Crypto Grows Up: Building at the Intersection of Blockchain and AI | John Church, Ep 45
John Church, lead product manager at Nethermind and adjunct professor at Duke University, discusses his journey from DAO leadership to institutional blockchain work. The conversation covers stablecoins, zero-knowledge cryptography, AI agents interacting with blockchain, and how crypto infrastructure is maturing from speculative chaos to institutional adoption. Church emphasizes fundamental understanding over tactical skills as AI transforms software development.