Bitcoin is now front and center at political conferences and corporate boardrooms. In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we're at Bitcoin 2025 exploring whether it has been captured, or simply arrived. Sixteen years after its launch, Bitcoin is no longer just a cypherpunk experiment or an anti-establishment asset. In 2025, it’s increasingly rubbing shoulders with politicians, institutions, and Wall Street titans. That shift was on full display at the recent Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, where Cointelegraph was on the ground to capture the mood. In this week’s episode of Byte-Sized Insight, Cointelegraph’s Gareth Jenkinson explores whether politics and institutions have captured Bitcoin (BTC) or whether it has simply become too important to ignore. Read more
Bitcoin’s sharp rebound off the $100,000 level shows a positive sentiment, but higher levels may attract sellers. Key points: Bitcoin recovered sharply from $100,000 on June 6, but the bears are expected to pose a strong challenge at higher levels. Several altcoins held their respective support levels, signaling a possible consolidation in the near term. Read more
Market uncertainty grows as traders question leverage risks, custodian practices, and strategic reserve delays. Key takeaways: Leveraged bets and a bull trap setup drove Bitcoin's drop to $100K. Recession fears and custody doubts keep Bitcoin from reclaiming $110K. Read more
In peer-to-peer crypto lending, knowing how to exit safely when rates fall or platforms falter is just as important as getting started. P2P crypto lending lets you earn interest by lending digital assets directly to borrowers via CeFi or DeFi platforms. Smart contracts automate lending processes in DeFi, ensuring transparency, efficiency and algorithmic interest rates. Choosing the right platform requires evaluating factors like security, interest rates, loan terms and user experience. Read more
When administrations erase or quietly remove public data sets, it’s not just bureaucratic housekeeping — it’s a threat to transparency, accountability and the collective memory of society. Opinion by: Phil Mataras, founder and chief executive officer at AR.io Let’s stop pretending that data just disappears. It doesn’t. It’s deleted, erased, buried and more often than not, done deliberately. Every time a new administration seizes power, priorities are reshuffled. This is to be expected, but what is unacceptable is the quiet, coordinated disappearance of public information. It can already be seen, particularly in the United States, and at a pace that should alarm anyone who cares about truth. Read more