Building AI-Native Blockchain Infrastructure with Kite AI's Lei Lei In the fourth episode of Layer One, @imyoungsparks and @stvngts were joined by @GoKiteAI's head of BD, @lei_lei0904 to discuss why AI agents need dedicated blockchain infrastructure rather than general purpose blockchains. The trio also touch on: -the recent hype around Claude Code -why enterprise giants are panicking about AI disruption -how the X-402 payments protocol did $600M in volume last year OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - Claude Code 04:26 - Why Avalanche 09:40 - X-402 Explained 13:01 - General Purpose Chains 19:37 - Swarms Gone Rogue 26:53 - Crypto-Native Enterprises? 30:03 - $600M & Counting 37:04 - Big Name Backers 42:07 - Winners & Losers 47:30 - Outro