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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For the First Time Ever, Crypto is an Official ...
12 min
452
Mt. Gox Unlocks Send BTC Crashing
13 min
453
Agriculture and the State of Tokenization
9 min
454
Software Creates New Nations
16 min
455
Polkadot Courts Controversy with Ad Spend
13 min
456
Circle Becomes First European Licensed Stableco...
16 min
457
The SEC's Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
14 min
458
Is there Danger in Politicizing Crypto?
8 min
459
The Five Most Important Stories In Crypto This ...
35 min
460
The US Gov't Sells Its BTC Stack
12 min
461
Fairshake Helps Hand Anti-Crypto Army a Loss
12 min
462
The Saga of Wikileaks' Julian Assange is Finall...
15 min
463
Why So Gloomy? Mt. Gox Unlocks Latest Bummer in...
12 min
464
Does Crypto Need Memecoins?
8 min
465
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
29 min
466
The Incredibly Weird Certik-Kraken Exploit
12 min
467
Is the Trump Solana Memecoin Real?
13 min
468
How Stablecoins Could Extend Dollar Dominance
15 min
469
The Future of Web3 is Functionality
10 min
470
The Top 5 Stories in Crypto This Week
28 min
471
After Inflation Improvement, a Quiet FOMC
14 min
472
PleaserDAO Sues Martin Shkreli Over Wu-Tang Album
15 min
473
Massive Expansion of Crypto Sanctions Power Snu...
14 min
474
Questions about Bitcoin and Macro to Start the ...
13 min
475
Getting Crypto Regulation Right
11 min