Sep 17, 202621 min
The day after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, OpenTrade co-founder and CEO David Sutter argues that the fight over stablecoin yield is the clearest signal yet that his product works. Recorded at Avalanche Summit...
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Layer One
Hosted by The Block · news · EN
About this Podcast:
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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What is Layer One about?
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.
Who hosts Layer One?
Layer One is hosted by The Block. The show has published 20 episodes to date.
What has Layer One covered recently?
Recent episodes include "OpenTrade CEO cites bank lobby's $3 trillion deposit-flight warning" (17 September 2026, 21 minutes), "Inside Ethena's new neobank built on AVAX" (3 September 2026, 44 minutes), and "Avalanche Foundation Economists on Value Accrual Mechanisms | Layer One EP18" (27 August 2026, 53 minutes).
How often does Layer One publish?
Layer One publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 20 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Layer One?
Booking probability for Layer One is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Layer One requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Layer One's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Layer One?
The strongest fits for Layer One are Investing & Wealth Management and Investment Banking & Trading. Layer One has a news audience.
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The Block hosts Layer One, a news podcast with 20 episodes published.
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Episode #19
Inside Ethena's new neobank built on AVAX
Sep 3, 202644 minEthena Pay, the internet-money neobank from Ethena Labs, is live exclusively on Avalanche. Founder Guy Young sits down with Ava Labs’ John Nahas to walk through a consumer app built around three jobs — save, send, spend...
Aug 27, 202653 minMatias Antonio (Avalanche Foundation Chief Investment Officer, ex-World Bank, ex-IMF) and Eric Lu (Avalanche Foundation Lead Economist, PhD) have built GCP and GCI — blockchain analogues of GDP and GNI — because nobody...
- Jul 15, 202646 min
In Episode 17 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Ava Labs President John Wu were joined by Aave Labs Founder Stani Kulechov, who explained how the protocol that processed over $3 trillion in deposits is...
- Jul 9, 202641 min
In Episode 16 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks is joined by Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith. Bart explained the thesis behind treasury companies as a way to get regulated, permanent-capital exposure to...
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- Jun 11, 202652 minS0
<p>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, prediction markets...
- May 28, 202656 minS0
<p>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 of stablecoins...
- May 11, 202654 minS0
<p>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 expanding access...
- Apr 29, 202650 minS0
<p>After appearing in recent episodes, Ava Labs President John Wu officially joins Layer One as co-host. 🥳</p><p>In Episode 12, he joins Kelvin Sparks alongside Andre Frank, COO of Tassat, and Jerald David, CEO of...
- Apr 20, 202644 minS0
<p>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 institutional...
- Apr 2, 202632 minS0
<p>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 assets and what...
- Mar 18, 20261h 9mS0
<p>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 what’s actually...
- Feb 25, 20261h 9mS0
<p>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 structurally flawed and...
- Feb 18, 202657 minS0
<p>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.</p><p>The group discussed...
- Feb 9, 202658 minS0
<p>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 Digital Asset...
- Jan 27, 202652 minS0
<p>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 the Senate bill...
- Jan 20, 202648 minS0
<p>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 dedicated blockchain...
- Jan 16, 20261h 1mS0
<p>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 monetization via...
Dec 11, 20251h 9mS0<p>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 Scaramucci to...
Nov 20, 20251h 9mS0<p>The Block is proud to introduce our newest podcast: Layer One — created in collaboration with Avalanche. </p> <p>Hosted by The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates, Layer One explores the people...
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