John Wu is the President of Ava Labs.The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Wu to discuss Avalanche’s growing institutional appeal, the rise of blockchain gaming, and how his background in traditional finance shaped his approach to building in crypto.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction00:51 - Sponsor break02:11 - John Wu’s tradfi background06:36 - Taking crypto seriously09:27 - Ava Labs’ focus11:11 - The gaming landscape18:38 - Ava Labs x financial markets24:30 - Challenges in building in Tradfi26:11 - How enterprises select blockchains29:03 - Project Guardian31:52 - Looking aheadGUEST LINKSJohn Wu on X: https://x.com/John1wuAva Labs on X: https://x.com/AvaLabsAva Labs: https://www.avalabs.org/Are you hiring in crypto?Use Campus to quickly find your best candidates with our challenging Crypto Assessment Test.Faster hiring, stronger teams.Sign up for a trial today: theblock.co/campusThis episode is brought to your by our sponsors:FidelityExplore Fidelity crypto careers today. Go to crypto.FidelityCareers.com to learn more.
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