting against Republicans. But I also don’t believe crypto’s future depends on one party winning an election. I think this industry will thrive regardless of who’s in office.”
“Well, Republicans got their asses handed to them. I thought they’d do better. I was wrong. You can’t keep putting up horrible candidates who don’t connect with the American people and expect people to vote for them just because they have an R next to their name. You’ve got two years to figure it out.”
“We need all the Republicans in Texas to go hit the ballot boxes!”
“I still think South Carolina stays red, and a lot of people on here won’t like hearing that. Polymarket US gives Darline Graham a 70% chance of winning. Some of you are celebrating this blue wave like the votes have already been counted. Let’s talk tonight.”
“Everyone's glued to the midterms today. I think Bitcoin is above $100K this time next year no matter who wins tonight.”
“For over 3 years, people in New Jersey weren't allowed to put new crypto into staking on Coinbase. The state just dropped the case. Those 3 years of rewards are gone.”
“Some of you are so desperate for a blue wave that you’re already celebrating a race your own screenshot says is 50–50. Those are the odds from Polymarket US. I still think Ashley Hinson wins Iowa. How mad does that prediction make you?”
“Trump says if North Korea is behind the Binance hack, the US will talk to North Korea about it. A crypto hack is now a foreign policy issue. Think about that.”
“If Haley Stevens can publicly back Mike Rogers, imagine how many Democrats are quietly planning to vote for him. I keep saying people are getting way too comfortable calling these races. I wouldn’t write Michigan off just yet.”
“The guy who hacked Binance just sold $5 million worth of tokens for $71. Even North Korea can't trade”
“I think Satoshi’s Bitcoin should be left alone. I get the concern about quantum attacks. But we keep talking about permissionless money and getting rid of middlemen, yet we’re debating whether someone should be allowed to spend their own Bitcoin. How does that make sense? Whether Satoshi is alive or dead, those coins aren’t ours to control. Just because someone disappears doesn’t mean we get to make that decision…”
“I believe the next bull market will be bigger than anything we’ve seen in crypto. Even the people waiting for it will be surprised by how far it goes.”
“I think some of you hate Trump so much you’ve convinced yourselves Texas is turning blue. Polymarket US gives Talarico a 70% chance. I still think Paxton wins, and I’m sure this post will get bookmarked by everyone who wants to tell me I’m wrong.”
“Imagine what would have happened to crypto if Binance wasn’t SAFU.”
“I think a lot of people are going to be in for a shock when the Republicans walk away holding both the House and the Senate.”
“These hacks are going to cost crypto a lot more than the money stolen. If you’re worth $50M and you keep seeing exchanges hacked and wallets drained, what’s your incentive to bring your money here? You can believe in Bitcoin and still say, 'I’ll just buy the ETF through my broker.' You get exposure without having to manage wallets and private keys yourself. I think a lot of wealthy people will do exactly that. And…”
“I’m about to go on a generational run, and I’m not just talking about crypto.”
“And you think we’re not going to hit $10T TMC during the next bull cycle?”
“I think we’re getting close to a bottom in crypto. One of the biggest signs for me is how many people are giving up. They’re tired, frustrated and don’t want to hear about another cycle. That alone doesn’t mean we turn around tomorrow, but it’s a big part of why I’m getting more bullish.”
“I think the next generation of meme culture will form around tokenized stocks on-chain. The meme economy we tried to build here has been destroyed. I wouldn’t be surprised if retail starts bringing that same energy to stocks, trading them, holding them and building entire communities around them. Except now there’s an actual company behind what they’re following, with a business, a team and results people can judg…”
“Over 1M transactions hit. This is just the beginning for Midnight.”
“You can have the greatest protocol or product in the world, but without an audience or a community that gives a shit, it’s going nowhere. I think people underestimate how much it takes to survive multiple cycles. You need people who believe in what you’re building so much that everyone else thinks they’re delusional.”
“90% of all cryptocurrencies will die off in the next few years.”
“Republicans need to take this seriously. Polymarket US gives Democrats a 63% chance of winning Senate control, versus 37% for Republicans. You don’t have to agree with the odds. But dismissing every warning because you don’t like what it says is how you get caught off guard. Go earn the votes.”
“Try sending someone gold over the internet. Natalie Brunell made her Bitcoin case with one simple challenge. Scarcity gets the attention. Moving it anywhere is the part people overlook. Which would you rather hold for the next decade?”
“$10,000 XRP? Tony Edward wasn’t having it. We got into the price targets flooding everyone’s feed, the market-cap math, and what realistic expectations actually look like. Is the hype helping XRP—or setting people up?”
“Young people are angry at capitalism. So I asked Natalie Brunell a direct question: Why is Bitcoin the answer instead of socialism? Her argument starts with the money itself. Agree or disagree, this is a conversation worth having.”
Latest David Gokhshtein news
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Frequently asked
- Who is David Gokhshtein?
- David Gokhshtein is the independent voice on where retail money is actually going — founder of Gokhshtein Media, an independent newsroom and market-data company, and host of The Breakdown, covering what retail investors are doing across stocks and crypto.
- What is David Gokhshtein known for?
- He is known for The Breakdown, a daily show with more than 800 episodes, for founding Gokhshtein Media and its GMARKETS data product, and for television appearances on Fox Business and Sky News, among others.
- Where does David Gokhshtein share his views?
- On X at @davidgokhshtein, on The Breakdown, and at davidgokhshtein.com.
