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Ava Labs: Navigating the Next Blockchain

By: Marco Di Maggio and Wenyao Sha
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:13
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Abstract

John Wu, President of Ava Labs, the primary developer of the Avalanche blockchain, and Emin Gün Sirer, the software company’s Founder and CEO, team up to develop a lending and borrowing protocol that would jumpstart the Decentralized finance (DeFi) economy on Avalanche. This case discusses Ava Labs' decision to buy, partner or built a new borrowing and lending protocol to compete with other Layer 1s and the key tradeoffs between efficiency and decentralization.

Keywords

Blockchain; Decentralized Finance; Alternative Assets; Financial Instruments; Assets; Decisions; Financing and Loans; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry

Citation

Di Maggio, Marco, and Wenyao Sha. "Ava Labs: Navigating the Next Blockchain." Harvard Business School Case 223-027, November 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
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