Can a digital asset treasury build value beyond the tokens it holds? In this episode of Onchain, Honestly!, Kaisa and Alenka speak with Laine Litman, COO of Avalanche Treasury Co. (AVAT), about AVAT’s strategy and the business case for institutional blockchain adoption.
We discuss AVAT’s approach to holding and staking AVAX, its ambitions for broader involvement in the Avalanche ecosystem, and what institutions need to consider before choosing a blockchain. Drawing on examples from California’s DMV, Broadridge, and FIFA, Laine explores how blockchain fits into everyday operations and why early infrastructure choices can create costly migration work later.
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Laine Litman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laine-litman-ab143014/
Laine Litman X: https://x.com/Laine_Litman
AVAT: https://www.avat.com/
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DISCLAIMER: This Content is Provided Solely for Informational and Educational Purposes. It does Not Constitute Financial, Investment, or Legal Advice.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Laine’s background
07:40 Digital asset treasuries and AVAT’s strategy
13:11 Why Avalanche?
15:02 Institutional adoption in practice
18:58 Blockchain hype, migration costs, and changing attitudes
24:38 Operational barriers to moving onchain
29:12 How the blockchain landscape could evolve
33:58 FIFA, ticketing, and consumer adoption
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