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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November Was BTC's Biggest Monthly Gain Ever
14 min
302
Do Memecoins Matter?
14 min
303
Tariffs and the Attempt to Remake the Global Tr...
12 min
304
A Huge Victory for Privacy in the Tornado Cash ...
12 min
305
Despite Record Saylor Buy, BTC Falls
12 min
306
What Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent M...
12 min
307
The Thanksgiving Family Crypto Conversation
10 min
308
Bye Bye Gary! The Five Most Important Stories i...
26 min
309
A Crypto Czar in the White House?
11 min
310
Bitcoin Bull Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secret...
11 min
311
The Latest Chapter in the Bakkt Saga Lies with DJT
10 min
312
Bitcoin is Manifest Destiny
13 min
313
Crypto Won the Election. Now What?
11 min
314
The Five Most Important Stories of Bitcoin's $9...
24 min
315
FBI Raids Polymarket CEO -- Politically Motivated?
10 min
316
The Crypto Industry Lights up for DOGE (The New...
8 min
317
BTC Hits $90,000 as Animal Spirits Return
13 min
318
The Present and Future of Crypto-Based Predicti...
7 min
319
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
26 min
320
Markets Rip Following the Elections
15 min
321
New Bitcoin ATH Following Trump Victory
11 min
322
The Last Day Before Crypto's Next Era
8 min
323
Macro Weakness Paves the Way for Another Fed Ra...
11 min
324
Why Progressives Should Embrace Crypto
16 min
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
22 min