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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A Combative, Contentious Hearing Moves Stableco...
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A Historic Day for Crypto Policy
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Fed Raises Rates to 22 Year High and Says No Re...
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Will the SEC Appeal the Ripple Decision?
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Worldcoin: Good Faith Global UBI Effort or Dyst...
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Crypto Custody: The Frontlines of Operation Cho...
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Is FedNow a Trojan Horse for a CBDC?
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A Soft DeFi Ban in the USA?
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Gary Gensler's Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very...
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Have We Turned A Corner in Bitcoin and Crypto S...
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Binance Cuts Thousands of Jobs (But Adds Lightn...
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The Relentless Convergence of TradFi and Digita...
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Rep. Ritchie Torres Calls for Investigation Int...
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A Complete Breakdown of the Charges Against Cel...
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Judge Hands SEC a Massive Loss Denying Theory T...
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Lummis-Gillibrand Reintroduce Landmark Crypto L...
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Lowest Inflation in 2 Years
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Senators Question Prometheum's Ties to CCP
NLW covers the latest in the Prometheum saga as Senator Tommy Tuberville and a handful of others have sent a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler and others asking for an investigation around Prometheum's recent Congressional testimony and their alleged...
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Lawyers See Weakness in SEC's Response to Coinbase
Late on Friday, the SEC responded to Coinbase's motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit against them. In many ways it's just a rehashing of arguments they've previously made, but the crypto legal core doesn't seem impressed with the SEC's arguments (or...
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Why the Recession Conventional Wisdom is Wrong
A reading of Alex Kruger's thread: Full report from Asgard Markets Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto Subscribeto the newsletter:...
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Lawsuit Time! Winklevoss and Gemini Sue DCG and...
So much for amicable resolution. After publically threatening a lawsuit earlier in the week, Gemini and their co-CEO Winklevoss twins have filed a lawsuit against DCG and Barry Silbert personally around the Genesis bankruptcy and their accusations of...
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Binance Execs Race for the Exits
Fortune dropped a bombshell on Thursday, reporting that numerous executives had left Binance in a very short period of time. While all those execs tweeted that there was nothing conspiratorial or scandalous in their departures, the community isn't...
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BlackRock's Larry Fink Gives a Laser-Eyed Bitco...
On Wednesday, July 5th, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink gave an interview on Fox that made clear that the Bitcoin ETF initiative was coming all the way from the top. NLW analyses the community reaction and argues that it's all even more significant than the...
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Gemini's Furious Open Letter Threatens to Sue D...
On the eve of the July 4th holiday, Gemini's Cameron Winklevoss published an open letter accusing Barry Silbert and DCG of fraud and demanding they accept terms or face litigation. NLW covers the letter and the community's reaction. Enjoying...
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Crypto Continues Its Pushback on Washington D.C.
Today on The Breakdown, NLW continues coverage of the crypto industry's growing push back against the SEC and overreaching politicians. The show examines the SEC's price-shocking claim on Friday that ETF applications were inadequate, as well as a new...
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