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