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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Why Data Needs Decentralization
10 min
402
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
31 min
403
What the CPI Says About The Fed's Next Moves
13 min
404
What Happened in the First Ever Congressional D...
12 min
405
The Story in the Latest Bitcoin Price Action
14 min
406
Recession or Soft Landing?
14 min
407
Crypto's Pervasive Quiet Quitting
13 min
408
Uniswap Settles with CFTC
13 min
409
The SEC's Vicious "Qualified Custodian" Trap
12 min
410
What September Has In Store For Bitcoin
14 min
411
Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
7 min
412
Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
25 min
413
Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
14 min
414
The State Department's Unconscionable Abandonme...
9 min
415
What We Learned (If Anything) From Powell's Jac...
11 min
416
Just How Big a Deal is the Arrest of Telegram C...
16 min
417
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
25 min
418
Jobs Revision Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
13 min
419
The Most Important Stories in Crypto You Probab...
14 min
420
What the Gensler Treasury Secretary Rumors Say ...
11 min
421
Crypto Advocate Howard Lutnick to Head Trump Tr...
14 min
422
Crypto's Critics Seem to Be Getting Nervous
17 min
423
What the Crypto Town Hall Told Us About the Dem...
12 min
424
VP Harris' Likely Economic Appointments Seem to...
14 min
425
Poll Numbers Show What Dems Really Think of Cry...
13 min