Digital Asset Treasuries Under Pressure, IMF Warns of Tokenization Risks | Bloomberg Crypto 4/7/2026

Digital Asset Treasuries Under Pressure, IMF Warns of Tokenization Risks | Bloomberg Crypto 4/7/2026

“Bloomberg Crypto” covers the people, transactions, and technology shaping the world of decentralized finance. Today’s guests: Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom, Franklin Crypto Incoming Head Chris Perkins, Blockstream Co-Founder & CEO Adam Back, and Global Blockchain Business Council CEO Sandra Ro.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Crypto opens
00:02:27 – Strategy Posts $14.5B Unrealized Loss in 1Q
00:05:16 – Joseph Chalom, Sharplink CEO
00:08:32 – Chalom: 1st Inning of Tokenization
00:10:02 – Chalom: Volatility Not A Defect, Its a Feature
00:13:19 – IMF Warns of Tokenization Risks
00:17:32 – Chris Perkins, Franklin Crypto Incoming Head
00:19:07 – Perkins: Tokenization Unlocks 24/7 Markets
00:21:02 – Perkins: Not About Token, Its About What’s Underneath Token
00:21:39 – Perkins on Landscape 2026 Crypto Landscape
00:23:30 – Google Paper Warns Crypto on Quantum Risks
00:26:42 – Adam Back, Blockstream Co-Founder & CEO
00:29:26 – Back: ‘Negative News’ Sells, Threat Not Imminent
00:31:05 – Back on Worldwide Adoption
00:34:13 – Sandra Ro: Clarity Act May Pass By July
00:35:46 – Ro: Private Sector Remarkable Resilient
00:36:56 – Ro: Here to Help Global Regulators
00:37:47 – Ro: Having Regulatory Arbitrage Is Bad
00:39:10 – Ro on Tokenization
00:41:24 – Polymarket Apologizes For Downed us Pilot Bet
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