Byte-Sized Insight by Cointelegraph

Byte-Sized Insight, is your weekly crypto deep-dive with Cointelegraph. In these byte-sized episodes, we break down the biggest stories shaping crypto, blockchain, and Web3 each week —giving you the insights you need, from the experts, with no frills.

Byte-Sized Insight by Cointelegraph is a news podcast hosted by Сointelegraph, with 92 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #92

  Crypto’s real-world adoption in 2025 and what builders should expect in 2026

  Jan 16, 202633 minS1

  <p>2025 was a year of major shifts for crypto and not just in headlines, but in what actually matters for builders: fundamentals, real-world use cases and sustainable revenue.<br/><br/>In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we are joined by Leonard Dorlöchter, co-founder of peaq, to break down what quietly worked in 2025 and what the industry should be paying attention to in 2026. Leonard explains how DePIN began gaining real traction, why “fundamentals started mattering more,” and how the industry may be maturing while also losing sight of Web3’s original decentralization ethos. <br/><br/>The conversation also explores the rise of...

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  Episode #91

  Stablecoins took over crypto in 2025: Here’s what the data says about 2026 (feat. Chainalysis)

  Jan 12, 202637 minS1

  <p>2025 marked a turning point for crypto not in price cycles or hype, but in how the industry is actually used, regulated and understood.<br/><br/>In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we’re joined by Matthias Bauer-Langgartner, Head of Policy for Europe at Chainalysis, to break down what really happened in crypto in 2025, using data, not headlines.<br/><br/>We dig into how 2025 became the year of the stablecoin, how stablecoins now dominate on-chain activity and crypto crime, why illicit crypto flows surged even as adoption went mainstream and how crypto crime has taken on a more geopolitical dimension. Th...

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  Episode #90

  UK crypto regulation is coming: Inside the FCA’s sweeping new consultation

  Dec 19, 202519 minS1

  <p>The UK is taking a major step toward fully regulating crypto markets.<br/><br/>This week on Byte-Sized Insight, we break down the Financial Conduct Authority’s sweeping new consultation covering crypto exchanges, staking services, lending, and decentralized finance  and what it could mean for the future of the UK crypto industry.<br/><br/>We’re joined by Perry Scott, Head of UK Policy at Kraken and Chair of the UK Cryptoasset Business Council, to unpack what’s actually new in the proposals, why the October 2027 timeline matters and whether regulatory clarity could make the UK more competitive globally.</p><p>(0...

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  Episode #89

  Can ESMA Fix MiCA?: Europe regulated crypto first, now it considers a central regulator

  Dec 12, 202514 minS1

  <p>Europe was the first major region to roll out a comprehensive crypto framework, but now it’s rethinking how that framework is enforced.<br/><br/>In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we break down the European Union’s proposal to centralize crypto supervision under the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), a move that would shift oversight of crypto-asset service providers away from national regulators and toward a single EU-level authority.<br/><br/>To understand what’s happening on the ground, we speak with Dr. Lewin Boehnke, chief strategy officer at Crypto Finance Group, who offers a rare perspective from b...

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  Episode #88

  The first U.S. state to buy Bitcoin: Why is Texas going all in?

  Dec 5, 202514 minS1

  <p>Texas just became the first US state to purchase and hold Bitcoin, and it did so during a market downturn, while many institutions and state treasuries were selling or backing away from crypto entirely.<br/><br/> In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we break down alongside Lee Bratcher, founder and president of the Texas Blockchain Council, why Texas made a $5 million Bitcoin ETF purchase (with another $5 million earmarked for self-custodied BTC), how a years-long political history set the stage and what this move means for US crypto policy.<br/><br/>Is Texas making a bold strategic play  or taking on...

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