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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Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of...
11 min
52
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
9 min
53
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
15 min
54
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
12 min
55
Crypto Market Structure Slips to 2026
12 min
56
Bitcoin Slides Again as Anger Takes Over the Be...
10 min
57
DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
11 min
58
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
10 min
59
The Fed Is Fracturing
10 min
60
Bitcoin Treasury Honeymoon Ends
11 min
61
MicroStrategy’s Big Buy Raises New Questions
10 min
62
Crypto Regulation Hits a DeFi Wall
12 min
63
The 5 Most Important Stories in Crypto Last Week
12 min
64
Fink, Armstrong, and the DealBook Turning Point
10 min
65
Tokenization’s Starting Gun
11 min
66
The Walls Around Crypto Are Finally Cracking
10 min
67
Bitcoin’s Worst November in Years
12 min
68
Bitcoin’s Fragile Recovery
11 min
69
Scott Besson Walks Into a Bitcoin Bar
10 min
70
The Five Most Important Stories This Week
30 min
71
[CORRECT] Fed Minutes Slam the Door on Rate Cut...
9 min
72
Bitcoin’s Bottom Watch Begins
9 min
73
Why Coinbase’s First ICO Fell Flat
10 min
74
The Bitcoin Bears Are Back In Town
12 min
75
The Week Crypto Moved Forward While Prices Fell...
23 min