Episode Details

In this episode of Crypto in America, Eleanor Terrett, Jacquelyn Melinek, and Gerald Gallagher sit down with Charley Cooper, President & COO of Ava Labs, to discuss how Wall Street is moving toward blockchain infrastructure, why 24/7 markets could accelerate that transition, and what comes next for crypto innovation after the Clarity Act failed to advance.

Charley explains why Ava Labs and the Avalanche blockchain are focused on institutional adoption, what traditional financial firms actually need from blockchain technology, and why he believes 24/7 trading could become a forcing function for settlement, reconciliation, collateral movement, and other parts of the financial system to move onchain. He also breaks down why institutions aren’t putting their crypto plans on hold while waiting for Washington.

The conversation explores the future of tokenized assets, the SEC and CFTC’s role after the Clarity Act, why the New York Stock Exchange and other legacy financial infrastructure providers are experimenting with blockchain rails, the relationship between crypto and traditional finance, and what it could take for onchain finance to become part of the global financial system.

Timestamps

00:00 Charley Cooper Joins Crypto in America

00:42 What Crypto in America Means to Charley Cooper

02:40 From Washington and Wall Street to Blockchain

06:20 How Charley Cooper Entered Crypto

09:40 What Crypto Builders Can Learn From Wall Street

15:21 How Ava Labs Approaches Institutional Adoption

17:14 Why Crypto and Wall Street Still Misunderstand Each Other

23:16 What Went Wrong With the Clarity Act?

28:31 Are Financial Institutions Still Building in Crypto?

30:53 Why Innovation Can’t Wait for Washington

33:40 What Regulatory Clarity Does Crypto Need Now?

35:58 Can the SEC and CFTC Fill the Regulatory Gap?

39:10 Could Crypto Rules Change Under a New Administration?

42:24 The Politics of Crypto Regulation

45:36 What Does an Onchain Financial System Look Like?

48:35 Why 24/7 Markets Could Force Wall Street Onchain

49:02 What the SEC’s Tokenization Exemption Could Unlock

49:55 Why Does the NYSE Need Blockchain?

50:21 What Happens When Finance Moves Onchain?

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