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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Defeated-Seeming Gensler Takes Congressional Sh...
16 min
402
Judge Agrees with Coinbase in Public Hearing
9 min
403
Kamala's First Comments on Crypto Spark Yet Mor...
13 min
404
A Contentious House Hearing on the SEC
13 min
405
Was the Jumbo Rate Cut "Normalization" or Signs...
14 min
406
Genius or Grifter: World Liberty Financial
11 min
407
SEC Backs Off But Gaslights on "Crypto Asset Se...
13 min
408
Why Data Needs Decentralization
10 min
409
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
31 min
410
What the CPI Says About The Fed's Next Moves
13 min
411
What Happened in the First Ever Congressional D...
12 min
412
The Story in the Latest Bitcoin Price Action
14 min
413
Recession or Soft Landing?
14 min
414
Crypto's Pervasive Quiet Quitting
13 min
415
Uniswap Settles with CFTC
13 min
416
The SEC's Vicious "Qualified Custodian" Trap
12 min
417
What September Has In Store For Bitcoin
14 min
418
Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
7 min
419
Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
25 min
420
Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
14 min
421
The State Department's Unconscionable Abandonme...
9 min
422
What We Learned (If Anything) From Powell's Jac...
11 min
423
Just How Big a Deal is the Arrest of Telegram C...
16 min
424
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
425
Jobs Revision Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
13 min