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 two-part Long Reads Sunday on crypto custody and the fallout of crypto's regulatory battles. Reading: Not All Crypto Custody Is Created Equal - Che...
On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the Federal Reserve's launch of FedNow and explores the community discussion of whether it amounts t...
This week saw a number of crypto-related legislation introduced in Congress -- sometimes as amendments to other important bills. NLW breaks down why s...
SEC Chair Gensler is being assailed on all sides from Democrats and Republicans alike -- and not just about his crypto policies! NLW breaks down the n...
This week has seen multiple 9-figure crypto funds announced. A metaverse company also raised a monster $54 m round. Finally, Wolf has opened up applic...
Today on The Breakdown, NLW covers the latest from Binance, including reports from WSJ and CNBC that the company has cut more than 1000 roles and coul...
Today, NLW is joined by Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov to discuss the massive convergence of the traditional financial world and the web 3/digital assets...
The SEC "is acting like an overzealous traffic cop arbitrarily ticketing drivers while keeping the speed limit a secret." - Rep. Ritchie Torres On tod...
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky was arrested this week. NLW explores the complete list of charges against him. Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to...
The judge has handed a summary decision in the Ripple-SEC case, and while it was a mixed decision, the reality is that the SEC's position is much weak...
Last year the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act set the template for comprehensive crypto legislation. Now, the act has been rein...
CPI comes in lower than expected, leading to expectations that the doves in the FOMC will have more influence to halt interest rate hikes in forthcomi...
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 othe...
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...
A reading of Alex Kruger's thread: https://twitter.com/krugermacro/status/1675989375765852160?s=46&t=5Nl1EhwpFOmRdaVNr7DApg Full report from Asgard...
So much for amicable resolution. After publically threatening a lawsuit earlier in the week, Gemini and their co-CEO Winklevoss twins have filed a law...
Fortune dropped a bombshell on Thursday, reporting that numerous executives had left Binance in a very short period of time. While all those execs twe...
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...
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 ac...
Today on The Breakdown, NLW continues coverage of the crypto industry's growing push back against the SEC and overreaching politicians. The show exami...
