How Avalanche Wants to Bridge CeFi & DeFi - John Wu, Ava Labs, Ep. 107

<p>John Wu (@john1wu) spent a decade on Wall Street working at some of the top investment firms. Now he heads Ava Labs, the company overseeing the development of a new blockchain backed by the who's who of crypto VCs. With their public sale occurring now, John joins me to talk:</p> <ul> <li>How 10 years on Wall Street led John to crypto</li> <li>Why Avalanche is targeting traditional finance</li> <li>Avalanche's hybrid private + permissioned approach</li> <li>John's wish list for DeFi</li> </ul> <p>Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice.</p> <ul> <li>BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ</li> <li>ETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E</li> </ul> <p> ******</p> <p>Resources:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://nexo.io/?utm_source=btcmedia&utm_medium=fixed&utm_campaign=btcmedia_podcast_jun20&utm_term=podcast&utm_content=general" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Borrow and lend crypto at market-beating rates: <u><strong>Nexo.io</strong></u></a></li> <li>Subscribe to my essays here: <a href= "http://blockcrunch.libsyn.com/jasonchoi.substack.com">jasonchoi.substack.com</a></li> <li>John's blog: <a href= "https://johnwu.finance/">https://johnwu.finance/</a></li> <li>Avalanche website: <a href= "https://www.avalabs.org/">https://www.avalabs.org/</a></li> </ul> <p> ******</p> <p>Musical credits:</p> <p>Transition track: "BHANGER" by Phortissimo. Used with permission</p> <p>Outro track: "LEMMiNO - Infinity [Chill]" is released under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA) 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uweorwa3q34">https://youtu.be/uweorwa3q34</a></p> <p><em>Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon