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 Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
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The History of Operation Chokepoint 2.0
20 min
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New SEC Crypto Task Force Announces New Era of ...
11 min
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Is the US Sovereign Wealth Fund a Sneaky Proxy ...
11 min
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Why the Trump Tariffs Aren't Actually Economic ...
21 min
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The American Argument for Tokenizing Everything
17 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
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Powell: Banks Can Serve Crypto Industry
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259
Stock Tokenization and the Fight Against Accred...
12 min
260
Why China's DeepSeek AI Model Crashed Bitcoin
15 min
261
What the Crypto Executive Order Actually Says
13 min
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Crypto Values for a New Era
9 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in an Absolutel...
32 min
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The Newly Pro-Crypto SEC Gets a Running Start
12 min
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Ross Ulbricht Has Been Pardoned
12 min
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The Trump Crypto Era Begins with a Surprise Mem...
13 min
267
Making the US the Crypto Capital of the World
13 min
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SEC to Hit the Ground Running on Crypto
22 min
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Bitcoin's Big $100K Rebound
15 min
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The Great Bitcoin Market Upsizing
13 min
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Macro Roils After Surprising Jobs Report (and B...
13 min
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E. Warren's CFPB Tries Some Midnight Crypto Rul...
13 min
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Is 2025 the Year of Crypto x AI Agents?
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
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Macro Jitters Roil the Crypto Markets
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