Why This Wall Street Veteran Is Betting on Avalanche Avalanche Treasury Company @avat_co (AVAT) CEO @gbartsmith, joins the Layer One podcast to explain the thesis behind treasury companies as a way to get regulated, permanent-capital exposure to AVAX and the Avalanche ecosystem. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:22 - What Is AVAT? 03:59 - Wall Street Roots & Crypto's Rise 06:19 - The Bitcoin ETF Bet 08:58 - Hiring a COO 11:13 - Why Own AVAT? 15:56 - Scaling Avalanche & RWAs 22:54 - DeFi, TradFi & AI Fears 33:03 - Policy Risks & RWA Forecast 40:08 - Closing Thoughts(The Block)