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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Business
Investing
26
Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto
9 min
27
Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026
9 min
28
Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of...
11 min
29
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
9 min
30
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
15 min
31
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
12 min
32
Crypto Market Structure Slips to 2026
12 min
33
Bitcoin Slides Again as Anger Takes Over the Be...
10 min
34
DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
11 min
35
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
10 min
36
The Fed Is Fracturing
10 min
37
Bitcoin Treasury Honeymoon Ends
11 min
38
MicroStrategy’s Big Buy Raises New Questions
10 min
39
Crypto Regulation Hits a DeFi Wall
12 min
40
The 5 Most Important Stories in Crypto Last Week
12 min
41
Fink, Armstrong, and the DealBook Turning Point
10 min
42
Tokenization’s Starting Gun
11 min
43
The Walls Around Crypto Are Finally Cracking
10 min
44
Bitcoin’s Worst November in Years
12 min
45
Bitcoin’s Fragile Recovery
11 min
46
Scott Besson Walks Into a Bitcoin Bar
10 min
47
The Five Most Important Stories This Week
30 min
48
[CORRECT] Fed Minutes Slam the Door on Rate Cut...
9 min
49
Bitcoin’s Bottom Watch Begins
9 min
50
Why Coinbase’s First ICO Fell Flat
10 min