Senate Crypto Bill Under Discussion, Use of Stablecoins For Payments. | Bloomberg Crypto 5/12/2026

"Bloomberg Crypto" covers the people, transactions, and technology shaping the world of decentralized finance. Today's guests: Coinbase Vice President of US Policy Kara Calvert, WalletConnect CEO Jess Houlgrave, Elliptic CEO Simone Maini, Societe Generale-Forge CEO Jean-Marc Stenger, and VARA Head of Market Assurance Sean McHugh. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Bloomberg Crypto opens 00:02:00 - Senate Crypto Bill Under Discussion 00:04:43 - Kara Calvert, Coinbase Vice President of US Policy 00:11:06 - Kalshi Secures $22B Valuation, DraftKings To Invest $300M In Prediction Market Efforts 00:17:58 - Jess Houlgrave, WalletConnect CEO 00:23:03 - Elliptic Raises $120M, Back By NASDAQ, Deutsche Bank 00:30:52 - Jean-Marc Stenger Societe Generale-Forge 00:38:34 - Dubai’s Role In The Crypto Ecosystem -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X:   / bloombergtv   Facebook:   / bloombergtelevision   Instagram:   / bloombergtv   Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X:   / business   Facebook:   / bloombergbusiness   Instagram:   / bloombergbusiness   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusi... Reddit:   / bloomberg   LinkedIn:   / bloomberg-news   More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio:   / bloombergradio   Bloomberg Surveillance:   / bsurveillance   Bloomberg Politics:   / bpolitics   Bloomberg Originals:   / bbgoriginals   Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology:    / @bloombergtechnology   Bloomberg Originals:    / @business   Bloomberg Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake   Bloomberg Espanol:    / @bloomberg_espanol   Bloomberg Podcasts:    / @bloombergpodcasts