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
Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
7 min
402
Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
25 min
403
Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
14 min
404
The State Department's Unconscionable Abandonme...
9 min
405
What We Learned (If Anything) From Powell's Jac...
11 min
406
Just How Big a Deal is the Arrest of Telegram C...
16 min
407
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
408
Jobs Revision Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
13 min
409
The Most Important Stories in Crypto You Probab...
14 min
410
What the Gensler Treasury Secretary Rumors Say ...
11 min
411
Crypto Advocate Howard Lutnick to Head Trump Tr...
14 min
412
Crypto's Critics Seem to Be Getting Nervous
17 min
413
What the Crypto Town Hall Told Us About the Dem...
12 min
414
VP Harris' Likely Economic Appointments Seem to...
14 min
415
Poll Numbers Show What Dems Really Think of Cry...
13 min
416
The SEC Goes After Crypto VCs
13 min
417
The Great American Bitcoin Mining Plan
12 min
418
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
30 min
419
The Ripple-SEC Case is Finally Over
12 min
420
What the Walz VP Pick Says About the Dem Approa...
13 min
421
What Was That -- A Market Crash for Ants?
12 min
422
What Drove the Market Crash
12 min
423
Powell Signals Rate Cuts Finally Coming in Sept...
14 min
424
The Debate Around the Bitcoin Reserve
13 min
425
Is the US Preparing to Sell Silk Road BTC?
12 min