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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676
Why the SEC Needs the Bitcoin Spot ETF
10 min
677
Institutions Are Getting Ready for the Next Bul...
41 min
678
UPDATED: How Big A Deal Are The Changes to Cryp...
12 min
679
The IMF Finally Realizes You Can't Ban Crypto
12 min
680
Visa Goes Deeper on Stablecoin Settlement
12 min
681
Beijing Bazooka: Why China Isn't Being More Agg...
13 min
682
SEC Defeats, Binance Intrigue, and a Bitcoin Fl...
58 min
683
SEC Punts ETF Applications Till October
13 min
684
Judge In Uniswap Suit Says "Ask Congress, Not Me!"
12 min
685
What's Going On with the SEC's Sealed Binance F...
11 min
686
BREAKING: Grayscale Wins Lawsuit Against SEC!
14 min
687
The Treasury's Broker Definition Could Crush US...
15 min
688
Crypto: It's So Over. We're So Back.
8 min
689
The Continued Fallout of the Tornado Cash Arrests
13 min
690
Markets Shrug Off Predictable Powell at Jackson...
12 min
691
Tornado Cash Arrests: Attack on Terrorism or At...
12 min
692
WSJ Says Binance Facing Trouble Over Sanctions ...
14 min
693
The Next Phase of Stablecoin Competition Begins...
13 min
694
"The SEC Is Floundering"
13 min
695
What Progressives Should Understand About Crypto
11 min
696
Tornado Cash Sanctions Upheld In Court
11 min
697
Why Bitcoin Just Flash Crashed
14 min
698
A Primer on China's Current Economic Turmoil
17 min
699
Coinbase Launches Crypto Policy Coalition as FD...
12 min
700
Why A Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-Central Bank Economist ...
16 min