Avalanche Treasury CEO Bart Smith Discusses Bull Thesis for AVAX

Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith shared insights on treasury companies and his bullish outlook for AVAX in Episode 16 of Layer One. He emphasized the importance of treasury companies for regulated, permanent-capital exposure to the Avalanche ecosystem. Smith discussed his Wall Street and ETF background, the necessity of 'productive' assets for real-world asset tokenization, and his belief in the strengthening investment thesis for crypto. Key topics included the role of AVAT, the implications of Bitcoin ETFs, hiring a COO, scaling Avalanche, and the intersection of DeFi, TradFi, and AI concerns. Smith also addressed policy risks and forecasts for real-world assets.