Episode 14 of Layer One, hosted by The Block's Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu, was recorded with David Sutter, Chief Executive Officer at OpenTrade and Samantha Lewis, Partner at Mercury Fund.
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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 and why yield infrastructure could become one of the most important layers of the onchain financial economy.
The conversation explores tokenized treasuries, stablecoin regulation, fintech adoption in emerging markets, AI-driven commerce, and how venture investors are thinking about the intersection of blockchain and financial services.
00:00 - Introduction
