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
Gold Mania and a Bitcoin Stall
9 min
27
Bitcoin Meets Davos
8 min
28
The Macro Market Crash and the End of the Old O...
8 min
29
The Stablecoin Yield Standoff
8 min
30
Bitcoin Wakes Up
8 min
31
Phase Two of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption
9 min
32
Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Ind...
12 min
33
Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto
9 min
34
Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026
9 min
35
Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of...
11 min
36
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
9 min
37
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
15 min
38
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
12 min
39
Crypto Market Structure Slips to 2026
12 min
40
Bitcoin Slides Again as Anger Takes Over the Be...
10 min
41
DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
11 min
42
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
10 min
43
The Fed Is Fracturing
10 min
44
Bitcoin Treasury Honeymoon Ends
11 min
45
MicroStrategy’s Big Buy Raises New Questions
10 min
46
Crypto Regulation Hits a DeFi Wall
12 min
47
The 5 Most Important Stories in Crypto Last Week
12 min
48
Fink, Armstrong, and the DealBook Turning Point
10 min
49
Tokenization’s Starting Gun
11 min
50
The Walls Around Crypto Are Finally Cracking
10 min