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.

A Blockworks podcast.

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A Win for Privacy as Tornado Cash Addresses are...
13 min
227
Crypto's Past, Present and Future
10 min
228
Making America the"Undisputed Bitcoin Superpowe...
12 min
229
Sneaky Significant Changes at the Fed
14 min
230
The Real Story of Institutional Crypto Interest
12 min
231
Bitcoin is For Enemies: Pyongyang Edition
12 min
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Treasury Secretary Bessent: "The Beatings Will ...
15 min
233
Stablecoin Debate Illustrates the Failure of th...
15 min
234
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
30 min
235
Crypto's Biggest Funding Deal Ever
13 min
236
Early Signs of Crypto Bipartisanship in Congress
12 min
237
Markets Get Spooked By Recession Possibility
11 min
238
Ignore the Whiners: The White House Crypto Summ...
13 min
239
A Preview of the White House Crypto Summit
11 min
240
Will AI Vibe Coding Lead to Web3 Adoption?
11 min
241
It's Actually Happening: The USA Gets a Strateg...
29 min
242
No One Knows Anything About This Economy
15 min
243
A Bipartisan Crypto Voting Coalition Emerges
12 min
244
Trump's Strategic S#^@coin Reserve
13 min
245
Is the War on Crypto Actually Over?
12 min
246
Bitcoin's Brutal Crash: The Five Most Important...
27 min
247
Security After the Bybit Hack with Ledger CTO C...
21 min
248
How AI Is Impacting Bitcoin Mining
13 min
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Bitcoin is Surging at the State Government Level
12 min
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How AI Agents Might Finally Make Micropayments ...
15 min