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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The Latest Updates from Washington D.C.'s "Gold...
12 min
252
The $LIBRA Scandal Just Gets Worse
12 min
253
The Memecoin That Might Take Down a President
17 min
254
US Politicians Explain What Should Come Next in...
11 min
255
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
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The Radical Sentiment Dichotomy Between Degens ...
13 min
257
Bitcoin vs. Altcoins vs. Gold
15 min
258
Why Crypto Sentiment is So Bad Right Now
12 min
259
Will Debanking Actually End Now?
8 min
260
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
11 min
261
The History of Operation Chokepoint 2.0
20 min
262
New SEC Crypto Task Force Announces New Era of ...
11 min
263
Is the US Sovereign Wealth Fund a Sneaky Proxy ...
11 min
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Why the Trump Tariffs Aren't Actually Economic ...
21 min
265
The American Argument for Tokenizing Everything
17 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
29 min
267
Stock Tokenization and the Fight Against Accred...
12 min
268
Powell: Banks Can Serve Crypto Industry
17 min
269
Why China's DeepSeek AI Model Crashed Bitcoin
15 min
270
What the Crypto Executive Order Actually Says
13 min
271
Crypto Values for a New Era
9 min
272
The Five Most Important Stories in an Absolutel...
32 min
273
The Newly Pro-Crypto SEC Gets a Running Start
12 min
274
Ross Ulbricht Has Been Pardoned
12 min
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The Trump Crypto Era Begins with a Surprise Mem...
13 min