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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376
Is Uptober On the Menu for Bitcoin?
15 min
377
Tornado Cash Case Going to Trial
13 min
378
The Plot to Destroy Silvergate and Debank Crypto
42 min
379
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
25 min
380
China Brings Out the Stimulus Bazooka
15 min
381
Defeated-Seeming Gensler Takes Congressional Sh...
16 min
382
Judge Agrees with Coinbase in Public Hearing
9 min
383
Kamala's First Comments on Crypto Spark Yet Mor...
13 min
384
A Contentious House Hearing on the SEC
13 min
385
Was the Jumbo Rate Cut "Normalization" or Signs...
14 min
386
Genius or Grifter: World Liberty Financial
11 min
387
SEC Backs Off But Gaslights on "Crypto Asset Se...
13 min
388
Why Data Needs Decentralization
10 min
389
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
31 min
390
What the CPI Says About The Fed's Next Moves
13 min
391
What Happened in the First Ever Congressional D...
12 min
392
The Story in the Latest Bitcoin Price Action
14 min
393
Recession or Soft Landing?
14 min
394
Crypto's Pervasive Quiet Quitting
13 min
395
Uniswap Settles with CFTC
13 min
396
The SEC's Vicious "Qualified Custodian" Trap
12 min
397
What September Has In Store For Bitcoin
14 min
398
Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
7 min
399
Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
25 min
400
Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
14 min