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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For Bitcoin, Is It "Sell in May and Go Away"?
8 min
502
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
32 min
503
Powell Dismisses Inflation Concerns
15 min
504
Roger Ver Arrested for Tax Evasion as Coinbase ...
13 min
505
Former Binance CEO CZ Gets 4 Months In Jail (Be...
12 min
506
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (2.0)
15 min
507
Why Bitcoin Will Drive the Next DeFi Summer
9 min
508
The Five Most Important Stories This Week
34 min
509
Samurai Wallet Founders Arrested
15 min
510
SEC Lawyers Resign, But Is It Enough?
14 min
511
The Halving and the First Fee War of the New Bi...
12 min
512
The Halving Shows Satoshi's Marketing Genius
12 min
513
The Five Biggest Stories in Crypto This Week
10 min
514
Crypto Reacts to the Lummis-Gillibrand Stableco...
13 min
515
Is The Bitcoin Rally Over Early?
13 min
516
The UK Heading Towards Stablecoin Rules
15 min
517
The Market Reacts to Iran's Attack and Geopolit...
13 min
518
The Inevitability of the Fight Against DeFi
9 min
519
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
28 min
520
A Treasury Hearing On Crypto and Illicit Financ...
12 min
521
The Bitcoin Halving Through History
11 min
522
Legal Scorecard: Coinbase Up Good; Terraform Do...
11 min
523
The No-Landing Economy? Market Rebounds on Jobs...
14 min
524
Binance Executives Arraigned in Nigeria
12 min
525
The US Gov't Selling Silk Road Coins
14 min