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Conflict-related betting on prediction markets hit a record last week as traders piled into wagers on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, while blockchain analysts flagged suspicious activity and lawmakers called for a crackdown. Yesha Yadav, professor of law and associate dean at Vanderbilt Law School, joins Isabelle Lee and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto," to discuss the need for regulatory prediction market guardrails in the US.

Czechoslovak Group CFO Zdenek Jurak tells Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz that innovations born on the battlefield in Ukraine are reshaping modern warfare. He discusses AI's growing role in weapons systems and what escalating tensions in Iran mean for the global defense industry. They spoke on the sidelines of the JPMorgan Leveraged Finance Conference in Miami Beach, FL.

Bitcoin edged lower, surrendering a short-lived rally past $70,000, as a broader selloff in risk assets deepened amid mounting fears that the Iran war will continue to escalate. Dan Morehead, founder & managing partner at Pantera Capital, joins Isabelle Lee and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto" to discuss volatility in digital assets and Pantera's investments.

Nvidia will invest $2 billion in the photonics firm Coherent as the AI leader bets on continued demand for advanced optical components used in data centers. Coherent CEO Jim Anderson speaks with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Rising oil and gas prices and risks to key shipping lanes are raising concerns about global supply chains. Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Govini, a provider of logistics software for defense tech, discusses the situation with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

The strikes on Iran are reinforcing the critical role of defense primes that produce air, missile-defense, and strike capabilities. But there are questions about the cost of US missiles versus cheap Iranian drones. Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst and retired Army Colonel Wayne Sanders speaks with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Wells Fargo Head of Artificial Intelligence and Co-CEO of Consumer Banking and Lending, Saul Van Beurden discusses how company is leveraging AI to improve productivity, empower its workforce and optimize the customer experience with Bloomberg's Lisa Mateo at Bloomberg Invest 2026 in New York.

Oil surged for a second day as the US and Israel stepped up their war against Iran, with the sprawling conflict's impact on energy assets in the Persian Gulf deepening. US oil futures surged as much as 9.5% after Iraq cut output at the giant Rumaila oil field and appears poised to shutter about 3 million barrels a day of output if the crisis persists, according to people familiar. Storage at the fields has been tightened because of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route, underscoring how export bottlenecks are translating into tangible supply losses.  Bloomberg's Vincent Piazza joins to discuss.

Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz are coleading a $4 billion fundraising round for defense contractor Anduril Industries that could wind up valuing the startup at about $60 billion. Ed Ludlow broke the story and has more.

Paul Schroeder, Director of Factor & QQQ Equity Product Strategy, Invesco speaks with Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas about the market's innovation engine at Bloomberg Invest 2026 in New York.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari examines the potential inflation impact on the United States from the war with Iran and what it could mean for monetary policy. He speaks on the sidelines of Bloomberg Invest.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves says the UK was not going to support a US strike on Iran just to try and finalize a trade deal. "You can't make a decision about whether to get British armed forces involved in a conflict because it may or may not make it more likely to get a trade deal," Reeves told Bloomberg's Stephanie Flanders in an interview on Tuesday.