TradFi is Building on the Avalanche Avax Blockchain... Here's Why | Morgan Krupetsky

May 11, 2026

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Morgan Krupetsky, vice president of on-chain finance at Ava Labs, explains to host Tony Edward why traditional finance (TradFi) firms like Citi and JPMorgan are increasingly building on Avalanche. Drawing from nearly a decade at Citi in sales, trading, and compliance, Krupetsky highlights how blockchain addresses legacy inefficiencies in processes like reconciliation, risk management, and bilateral lending, while Avalanche's flexible architecture suits institutional needs.

Avalanche's Customizable Network Structure

Avalanche operates as a network of interoperable blockchains, not a single chain. Its core is the public, permissionless C-chain—a liquidity hub compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) tools, hosting DeFi primitives, stablecoins like USDC and USDT, tokenization platforms, and on/off-ramps. Institutions can also launch custom Layer 1 (L1) chains tailored to their use cases: fully public/permissionless, private/permissioned, hybrid public/permissioned, or distributed among trusted validators.

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1 (01:30) **Morgan's Focus on Private Credit** - Discusses opaque bilateral nature of asset-backed finance and fintech lending ripe for blockchain upgrades
2 (04:20) **Guest Introduction and Background** - Host introduces Morgan Krupetsky, VP at Ava Labs, ex-Citi with TradFi experience
3 (06:33) **Discovery of Blockchain at Citi** - Morgan shares front/back office observations of inefficient processes
4 (09:08) **TradFi Blockchain Integration** - Banks like Citi building tokenization, stablecoins beyond Bitcoin ETFs
5 (10:46) **Post-Election Institutional Shift** - Regulatory green light accelerates digital asset teams and blockchain strategies
6 (13:32) **Blockchain for Value Transfer** - Enables peer-to-peer tokenized assets and stablecoins on shared rails
7 (16:23) **Avalanche Network Overview** - Network of customizable L1 blockchains anchored by EVM-compatible C-Chain liquidity hub

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Show Notes

Morgan Krupetsky, Vice President of Onchain Finance at Ava Labs, sat down with me to discuss the latest adoption news for Avalanche and AVAX.
Topics:
- Broadridge on-chain proxy voting on Avalanche
- Avax ETFs
- Private Credit Onchain
- Tokenization
- The era of programmable money and Stablecoins
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
03:52 Morgan's background
07:38 TradFi crypto adoption
13:28 Avalanche overview
48:06 Wrap up questions
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