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 SEC Sends a Parting Shot at the NFT Space
12 min
302
Bitcoin in Santa Claus Mode Smashes to New ATH
11 min
303
How to Unwind OCP 2.0
8 min
304
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
29 min
305
$200k BTC and More Crypto 2025 Predictions
10 min
306
Trump's $150k BTC Price Target
11 min
307
Global Bitcoin Game Theory
10 min
308
FOIA Requests Prove Operation Choke Point 2.0 i...
14 min
309
Think $100K BTC Would Stop Beanie Baby Comparis...
12 min
310
The Five Most Important Bitcoin Stories This Week
27 min
311
BTC at $100,000: The Bitcoin Era Begins
13 min
312
Crypto Ally Paul Atkins To Be Named SEC Chair
10 min
313
The USG is Selling $2B Worth of Bitcoin
14 min
314
November Was BTC's Biggest Monthly Gain Ever
14 min
315
Do Memecoins Matter?
14 min
316
Tariffs and the Attempt to Remake the Global Tr...
12 min
317
A Huge Victory for Privacy in the Tornado Cash ...
12 min
318
Despite Record Saylor Buy, BTC Falls
12 min
319
What Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent M...
12 min
320
The Thanksgiving Family Crypto Conversation
10 min
321
Bye Bye Gary! The Five Most Important Stories i...
26 min
322
A Crypto Czar in the White House?
11 min
323
Bitcoin Bull Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secret...
11 min
324
The Latest Chapter in the Bakkt Saga Lies with DJT
10 min
325
Bitcoin is Manifest Destiny
13 min