Inside Avalanche’s Tokenization Push: Olivia Vande Woude on RWAs, Institutions, & Real Adoption

Episode notes

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast , host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Olivia Vande Woude , head of tokenization at Ava Labs , the team behind the Avalanche blockchain, a platform built to support customized blockchain infrastructure for institutions, enterprises, and consumer applications. Vande Woude discusses her transition from equity research and TradFi into crypto, and how that background informs Avalanche’s approach to tokenization, on-chain finance, and institutional adoption. The conversation explores Avalanche’s multi-chain architecture, why distribution economics matter more than product count, and how RWAs are being deployed in practice today. They also dig into institutional metrics, regulatory clarity, private credit, stablecoins, and why real-world blockchain adoption often looks quieter than social media narratives.