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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With SAB121 Overturned, A New Era of Crypto Pol...
12 min
502
The First MEV-Related Arrest
12 min
503
Tornado Cash Developer Convicted
12 min
504
The Return of Roaring Kitty
12 min
505
The Rise of the Crypto Single-Issue Voter
13 min
506
The 5 Key Views on Stablecoins
46 min
507
The Week Crypto Truly Entered the Political Con...
21 min
508
Trump Completes His Crypto 180
12 min
509
Grayscale Withdraws ETH ETF
14 min
510
Why the Robinhood Wells Notice Hits Harder
11 min
511
The Bitcoin Bull Mood (Starts) to Return
10 min
512
For Bitcoin, Is It "Sell in May and Go Away"?
8 min
513
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
32 min
514
Powell Dismisses Inflation Concerns
15 min
515
Roger Ver Arrested for Tax Evasion as Coinbase ...
13 min
516
Former Binance CEO CZ Gets 4 Months In Jail (Be...
12 min
517
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (2.0)
15 min
518
Why Bitcoin Will Drive the Next DeFi Summer
9 min
519
The Five Most Important Stories This Week
34 min
520
Samurai Wallet Founders Arrested
15 min
521
SEC Lawyers Resign, But Is It Enough?
14 min
522
The Halving and the First Fee War of the New Bi...
12 min
523
The Halving Shows Satoshi's Marketing Genius
12 min
524
The Five Biggest Stories in Crypto This Week
10 min
525
Crypto Reacts to the Lummis-Gillibrand Stableco...
13 min