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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DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
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The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
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The Fed Is Fracturing
10 min
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Bitcoin Treasury Honeymoon Ends
11 min
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MicroStrategy’s Big Buy Raises New Questions
10 min
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Crypto Regulation Hits a DeFi Wall
12 min
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The 5 Most Important Stories in Crypto Last Week
12 min
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Fink, Armstrong, and the DealBook Turning Point
10 min
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Tokenization’s Starting Gun
11 min
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The Walls Around Crypto Are Finally Cracking
10 min
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Bitcoin’s Worst November in Years
12 min
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Bitcoin’s Fragile Recovery
11 min
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Scott Besson Walks Into a Bitcoin Bar
10 min
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The Five Most Important Stories This Week
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[CORRECT] Fed Minutes Slam the Door on Rate Cut...
9 min
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Bitcoin’s Bottom Watch Begins
9 min
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Why Coinbase’s First ICO Fell Flat
10 min
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The Bitcoin Bears Are Back In Town
12 min
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The Week Crypto Moved Forward While Prices Fell...
23 min
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What the End of the Shutdown Really Means for C...
11 min
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Did the US Steal $13 Billion in Bitcoin? China ...
11 min
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Bitcoin’s $100K Test and the Return of Stimmy C...
12 min
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Wall Street’s Crypto Push, Western Union’s Stab...
19 min
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Fed Cuts as Expected, But Powell Keeps Markets ...
10 min
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Polymarket’s $9B Comeback: Prediction Markets R...
12 min