Episodes 15
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Highly Active
Since Nov 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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The Layer One podcast, created in collaboration with Avalanche, features co-hosts Kelvin Sparks and John Wu as they unpack the real forces driving the crypto market forward. Through candid conversations with the industry’s true movers and shakers, the show delivers clear, grounded insights that cut through the noise.

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Recent Episodes

Blockchain Capital’s Contrarian Bet on Crypto’s Next Decade

Jun 11, 2026 52m

In Episode 15 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Blockchain Capital General Partner Spencer Bogart. The conversation explores stablecoins,…

Stablecoins Are Creating a New Financial System

May 28, 2026 56m

In Episode 14 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by OpenTrade CEO David Sutter and Mercury Partner Samantha Lewis to break down the rapid growth…

Dinari’s Anna Wroblewska on Bringing US Stocks Onchain

May 11, 2026 54m

In Episode 13 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Anna Wroblewska, Chief Business Officer at Dinari, to break down how tokenized equities are…

How Tassat and Lynq Are Rebuilding Financial Infrastructure

Apr 29, 2026 49m

After appearing in recent episodes, Ava Labs President John Wu officially joins Layer One as co-host. 🥳In Episode 12, he joins Kelvin Sparks alongside Andre Frank, COO of Tassat, and Jerald David,…

Inside Bitwise’s Avalanche ETP and Institutional Strategy with Matt Hougan

Apr 20, 2026 43m

In Episode 11 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and special co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, to discuss the launch of the Avalanche ETP and how…

How Securitize is working with NYSE to bring equities onchain

Apr 02, 2026 32m

In Episode 10 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and special co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, to discuss the rapid rise of tokenized financial…

Why tokenized assets are DeFi’s biggest unlock

Mar 18, 2026 1h 8m

In Episode 9 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha founder Steven Gates were joined by Nicholas Kunkel (Chronicle) and Rhett Shipp (Avant) to break down the current state of DeFi and…

Supply, demand and durability: A framework for surviving cycles

Feb 25, 2026 1h 8m

In Episode 8 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha founder Steven Gates were joined by Santiago R. Santos of Inversion Capital. He explains why many crypto token valuations are…

Loyalty becomes lifestyle: Rain and Uptop on stablecoin rewards

Feb 18, 2026 57m

In Episode 7 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha founder Steven Gates were joined by Charles Yoo-Naut, co-founder of Rain, and John Gomez, co-founder and former CEO of Uptop.The group…

VanEck's AVAX thesis: product-market fit, economic clarity & institutional distribution

Feb 09, 2026 57m

In episode six of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by Ava Labs's VP of Business Development of Onchain Finance, Morgan Krupetsky and VanEck's Head of…

"From Sand to Stone: Two GCs on the New Legal Foundation Shaping Crypto's Future"

Jan 27, 2026 51m

In episode five of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by Ava Labs General Counsel Lee Schneider and Plume General Counsel Salman Benaei, to discuss how…

Building AI-Native Blockchain Infrastructure with Kite AI's BD Chief Lei Lei

Jan 20, 2026 48m

In episode four of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by Kite AI's Head of Business Development and Strategy, Lei Lei, to discuss why AI agents need…

Jason DeSimone on The Arena's revival and the future of SocialFi

Jan 16, 2026 1h

In episode three of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by The Arena CEO Jason DeSimone to discuss the platform’s revival and two-year growth, creator…

Anthony Scaramucci on tokenizing Wall Street and why it's '1998 for Crypto'

Dec 11, 2025 1h 9m

In episode two of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates, were joined by guest co-host and Ava Labs President John Wu, and Skybridge Founder and Managing Partner, Anthony…

Introducing Layer One: Poker Logic Meets Crypto Reality

Nov 20, 2025 1h 9m

The Block is proud to introduce our newest podcast: Layer One — created in collaboration with Avalanche. Hosted by The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates, Layer One explores the…

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