Kaitlin Starcher Awad

Appreciate you having me, @ThinkingCrypto! Always enjoy the chance to discuss how Avalanche is helping to upgrade legacy financial services and digging into how institutions are moving from “exploring blockchain” to deploying real infrastructure across payments, tokenized assets, and broader capital markets.

1/ A new BIS paper (May 2026): “The impact of stablecoins on the international monetary and financial system.” The core question: 👉 Are stablecoins just crypto tools—or a force that could reshape global money?

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Today at 2:30pm, I'll be speaking at @InnovateMiami with @michaelh_0g , Cynthia Lo Bessette @Fidelity, and German Soto Sanchez @Broadridge answering the real question: What opportunities in crypto is institutional capital actually willing to stand behind?@avax See you there.

"Ten years ago, many saw the Ethereum DAO as an inspiring alternative to venture capital," writes Emin Gün Sirer (@el33th4xor) in a commentary piece for Fortune. "It was in theory. But in practice, it struck me as a system with enormous potential for failure." bit.ly/3ONKKsD

Ten years ago, I typed out a warning in real time in Google docs while hundreds of anonymous wombats and chupacabras watched over my shoulder. Three weeks later a hacker drained $60M, 15% of all ether was at risk, and Ethereum forked to survive. We called it before it happened. A decade of audits, formal verification, and hard lessons later, I think we've made enough progress to get it right the next time. I shared my story in @FortuneMagazine, out today.

Bitwise launches Avalanche ETF with plans to stake AVAX held theblock.co/post/397615/bi…

JUST IN: @Bitwise launches the Bitwise Avalanche ETF $BAVA on @NYSE, offering investors exposure to $AVAX with a target staking yield of 5.4% through its in-house staking division.

DAS NYC agenda preview Tokenization is Eating the World with @John1wu, @carlosdomingo and @defi_kay_ March 26. Be there.

Blockchain isn't a solution looking for a problem—it’s a tool for better business. @JohnNahas84, CBO of @AvaLabs, joins #GenC to discuss the move from speculative hype to real-world operational efficiency. He reveals the strategy for walking into boardrooms and proving exactly how custom L1s can save global enterprises millions by adopting digital rails.

@jacqmelinek @TokenRelations Proud of you sis

2026 has been off to the races for @TokenRelations, and I wanted to provide a quick update on the business. Last year, I bought out my former cofounder Anthony Pompliano and became a solo founder. Since then, the business has evolved immensely. My team has been stellar and we have expanded our products, launched dashboards, a new show and created a new business line. We've built a stronger IR model to help many new and existing clients, increased revenue and saw site traffic grow 280% as institutions and investors are coming to us to learn. The opportunity ahead is big. This new era has given me a clear mind, greater direction and even more confidence to bring us to the next level. So cheers to a new year and even more exciting announcements coming very soon!

@jacqmelinek Ew lol

At my first ETH Denver side event aka the flight from NYC to Denver lol

@vanyapestana I only come on here to see you

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VanEck’s Avalanche ETF, $VAVX, is now live and trading. Prospectus: vaneck.com/VAVXProspectus

First Avalanche ETF hits US markets as VanEck launches AVAX fund theblock.co/post/387048/fi…

TODAY: @VanEck_US launched he first U.S. @avax ETF $VAVX.

The first-ever AVAX ETF is now tradable on @Nasdaq. Introducing $VAVX from @vaneck_us.

ICYMI: @avax launched an Olympics-style buildathon to encourage experimentation The $1M competition is open-ended, with no predefined tracks, in order to support early stage growth token-relations.xyz/p/avalanche-la…

🌐 The future of global capital markets is being shaped by tokenization, regulation, and the digitization of real-world assets. In the latest episode of GBBC’s Markets on Chain, a #GBBCDigitalMedia series, @MarketJane sits down with Lee Schneider of @AvaLabs at the #NYSE Trading Floor to explore #Avalanche, asset tokenization, crypto regulation, and protocol tokens. 🔗 youtu.be/rjdgjBh13wA

Building AI-Native Blockchain Infrastructure with Kite AI's Lei Lei In the fourth episode of Layer One, @imyoungsparks and @stvngts were joined by @GoKiteAI's head of BD, @lei_lei0904 to discuss why AI agents need dedicated blockchain infrastructure rather than general purpose blockchains. The trio also touch on: -the recent hype around Claude Code -why enterprise giants are panicking about AI disruption -how the X-402 payments protocol did $600M in volume last year OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - Claude Code 04:26 - Why Avalanche 09:40 - X-402 Explained 13:01 - General Purpose Chains 19:37 - Swarms Gone Rogue 26:53 - Crypto-Native Enterprises? 30:03 - $600M & Counting 37:04 - Big Name Backers 42:07 - Winners & Losers 47:30 - Outro