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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Investing
401
What Happened in the First Ever Congressional D...
12 min
402
The Story in the Latest Bitcoin Price Action
14 min
403
Recession or Soft Landing?
14 min
404
Crypto's Pervasive Quiet Quitting
13 min
405
Uniswap Settles with CFTC
13 min
406
The SEC's Vicious "Qualified Custodian" Trap
12 min
407
What September Has In Store For Bitcoin
14 min
408
Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
7 min
409
Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
25 min
410
Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
14 min
411
The State Department's Unconscionable Abandonme...
9 min
412
What We Learned (If Anything) From Powell's Jac...
11 min
413
Just How Big a Deal is the Arrest of Telegram C...
16 min
414
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
415
Jobs Revision Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
13 min
416
The Most Important Stories in Crypto You Probab...
14 min
417
What the Gensler Treasury Secretary Rumors Say ...
11 min
418
Crypto Advocate Howard Lutnick to Head Trump Tr...
14 min
419
Crypto's Critics Seem to Be Getting Nervous
17 min
420
What the Crypto Town Hall Told Us About the Dem...
12 min
421
VP Harris' Likely Economic Appointments Seem to...
14 min
422
Poll Numbers Show What Dems Really Think of Cry...
13 min
423
The SEC Goes After Crypto VCs
13 min
424
The Great American Bitcoin Mining Plan
12 min
425
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
30 min