Episode 12 of Layer One, hosted by The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu, was recorded with Andre Frank, COO of Tassat, and Jerald David, CEO of Lynq.
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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, CEO of Lynq, to discuss how Tassat and Lynq are rebuilding financial infrastructure with real-time settlement and yield-bearing assets on Avalanche.
OUTLINE
00:00 – Introduction
01:38 – Tassat Background
03:37 – What Lynq Is
05:55 – Episode Overview
06:42 – Avalanche Migration
08:48 – Why Avalanche
10:57 – Institutional Adoption
17:15 – Regulation and Compliance
25:23 – Yield in Transit
36:59 – Real-World Use Cases
GUEST LINKS
Andre Frank – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-frank/
Tassat – https://x.com/tassatgroup
Jerald David – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerald-david/
Lynq – https://x.com/Lynq_Network
HOST LINKS
John Wu – https://x.com/John1wu
Kelvin Sparks – https://x.com/imyoungsparks
The Block – https://x.com/TheBlockCo
Ava Labs – https://x.com/avalabs
Avalanche – https://x.com/avax
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