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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Making the US the Crypto Capital of the World
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SEC to Hit the Ground Running on Crypto
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Bitcoin's Big $100K Rebound
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The Great Bitcoin Market Upsizing
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Macro Roils After Surprising Jobs Report (and B...
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E. Warren's CFPB Tries Some Midnight Crypto Rul...
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Is 2025 the Year of Crypto x AI Agents?
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
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Macro Jitters Roil the Crypto Markets
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Is the FDIC Whistleblower Account Real?
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286
Crisis Averted: Fed Vice Chair for Supervision ...
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Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Finally Has Smoking Guns
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2 of the 4 Best Performing Assets of 2024 Were ...
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289
The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Future
11 min
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The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Present
12 min
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The Most Important Essays in Crypto 2024
11 min
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The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Past
12 min
293
Tether Steps Beyond Stablecoins
11 min
294
One Crypto VC's 2025 Predictions
12 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
22 min
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Fed Cuts But Says That's It
13 min
297
The SEC Sends a Parting Shot at the NFT Space
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Bitcoin in Santa Claus Mode Smashes to New ATH
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How to Unwind OCP 2.0
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
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