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Bloomberg Intelligences Dushyant Shahrawat joins Scarlet Fu and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." A proposed merger of three crypto firms has been scrapped, with one of their leaders stepping down and another consolidating power across the Tether-backed franchise.

Sonali Theisen, global head of digital assets platform, FICC E-Trading, and markets strategy investments at Bank of America, joins Scarlet Fu and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." Bank of America last week elevated Theisen to a new digital-asset position as it expands its leadership team to capture growth in the rapidly evolving digital-assets market and AI industry.

Kraken has become the official crypto exchange supporter of the FIFA World Cup, just as crypto prediction markets tied to the tournament have already processed more than US$2 billion in wagers.

Ben McKenzie, actor, director and producer of the new documentary "Everyone is Lying to You For Money" is tearing into the crypto industry, arguing it thrives on speculation, avoids regulation, and enables massive criminal activity. He joined Bloomberg Open Interest with a warning that as  crypto becomes more embedded in the financial system, the risks could spill over into the real economy, setting the stage for a crisis eerily similar to the one it claimed to replace.

Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets, DTCC, speaks with Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." They spoke at the FIA Global Cleared Markets Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. She shared her perspective on the benefits and use cases of tokenization.

Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets, DTCC, speaks with Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." They spoke at the FIA Global Cleared Markets Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. She shared her perspective on the benefits and use cases of tokenization.

Michael Selig, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says political contracts on federally regulated exchanges should be tied to specific events and not open-ended. The risk is that these bets could become an ``assassination market,'' he tells Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec in Boca Raton, Florida.

A new SEC crypto measure is now under White House review and it could reshape how digital tokens are classified. SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about the new measure future of Crypto regulation.

Lilya Tessler, head of global fintech and blockchain at Sidley Austin, discusses Bitcoin's recent softness and the broader crypto outlook. She tells Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close" that stalled legislative progress on cryptocurrency regulation is adding uncertainty to the market.