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
601
The Last Details Before Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval
16 min
602
Did a Matrixport Report Really Send BTC Crashing?
16 min
603
A Dangerous New Crypto Tax Policy Might Have Ju...
15 min
604
Silbert Out at Grayscale; No 2nd Trial for SBF:...
17 min
605
2024: Bitcoin's Big Year
11 min
606
10 Crypto Predictions for 2024 [Part 2]
18 min
607
How Asia Will Shape the Next Crypto Bull Market
10 min
608
10 Crypto Predictions for 2024 [Part 1]
17 min
609
The Crypto Army Rallies!
16 min
610
BlackRock Bends The Knee on In-Kind Redemptions...
14 min
611
The SEC Confirms They're Never Going to Provide...
16 min
612
The Changing Tides and Why BTC Is Heading to $50K
10 min
613
What We Should Learn From the Ledger Exploit
34 min
614
The Fed Has Officially Pivoted
14 min
615
The Integration of Crypto and TradFi
16 min
616
The Anti-Crypto Army Attacks via AML!
15 min
617
BTC Down, Jobs Up, Tether Working with OFAC?
16 min
618
What Drives BTC's Predictable Four Year Cylces?
8 min
619
BTC Up; Dimon Down: Crypto Turns a Corner
32 min
620
Do Kwon Will Face US Justice
13 min
621
Jamie Dimon Tells US Government He Would Close ...
14 min
622
One of Crypto's Biggest Congressional Allies Wo...
15 min
623
Bitcoin ROCKETS Past $43,000 - What's Driving It?
15 min
624
Gensler's Dubious Legacy
8 min
625
The Crypto Market Comes Roaring Back
28 min