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On "Bloomberg Crypto" Scarlet Fu and Dushyant Shahrawat discuss the new Bloomberg function RWAS <GO> that tracks the circulation and supply of stablecoin.

Jay Jacobs, US head of equity ETFs BlackRock, joins Scarlet Fu and Dushyant Shahrawat on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss the attractiveness of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (ticker: IBIT) to investor portfolios.

New York Democrat Representative Joe Morelle said that despite scrutiny on election security, local and state election administrators are confident in election integrity with early voting already underway in some states. Morelle, who serves as the ranking member on the Committee on House Administration, said that lawmakers are willing to push back on any efforts taken by the DOJ to 'impair anyone's right to vote.'

Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg's Boston bureau chief, said that Maine residents are 'getting it at all ends' as they contend with surging heating oil prices and rising housing costs ahead of the midterm elections. Some Mainers are paying about $1,500 to fill up their home heating oil tanks. Sutherland breaks down the race between the Republican incumbent for Senate Susan Collins and her Democrat challenger Troy Jackson.

Alex Ross, managing partner of Illuminate Financial, joins Scarlet Fu and Dushyant Shahrawat on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss the current climate for crypto venture capital.

Kristin Smith, president of Solana Policy Institute and incoming interim CEO of Blockchain Association, joins Scarlet Fu and Dushyant Shahrawat on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss the urgency for the crypto industry to establish rules in the current favorable DC political environment.

Bloomberg's Lydia Beyoud joins Scarlet Fu and Dushyant Shahrawat on "Bloomberg Crypto." The CFTC unveiled a proposal Monday to regulate digital asset transactions and markets, drawing on the agency's existing authority after crypto market structure legislation was blocked last month.

Mike Cagney, co-founder and executive chairman of Figure, joins Scarlet Fu and Dushyant Shahrawat on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss the potential for blockchain and the latest funding round for his new company Navra.

Republican Representative Brad Knott of North Carolina said Michael Whatley, the GOP nominee for Senate, is running against a "very tough" Democratic candidate but expects him to 'close the gap.' Knott, who serves on the House Homeland Security Committee, also discussed terror threats amid active conflicts in the MidEast and said that while there are 'absolutely terror cells in the United States,' the government is working to prevent them from operating in the US.

Andreessen Horowitz partner Olivia Moore says consumer AI adoption is growing, but fewer than 5% of consumers are paying for even one AI product. She discusses why OpenAI and Anthropic dominate spending, with a small group of power users paying as much as $1,000 a month, and why AI's next consumer opportunity could come from new business models and categories beyond productivity - including social, entertainment, health and other "multiplayer" experiences. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Pimco Economist Tiffany Wilding discusses findings of the firm's annual cyclical outlook. The report points to the key buffers for the US economy, booming investment in AI, the ability of consumers to absorb higher costs, and an incremental approach to monetary policy. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

T. Rowe Price partner Emma Norchet says Anthropic is entering "act two" of its growth story, moving beyond its early success in coding toward becoming an AI layer through which businesses can execute entire workflows. With multi-billion-dollar positions in both Anthropic and OpenAI, Norchet explains why T. Rowe Price doesn't see frontier AI as a winner-take-all market. Norchet discusses where she sees the next opportunities for Anthropic, and why public-market investors will have an appetite for leading AI companies when they choose to IPO. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."