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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Market Structure Thaw as Stablecoin Fight Inten...
9 min
52
Gold Mania and a Bitcoin Stall
9 min
53
Bitcoin Meets Davos
8 min
54
The Macro Market Crash and the End of the Old O...
8 min
55
The Stablecoin Yield Standoff
8 min
56
Bitcoin Wakes Up
8 min
57
Phase Two of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption
9 min
58
Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Ind...
12 min
59
Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto
9 min
60
Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026
9 min
61
Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of...
11 min
62
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
9 min
63
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
15 min
64
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
12 min
65
Crypto Market Structure Slips to 2026
12 min
66
Bitcoin Slides Again as Anger Takes Over the Be...
10 min
67
DTCC Puts US Securities On Chain
11 min
68
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto Last ...
10 min
69
The Fed Is Fracturing
10 min
70
Bitcoin Treasury Honeymoon Ends
11 min
71
MicroStrategy’s Big Buy Raises New Questions
10 min
72
Crypto Regulation Hits a DeFi Wall
12 min
73
The 5 Most Important Stories in Crypto Last Week
12 min
74
Fink, Armstrong, and the DealBook Turning Point
10 min
75
Tokenization’s Starting Gun
11 min