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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726
The Massive Significance of the PayPal Stablecoin
13 min
727
Why Post Malone Is Against CBDCs
13 min
728
Will Coinbase's Launch of BASE Ignite the Crypt...
14 min
729
Did the Fed Just Institutionalize Operation Cho...
14 min
730
PayPal's Stablecoin is the (Second) Biggest Cry...
14 min
731
Crypto and the Major Questions Doctrine
13 min
732
How Stablecoins Could Save the Dollar's Global ...
10 min
733
Worldcoin Iris Scanning Shut Down in Kenya
14 min
734
A Primer on LK-99
17 min
735
Binance: Too Big to Jail
12 min
736
Is the US Credit Rating Downgrade a Nothingburger?
15 min
737
Tether Holds More US Government Debt Than Austr...
13 min
738
Is DeFi Too Dangerous?
16 min
739
The Boring-ification of the Crypto Narrative
9 min
740
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Comes for Crypto Audi...
13 min
741
A Combative, Contentious Hearing Moves Stableco...
15 min
742
A Historic Day for Crypto Policy
14 min
743
Fed Raises Rates to 22 Year High and Says No Re...
13 min
744
Will the SEC Appeal the Ripple Decision?
13 min
745
Worldcoin: Good Faith Global UBI Effort or Dyst...
21 min
746
Crypto Custody: The Frontlines of Operation Cho...
11 min
747
Is FedNow a Trojan Horse for a CBDC?
12 min
748
A Soft DeFi Ban in the USA?
15 min
749
Gary Gensler's Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very...
14 min
750
Have We Turned A Corner in Bitcoin and Crypto S...
12 min