Hackers Steal Bitcoin, Visa Outlines Stablecoin Plans | Bloomberg Crypto 8/4/2026

"Bloomberg Crypto" covers the people, transactions, and technology shaping the world of decentralized finance. Today’s guests: Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy, Blockchain Association CEO & Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger, 21Shares Co-Founder & President Ophelia Snyder, and VISA Head of Crypto Cuy Sheffield.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Crypto opens
00:01:49 – Coinbase on Crypto’s Institutional Future
00:02:56 – Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy on Institutional Crypto Trading Surges
00:03:52 – Gaevoy on Institutions Focus on Bitcoin & Major Tokens
00:07:02 – Gaevoy on Clarity Act as Crypto’s Next Major Catalyst
00:09:19 – Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger on Senate Negotiations & Ethics Debate
00:12:09 – Mersinger on Consumer Protections in the Clarity Act
00:14:37 – Mersinger on Whether Congress Can Pass the Bill Before Recess
00:17:11 – Bloomberg’s Lauren Tara LaCapra Explains How $100M Was Stolen from Cold Wallets
00:22:42 – CME Announces Plans For Computing Power Futures Product
00:30:31 – 21Shares Co-Founder Ophelia Snyder on AI Infrastructure vs. Bitcoin Mining
00:32:27 – Snyder on Whether Tokenization Moving Too Fast
00:35:28 – What Needs to Happen Before Tokenization Scales?
00:37:52 – Visa Head of Crypto Cuy Sheffield on New Stablecoin Platform
00:39:28 – Sheffield Explains Why Stablecoins Still Need Visa
00:40:26 – Sheffield on Why Visa Chose OpenUSD
00:41:34 – Sheffield on Measuring Success for Visa’s Stablecoin Strategy
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