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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The 5 Most Important Stories in Crypto Last Week
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The Tokenization Era Begins (says Fink)
12 min
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The Short, Brutal Bear Market of October ‘25
12 min
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Could This Actually Be An Amazing Setup for Bit...
21 min
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Wall Street Discovers the “Debasement Trade”
12 min
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ICE Invests $2 Billion in Polymarket
10 min
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The TradFi-Crypto Fusion Is Here
10 min
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Bitcoin Breaks $125,000: The October Melt-Up Is On
11 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
19 min
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Bitcoin’s Favorite Month Has Arrived
11 min
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Government Shutdown Hits as Politics Markets an...
11 min
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SEC & CFTC Call a Truce on Crypto Regulation
10 min
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Kraken’s $15B Secret Raise and the Race to IPO
8 min
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Friday Five: Tether’s $500B Play, SEC Opens the...
22 min
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Agentic Payments and the Next Internet Economy
10 min
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Tether’s Half-Trillion Dollar Valuation
10 min
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Bitcoin’s September Shakeout: $1.7B in Liquidat...
9 min
118
Senate Democrats Push for Bipartisan Role in Cr...
9 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
21 min
120
Fed Cuts Rates Amid Rising Labor Market Risks
11 min
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Google’s New Agent Payments Protocol and What I...
10 min
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Coinbase Considers Token Launch
10 min
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Checking In On Last Week’s Crypto IPOs
10 min
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Friday Five: SEC Turns Pro-Crypto, Tokenization...
19 min
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SEC Chair: "Crypto’s Time Has Come"
8 min