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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Business
Investing
726
A Primer on China's Current Economic Turmoil
17 min
727
Coinbase Launches Crypto Policy Coalition as FD...
12 min
728
Why A Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-Central Bank Economist ...
16 min
729
A Flurry of Amicus Briefs in Coinbase vs. SEC
14 min
730
The Bitcoin Genie Isn't Going Back in the Bottle
16 min
731
The Massive Significance of the PayPal Stablecoin
13 min
732
Why Post Malone Is Against CBDCs
13 min
733
Will Coinbase's Launch of BASE Ignite the Crypt...
14 min
734
Did the Fed Just Institutionalize Operation Cho...
14 min
735
PayPal's Stablecoin is the (Second) Biggest Cry...
14 min
736
Crypto and the Major Questions Doctrine
13 min
737
How Stablecoins Could Save the Dollar's Global ...
10 min
738
Worldcoin Iris Scanning Shut Down in Kenya
14 min
739
A Primer on LK-99
17 min
740
Binance: Too Big to Jail
12 min
741
Is the US Credit Rating Downgrade a Nothingburger?
15 min
742
Tether Holds More US Government Debt Than Austr...
13 min
743
Is DeFi Too Dangerous?
16 min
744
The Boring-ification of the Crypto Narrative
9 min
745
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Comes for Crypto Audi...
13 min
746
A Combative, Contentious Hearing Moves Stableco...
15 min
747
A Historic Day for Crypto Policy
14 min
748
Fed Raises Rates to 22 Year High and Says No Re...
13 min
749
Will the SEC Appeal the Ripple Decision?
13 min
750
Worldcoin: Good Faith Global UBI Effort or Dyst...
21 min