Crypto bar provides a new way to lobby D.C.

On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, Kraken's global head of consumer, Mark Greenberg, discusses the crypto exchange's recent announcement to acquire Backed Finance, the company driving the issuance of xStocks. Greenberg also discusses what can be expected from the crypto firm in 2026 and provides his outlook for tokenized equities in the new year.

2025 was supposed to be a big year for crypto with a friendly administration in the White House and more financial firms embracing digital assets, but it didn’t work out for all investors. Stillmark Managing Partner Alyse Killeen discusses what went well for the industry and what it will push for in 2026. She joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Tech."

U.S. investors may soon have access to a greater array of products tied to asset classes like private credit and crypto as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) push to open markets, a change that some investment advisors say puts too much onus on individuals to protect themselves. Both the ...