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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Business
Investing
376
Recession or Soft Landing?
14 min
377
Crypto's Pervasive Quiet Quitting
13 min
378
Uniswap Settles with CFTC
13 min
379
The SEC's Vicious "Qualified Custodian" Trap
12 min
380
What September Has In Store For Bitcoin
14 min
381
Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
7 min
382
Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
25 min
383
Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
14 min
384
The State Department's Unconscionable Abandonme...
9 min
385
What We Learned (If Anything) From Powell's Jac...
11 min
386
Just How Big a Deal is the Arrest of Telegram C...
16 min
387
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
388
Jobs Revision Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
13 min
389
The Most Important Stories in Crypto You Probab...
14 min
390
What the Gensler Treasury Secretary Rumors Say ...
11 min
391
Crypto Advocate Howard Lutnick to Head Trump Tr...
14 min
392
Crypto's Critics Seem to Be Getting Nervous
17 min
393
What the Crypto Town Hall Told Us About the Dem...
12 min
394
VP Harris' Likely Economic Appointments Seem to...
14 min
395
Poll Numbers Show What Dems Really Think of Cry...
13 min
396
The SEC Goes After Crypto VCs
13 min
397
The Great American Bitcoin Mining Plan
12 min
398
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
30 min
399
The Ripple-SEC Case is Finally Over
12 min
400
What the Walz VP Pick Says About the Dem Approa...
13 min