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. Subscribe to The Breakdown newsletter: https://the-breakdown.carrd.co/
1990 episodes transcribedA leak suggests that the Trump team is considering appointing a "crypto czar" to run White House crypto policy. Speculation is rampant about who might...
NLW covers the latest in pro-crypto appointments. Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick isn't heading to Treasury, and will instead be Secretary of Com...
Bakkt launched in 2018 and was supposed to be the great crypto institutional hope. After a few years of doing not much, it went public via SPAC in 202...
Michael Saylor has previewed the perfect narrative for the push for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve -- Bitcoin as Manifest Destiny. Plus BTC options appea...
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/11/13/the-real-winner-of-the-2024-elections-the-crypto-industry/ and https...
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday Nov 16, 2024. For more of the back story of how Bitcoiner's helped meme the Department of Government Effic...
In the wake of a surprise raid on Polymarket's CEO, many in the crypto industry -- including Polymarket themselves -- believe that the action was poli...
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are leading the new Department of Government Efficiency. Yes what started as a meme has matured into a wrecking ball hea...
Bitcoin surged over the weekend, smashing through a new all time high and just continuing on into the stratosphere. NLW covers the true return of anim...
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Crypto remains in a state of euphoria as the reality of a pro-crypto administration takes hold. Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: ht...
NLW covers the crypto volatility on election day, and discusses what the Trump victory means for Bitcoin (and Ross Ulbricht). Enjoying this content?...
After a very long, strange campaign, election day is here. NLW explores how markets are looking at what comes next, and what it all means for crypto....
NLW covers the surprisingly weak jobs report along with other macro signals pointing to more rate cuts on the horizon. Enjoying this content? SUBSCR...
A reading and discussion inspired by https://time.com/7111315/kamala-harris-crypto-laura-shin-essay/ Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcas...
NLW and Scott Melker chat live on 11.1.24 to discuss the most important stories in crypto this week, including Saylor's big buy, BTC stuck at $70k, an...
It's been 16 years since Satoshi Nakamoto dropped the Bitcoin Whitepaper. This year, Bitcoin is in it's longest period about $70,000 in its history; a...
Plus Bitcoin gets closer and closer to all time highs. Unlocking Bitcoin DeFi with ExSat The exSat Network aims to unlock and scale the Bitcoin ecos...
Are we about to see a very-end-of-Uptober rally? At current pace, this October will be the fifth worse on record (although still up double digit perce...
...and if it is, is it real or just lawfare? NLW explores reporting from the WSJ and compares it to the leaks that started before the Binance settleme...
