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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76
Checking In On Last Week’s Crypto IPOs
10 min
77
Friday Five: SEC Turns Pro-Crypto, Tokenization...
19 min
78
SEC Chair: "Crypto’s Time Has Come"
8 min
79
Senate Democrats Unveil Competing Crypto Market...
11 min
80
Soft Jobs Report Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
11 min
81
Stripe’s Tempo Chain and the Return of Enterpri...
14 min
82
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
17 min
83
The Fed’s Big Stablecoin Shift
9 min
84
Exchanges Get the Green Light to Offer Crypto
10 min
85
Bitcoin Seasonality Means A Messy September Set...
13 min
86
Brazilification Risk and the Fight for Fed Inde...
14 min
87
Whales Unload Billions As Bitcoin Plunges To Si...
11 min
88
A Nothingburger Speech that Moved Markets
14 min
89
Crypto Narratives Becoming Reality
9 min
90
Markets Hold Their Breath in Wyoming
22 min
91
Fed Governor Waller Says Crypto Adoption Is Not...
12 min
92
Crypto at a Crossroads in Wyoming
15 min
93
Jackson Hole Retrospective: Powell’s Fed Legacy
14 min
94
Correction Watch 2025: Bitcoin Pullback or Just...
13 min
95
Bitcoin, Politics, and Privacy
12 min
96
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
22 min
97
Crypto Froth Watch: Bullish IPO Pops 200% as Bi...
12 min
98
Circle’s Corporate Chain Gamble
13 min
99
Democrats Gear Up for Fight Over Crypto Market ...
12 min
100
It Wouldn't Be A Bitcoin Cycle Without a China ...
14 min