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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Macro Jitters Roil the Crypto Markets
15 min
302
Is the FDIC Whistleblower Account Real?
14 min
303
Crisis Averted: Fed Vice Chair for Supervision ...
11 min
304
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Finally Has Smoking Guns
16 min
305
2 of the 4 Best Performing Assets of 2024 Were ...
12 min
306
The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Future
11 min
307
The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Present
12 min
308
The Most Important Essays in Crypto 2024
11 min
309
The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Past
12 min
310
Tether Steps Beyond Stablecoins
11 min
311
One Crypto VC's 2025 Predictions
12 min
312
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
22 min
313
Fed Cuts But Says That's It
13 min
314
The SEC Sends a Parting Shot at the NFT Space
12 min
315
Bitcoin in Santa Claus Mode Smashes to New ATH
11 min
316
How to Unwind OCP 2.0
8 min
317
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
29 min
318
$200k BTC and More Crypto 2025 Predictions
10 min
319
Trump's $150k BTC Price Target
11 min
320
Global Bitcoin Game Theory
10 min
321
FOIA Requests Prove Operation Choke Point 2.0 i...
14 min
322
Think $100K BTC Would Stop Beanie Baby Comparis...
12 min
323
The Five Most Important Bitcoin Stories This Week
27 min
324
BTC at $100,000: The Bitcoin Era Begins
13 min
325
Crypto Ally Paul Atkins To Be Named SEC Chair
10 min