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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Crypto’s Ownership Problem | The Breakdown
26 min
27
The Myth of the “Most Used” Blockchain | The Br...
23 min
28
Why Privacy Coins Aren’t Enough | The Breakdown
26 min
29
NLW's Last Breakdown
15 min
30
Tether Goes Fully American and Doubles Down on ...
8 min
31
The Breakdown with David Canellis | Teaser
1 min
32
Market Structure Thaw as Stablecoin Fight Inten...
9 min
33
Gold Mania and a Bitcoin Stall
9 min
34
Bitcoin Meets Davos
8 min
35
The Macro Market Crash and the End of the Old O...
8 min
36
The Stablecoin Yield Standoff
8 min
37
Bitcoin Wakes Up
8 min
38
Phase Two of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption
9 min
39
Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Ind...
12 min
40
Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto
9 min
41
Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026
9 min
42
Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of...
11 min
43
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
9 min
44
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
15 min
45
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
12 min
46
Crypto Market Structure Slips to 2026
12 min
47
Bitcoin Slides Again as Anger Takes Over the Be...
10 min
48
DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
11 min
49
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
10 min
50
The Fed Is Fracturing
10 min