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 Prophecy is Fulfilled: Gamestop to Buy BTC
14 min
252
Real World Asset Tokenization Shows Positive Ea...
15 min
253
A Win for Privacy as Tornado Cash Addresses are...
13 min
254
Crypto's Past, Present and Future
10 min
255
Making America the"Undisputed Bitcoin Superpowe...
12 min
256
Sneaky Significant Changes at the Fed
14 min
257
The Real Story of Institutional Crypto Interest
12 min
258
Bitcoin is For Enemies: Pyongyang Edition
12 min
259
Treasury Secretary Bessent: "The Beatings Will ...
15 min
260
Stablecoin Debate Illustrates the Failure of th...
15 min
261
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
30 min
262
Crypto's Biggest Funding Deal Ever
13 min
263
Early Signs of Crypto Bipartisanship in Congress
12 min
264
Markets Get Spooked By Recession Possibility
11 min
265
Ignore the Whiners: The White House Crypto Summ...
13 min
266
A Preview of the White House Crypto Summit
11 min
267
Will AI Vibe Coding Lead to Web3 Adoption?
11 min
268
It's Actually Happening: The USA Gets a Strateg...
29 min
269
No One Knows Anything About This Economy
15 min
270
A Bipartisan Crypto Voting Coalition Emerges
12 min
271
Trump's Strategic S#^@coin Reserve
13 min
272
Is the War on Crypto Actually Over?
12 min
273
Bitcoin's Brutal Crash: The Five Most Important...
27 min
274
Security After the Bybit Hack with Ledger CTO C...
21 min
275
How AI Is Impacting Bitcoin Mining
13 min