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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1
Is Crypto Becoming Fintech? | Nick Almond
32 min
2
Fintech Might Absorb Crypto | The Breakdown
24 min
3
Crypto Can Build The Agent Economy | The Breakdown
28 min
4
Crypto, AI and the Permanent Underclass | The B...
27 min
5
Crypto Can’t Accept That It’s a Subculture | T...
35 min
6
Crypto’s Ownership Problem | The Breakdown
26 min
7
The Myth of the “Most Used” Blockchain | The Br...
23 min
8
Why Privacy Coins Aren’t Enough | The Breakdown
26 min
9
NLW's Last Breakdown
15 min
10
Tether Goes Fully American and Doubles Down on ...
8 min
11
The Breakdown with David Canellis | Teaser
1 min
12
Market Structure Thaw as Stablecoin Fight Inten...
9 min
13
Gold Mania and a Bitcoin Stall
9 min
14
Bitcoin Meets Davos
8 min
15
The Macro Market Crash and the End of the Old O...
8 min
16
The Stablecoin Yield Standoff
8 min
17
Bitcoin Wakes Up
8 min
18
Phase Two of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption
9 min
19
Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Ind...
12 min
20
Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto
9 min
21
Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026
9 min
22
Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of...
11 min
23
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
9 min
24
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
15 min
25
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
12 min