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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Mt. Gox Unlocks Send BTC Crashing
13 min
427
Agriculture and the State of Tokenization
9 min
428
Software Creates New Nations
16 min
429
Polkadot Courts Controversy with Ad Spend
13 min
430
Circle Becomes First European Licensed Stableco...
16 min
431
The SEC's Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
14 min
432
Is there Danger in Politicizing Crypto?
8 min
433
The Five Most Important Stories In Crypto This ...
35 min
434
The US Gov't Sells Its BTC Stack
12 min
435
Fairshake Helps Hand Anti-Crypto Army a Loss
12 min
436
The Saga of Wikileaks' Julian Assange is Finall...
15 min
437
Why So Gloomy? Mt. Gox Unlocks Latest Bummer in...
12 min
438
Does Crypto Need Memecoins?
8 min
439
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
29 min
440
The Incredibly Weird Certik-Kraken Exploit
12 min
441
Is the Trump Solana Memecoin Real?
13 min
442
How Stablecoins Could Extend Dollar Dominance
15 min
443
The Future of Web3 is Functionality
10 min
444
The Top 5 Stories in Crypto This Week
28 min
445
After Inflation Improvement, a Quiet FOMC
14 min
446
PleaserDAO Sues Martin Shkreli Over Wu-Tang Album
15 min
447
Massive Expansion of Crypto Sanctions Power Snu...
14 min
448
Questions about Bitcoin and Macro to Start the ...
13 min
449
Getting Crypto Regulation Right
11 min
450
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
24 min