Episode Details

Evan Cheng is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mysten Labs, the team behind the Sui blockchain. In this conversation, we discuss building Mysten and Sui, how the shifting U.S. regulatory landscape has shaped that journey, AI and agentic payments, the latest from Washington on stablecoin yield in the Clarity Act, where institutions are leaning in today, and the most underrated use cases in crypto.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Evan Cheng To Crypto In America 

0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Evan

1:30 - From Diem to Sui

3:30 - Why Companies Build Chains

7:50 - Permission vs. Permission-less

8:30 - Institutions and L1 Design

13:20 - Managing Patience & Expectations When Building 

16:20 - Changes Since Regulatory Clarity 

20:30 - More Talent Flows From America?

22:00 - AI & Agentic Payments Coming To Crypto

25:00 - L1 Upgrades

27:30 - Stablecoin Yield Regulation 

29:30 - Latest Update On Yield In Clarity Act

32:30 - Creating New Financial Products

34:30 - What Are Institutions Interested In Building? 

39:30 - Underrated Blockchain Use Cases 

43:00 - Sustainability In Ecosystem 

44:30 - Evan Is Paying Attention To AI Changing Everything

49:30 - Thanks Evan For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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