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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Coinbase Considers Token Launch
10 min
102
Checking In On Last Week’s Crypto IPOs
10 min
103
Friday Five: SEC Turns Pro-Crypto, Tokenization...
19 min
104
SEC Chair: "Crypto’s Time Has Come"
8 min
105
Senate Democrats Unveil Competing Crypto Market...
11 min
106
Soft Jobs Report Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
11 min
107
Stripe’s Tempo Chain and the Return of Enterpri...
14 min
108
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
17 min
109
The Fed’s Big Stablecoin Shift
9 min
110
Exchanges Get the Green Light to Offer Crypto
10 min
111
Bitcoin Seasonality Means A Messy September Set...
13 min
112
Brazilification Risk and the Fight for Fed Inde...
14 min
113
Whales Unload Billions As Bitcoin Plunges To Si...
11 min
114
A Nothingburger Speech that Moved Markets
14 min
115
Crypto Narratives Becoming Reality
9 min
116
Markets Hold Their Breath in Wyoming
22 min
117
Fed Governor Waller Says Crypto Adoption Is Not...
12 min
118
Crypto at a Crossroads in Wyoming
15 min
119
Jackson Hole Retrospective: Powell’s Fed Legacy
14 min
120
Correction Watch 2025: Bitcoin Pullback or Just...
13 min
121
Bitcoin, Politics, and Privacy
12 min
122
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
22 min
123
Crypto Froth Watch: Bullish IPO Pops 200% as Bi...
12 min
124
Circle’s Corporate Chain Gamble
13 min
125
Democrats Gear Up for Fight Over Crypto Market ...
12 min