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 Can’t Accept That It’s a Subculture | T...
35 min
52
Crypto’s Ownership Problem | The Breakdown
26 min
53
The Myth of the “Most Used” Blockchain | The Br...
23 min
54
Why Privacy Coins Aren’t Enough | The Breakdown
26 min
55
NLW's Last Breakdown
15 min
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Tether Goes Fully American and Doubles Down on ...
8 min
57
The Breakdown with David Canellis | Teaser
1 min
58
Market Structure Thaw as Stablecoin Fight Inten...
9 min
59
Gold Mania and a Bitcoin Stall
9 min
60
Bitcoin Meets Davos
8 min
61
The Macro Market Crash and the End of the Old O...
8 min
62
The Stablecoin Yield Standoff
8 min
63
Bitcoin Wakes Up
8 min
64
Phase Two of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption
9 min
65
Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Ind...
12 min
66
Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto
9 min
67
Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026
9 min
68
Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of...
11 min
69
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
9 min
70
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
15 min
71
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
12 min
72
Crypto Market Structure Slips to 2026
12 min
73
Bitcoin Slides Again as Anger Takes Over the Be...
10 min
74
DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
11 min
75
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
10 min