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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How Markets Are Reacting to the Middle East
13 min
152
What Everyone Missed About Circle's Explosive IPO
10 min
153
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
12 min
154
The Stablecoin Surge and Stripe’s Crypto Power ...
13 min
155
Bitcoin’s Hot Summer, Solana ETF Momentum, and ...
11 min
156
Why the SEC Chair Just Declared Self-Custody a ...
12 min
157
Trump's Taco Trade and the Dollar's Dangerous Game
13 min
158
The End of Money as You Know It
8 min
159
Circle Soars, Trump and Musk Clash, and JPMorga...
22 min
160
Circle’s Blockbuster IPO Oversubscribed 25x
15 min
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Democrats Slam SEC Over Crypto Bill Chaos
13 min
162
As Circle Prepares to IPO, Crypto Deals Heat Up
12 min
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Who is Funding These Bitcoin Treasury Companies?
13 min
164
The Five Most Important Stories in Bitcoin Last...
25 min
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Bitcoin Vegas Goes Big as Politics Takes Center...
13 min
166
Who Can Out-Saylor Saylor?
11 min
167
The Big Bank Stablecoin Consortium
11 min
168
Bitcoin Hits All-Time High — But Nobody Seems t...
13 min
169
Bitcoin Inches Toward History as Politics, Poli...
11 min
170
Senate Clears Stablecoin Bill Hurdle
11 min
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US Credit Downgrade Hits—Bitcoin Pumps Anyway
13 min
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When Investors Should Say "No" vs. "Yes"
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This ...
18 min
174
As eToro IPO Pops is Wall Street Getting Crypto...
11 min
175
5 Questions Shaping the Near Future of Crypto a...
18 min