{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Layer One","title":"Why this Wall Street veteran is betting on Avalanche","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f6d0408a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2440,"description":"In Episode 16 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks is joined by Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith. Bart explained the thesis behind treasury companies as a way to get regulated, permanent-capital exposure to AVAX and the Avalanche ecosystem. He also covers his Wall Street/ETF background, why real-world-asset tokenization needs \"productive\" assets to matter, and why he thinks crypto's investment thesis is stronger than ever.\nOUTLINE\n00:00 - Introduction\n01:22 - What Is AVAT?\n03:59 - Wall Street Roots & Crypto's Rise\n06:19 - The Bitcoin ETF Bet\n08:58 - Hiring a COO\n11:13 - Why Own AVAT?\n15:56 - Scaling Avalanche & RWAs\n22:54 - DeFi, TradFi & AI Fears\n33:03 - Policy Risks & RWA Forecast\n40:08 - Closing Thoughts\nGuest links:\nBart Smith - https://twitter.com/gbartsmith\nAVAT - https://twitter.com/avat_co\nHost links:\nKelvin Sparks - https://x.com/imyoungsparks⁠⁠⁠\nJohn Wu - ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/John1wu\nThe Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo\nAva Labs - https://x.com/avalabs\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSubscribe to The Block's Newsletters!\n🚨 Breaking News\n👨‍🔬 Expert Analysis\n📈 Market Insights\nSubscribe now 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theblock.co/newsletters⁠⁠⁠\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nHiring in crypto?\n\n🧠 Find top talent fast with Campus, powered by The Block!\n✅ Challenge candidates with our Crypto Assessment Test\n⚡ Hire faster, build stronger teams\nStart your free trial today 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://theblock.co/campus","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Z2gFSWoKgthput7xxuk_IebXBWOBHMd56rf_xzKj1cY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNTVl/NDMxMTJmNGI0NDJm/NDEzZTJhNzY0M2Q2/YjZkYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}