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