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Bart Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of Avalanche Treasury Co., where he oversees the firm’s global strategy, investment portfolio, and capital deployment, guiding its mission to bridge traditional finance and blockchain through institutional-grade treasury management and regulated market participation.

Before joining Avalanche Treasury Co., Smith served as Chief Executive Officer of Susquehanna Crypto, one of the world’s largest crypto market makers, DeFi liquidity providers, and early-stage digital asset investors. Under his leadership, the firm expanded global trading operations, scaled its infrastructure across major digital-asset venues, and became a trusted institutional counterparty across both centralized and decentralized markets.

Earlier in his career, Smith was Global Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Susquehanna International Group (SIG), where he directed all digital-asset initiatives including proprietary trading, venture investments, market making, and institutional relationship development. He previously led SIG’s FICC, ETF, and Portfolio Trading Groups, overseeing ETF lead market making and exchange relationships, issuer partnerships, and institutional trading in ETFs and fixed income through Susquehanna Financial Group (SFG).

Prior to his tenure at SIG, Smith helped Emerging Global Advisors launch its pioneering EGShares family of emerging-market ETFs. He began his career in institutional sales and consulting with AllianceBernstein and UBS, gaining early experience in global markets and portfolio management.

Smith holds a degree from Vanderbilt University and is a graduate of The Haverford School. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in institutional digital asset adoption, known for his ability to translate market structure expertise from Wall Street to the blockchain economy.

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