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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Ross Ulbricht Has Been Pardoned
12 min
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The Trump Crypto Era Begins with a Surprise Mem...
13 min
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Making the US the Crypto Capital of the World
13 min
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SEC to Hit the Ground Running on Crypto
22 min
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Bitcoin's Big $100K Rebound
15 min
306
The Great Bitcoin Market Upsizing
13 min
307
Macro Roils After Surprising Jobs Report (and B...
13 min
308
E. Warren's CFPB Tries Some Midnight Crypto Rul...
13 min
309
Is 2025 the Year of Crypto x AI Agents?
14 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
26 min
311
Macro Jitters Roil the Crypto Markets
15 min
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Is the FDIC Whistleblower Account Real?
14 min
313
Crisis Averted: Fed Vice Chair for Supervision ...
11 min
314
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Finally Has Smoking Guns
16 min
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2 of the 4 Best Performing Assets of 2024 Were ...
12 min
316
The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Future
11 min
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The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Present
12 min
318
The Most Important Essays in Crypto 2024
11 min
319
The Ghosts of Bitcoin's Past
12 min
320
Tether Steps Beyond Stablecoins
11 min
321
One Crypto VC's 2025 Predictions
12 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
22 min
323
Fed Cuts But Says That's It
13 min
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The SEC Sends a Parting Shot at the NFT Space
12 min
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Bitcoin in Santa Claus Mode Smashes to New ATH
11 min