Rhett Shipp is the CoFounder at Avant.

In this episode, we unpack how Avant is bringing actively managed, hedge fund–like strategies onchain through permissionless, yield-bearing tokens like savUSD earning 10% and savBTC earning 3.8%.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Avant founder background
3:35 - Who are key customers for yield-bearing assets?
5:14 - Understanding the stablecoin landscape
13:03 - Sponsor break
15:50 - What is avUSD vs savUSD?
22:29 - Scaling yield strategies backing savUSD
25:52 - Sponsor break
27:54 - Avant security
34:35 - What is avBTC vs savBTC?
38:32 - TradFi demand for Avant yields
41:58 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Avant website: https://www.avantprotocol.com/
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► Rhett on X: https://x.com/RhettShipp

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