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 transcribedETF's aren't supposed to behave like this. They're not supposed to have a nearly $900m inflow day five months in after the hype has purportedly dissip...
In this episode, Keone from Monad and Zon from Initia to discuss the spectrum between modular and integrated blockchain designs. They explore the trad...
Roaring Kitty is back, and this time he's playing with nine figures. But are the apes content to just watch from the sidelines this time? Enjoying thi...
After reports last week that the Democrats were shifting their stance on crypto, one of the big questions was whether President Joe Biden would follow...
On today's episode NLW checks in on the idea that we're seeing a pivot towards crypto from Biden and other US Dems. Today's Show Brought To You By Le...
President Biden's team has reportedly started making overtures towards the crypto crowd. NLW explores whether the industry is buying it or remains ske...
One of the most enduring FUDs in crypto land is the mythic Mt. Gox unlock, where people receive back bitcoin that had been locked for years. Today's...
Former President Donal Trump continues to speak about crypto at campaign events. Recently he also pledged to commute Ross Ulbricht's sentence. Today...
A reading and discussion based on: https://blockworks.co/news/single-issue-crypto-voter and https://blockworks.co/news/crypto-matters-foundations-free...
At least, the first stage of the approval has happened. NLW explores the political pressure that caused this to come about. Today's Show Brought To...
The FIT21 Act vote happened yesterday and a much-higher-than-expected number of Democrats supported it. NLW explains what happened and what comes next...
Former President Trump becomes the first major party candidate to accept crypto, the latest on the ETH ETF, and the gear up for the FIT21 vote. Toda...
Only Tuesday and already one of the most consequential political weeks in crypto history. NLW covers the latest on ETH ETF approvals, FIT21 Act and mo...
A reading and discussion based on https://blockworks.co/news/senate-gensler-sec-overturn-sab-121 Today's Show Brought To You By Ledger - 5% to Bitcoi...
By a vote of 60-38, the Senate has voted to repeal SAB121. The decision is in direct defiance of the Biden White House, who pledged to veto the bill i...
The US Department of Justice is getting significantly more sophisticated in its crypto criminal prosecution, as witness by the recent arrest in an MEV...
Alexey Pertsev has been convicted of money laundering charges in the Netherlands, with the judge explicitly saying that his writing code for Tornado C...
Roaring Kitty aka Deep F***ing Value aka Keith Gill has reemerged and with him has come memestock mania. NLW digs in, plus looks at DC's increasing pu...
Last week former President Trump came out as the pro-crypto candidate. The move has not only put crypto on the national political stage, but generated...
On this week's Long Reads Sunday, NLW (with the help of AI) reads Nic Carter's epic latest piece "Five Perspectives on Stablecoins" https://medium.com...
