Clarity Act Wins Senate Committee Vote, Crypto Wrench Attacks Surge | Bloomberg Crypto 5/19/2026
“Bloomberg Crypto” covers the people, transactions, and technology shaping the world of decentralized finance. Today’s guests: Galaxy Digital Head of Firmwide Research Alex Thorn, American Bankers Association SVP of Innovation and Strategy Brooke Ybarra, Native Markets Co-Founder & CEO Mary-Catherine Lader, and Chainalsis Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Levin.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Crypto opens
00:02:04 – Kraken’s Parent Says Earnings Tumbled During Crypto Rout
00:04:20 – Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital Head of Firmware Research
00:05:09 – Thorn: 75% Chance of Clarity Act Will Pass
00:07:15 – Thorn: Dollar ‘More Powerful’ With Bill
00:08:26 – Thorn: More Pressure To make Crypto More Than Speculation
00:11:53 – Brooke Ybarra, American Bankers Association. SVP of Innovation & Strategy
00:13:17 – Ybarra: Banks Find Clarity Act ‘Too Vague’
00:14:42 – Ybarra: Opportunity In Tokenized Deposits
00:18:36 – Crypto Wrench Attacks Surge in 2025
00:23:27 – SEC Readies For Trading Crypto Versions of Stocks
00:27:55 – Mary-Catherine Lader, Native Markets Co-Founder & CEO
00:29:05 – Lader on Why She Joined Hyperliquid Ecosystem
00:31:04 – Lader: Stable Coins Allow Global Expansion
00:32:14 – Lader: CFTC, SEC, Moves Will Drive Change
00:36:26 – CFTC Sues Minnesota To Block Prediction Market Law
00:38:15 – Jonathan Levin, Chainalysis Co-Founder and CEO
00:40:00 – Levin on Data Shared Between Polymarket and Chainalysys
00:42:03 – Levin Disccusses Prediction Market Intregrity
00:43:05 – Levin on Growth Opportunities
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