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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Coinbase's AI Layoffs, a16z's $2.2B Fund, and S...
32 min
27
Clavicular x Polymarket, the CLARITY Act, and W...
25 min
28
MegaETH, the DeFi United Bailout, Meta’s USDC P...
36 min
29
How Crypto Is Fighting Back Against North Korea...
37 min
30
Mythos Leaks, Crypto in the Strait of Hormuz, a...
26 min
31
Can AI Actually Trade Crypto? | The Breakdown
31 min
32
Crypto Fed Chair, Polymarket Bots, and the Fake...
28 min
33
Kevin O’Leary on AI, Data Centers, and Why He S...
33 min
34
The Three Layers of AI Agent Commerce with Jord...
38 min
35
Are AI Agents Actually Using Crypto? | The Brea...
24 min
36
Fed Governor Miran on Why Inflation Fears Are O...
34 min
37
The Crypto-TradFi Convergence | Inflection Point
34 min
38
Privacy & Institutional Crypto's [Redacted] Fut...
43 min
39
Investor Relations in the Onchain Era
21 min
40
Are We Measuring Crypto All Wrong? | Nick Almond
27 min
41
The Macro Chain Reaction of Oil Shocks | Forwar...
48 min
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Why I’m Hosting The Breakdown | David Canellis ...
22 min
43
The Real Forces Moving Bitcoin Now | Marc Arjoon
33 min
44
Bitcoin’s Halving Cycle Isn’t What You Think | ...
22 min
45
AI Agents and the Next Wave of Crypto Demand | ...
33 min
46
Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-Trad...
63 min
47
Crypto VC Is Not The Problem | The Breakdown
31 min
48
Is Crypto Becoming Fintech? | Nick Almond
32 min
49
Fintech Might Absorb Crypto | The Breakdown
24 min
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Crypto Can Build The Agent Economy | The Breakdown
28 min