{"podcast":{"title":"The Breakdown","slug":"the-breakdown-440465","podcast_index_feed_id":440465,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NLWLLC2118417614","website_url":"https://the-breakdown.carrd.co/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/53cadc42-20da-11ee-a8f1-1bd22b61356c/image/7fbf1724d2a8e498cc7552087e943a5c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blockworks","episode_count":2084,"summary":"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/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T04:19:55.776246+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-breakdown-440465"},"episode":{"title":"A Google Engineer Made $1.2M Insider Trading on Polymarket","slug":"a-google-engineer-made-1-2m-insider-trading-on-polymarket","published_at":"2026-05-28T14:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-breakdown-440465/a-google-engineer-made-1-2m-insider-trading-on-polymarket","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-breakdown-440465","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BWG9597612793.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BWG9597612793.mp3","summary":"A Google engineer allegedly profited $1.2 million on Polymarket betting that d4vd would be Google's most-searched person of 2025 — using Google's own internal data. Plus: Blockworks' new Token Transparency Alliance, and an OpenZeppelin co-founder telling friends and family to exit DeFi. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (01:03) Polymarket Insider Trading (10:39) Transparency Alliance (21:56) DeFi Unsafe? FOLLOW THE SHOW › David — https://x.com/dcanellis › The Breakdown — https://x.com/TheBreakdownBW › The Breakdown Newsletter - https://blockworks.com/newsletter/the-breakdown Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to the Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ DISCLAIMER As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice.","meta_description":"A Google engineer allegedly profited $1.2 million on Polymarket betting that d4vd would be Google's most-searched person of 2025 — using Google's own inte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1739,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-breakdown-440465/episodes/a-google-engineer-made-1-2m-insider-trading-on-polymarket/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-breakdown-440465/a-google-engineer-made-1-2m-insider-trading-on-polymarket.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}