After 5 years building and supporting the @avax ecosystem exclusively, today we are announcing the closure of Colony because the ecosystem evolved in ways that no longer allow us to pursue our mission with conviction. This was not an easy decision, especially after 5 years committing our full focus, resources, and energy to Avalanche, its projects, its vision, and its community across multiple market cycles. But it is time to close this chapter.
Before stepping away, we believe it is important to be transparent about our experience operating within the Avalanche ecosystem over the past several years. The full statement, including how the building environment changed materially, the structural challenges we faced, everything we built and delivered during that time, and the wind-down process and timeline, is in the article below: https://t.co/wAyzw7zdrZ
As part of the wind-down:
• Liquidity remains untouched
• Community funds remain accessible
• The team’s CLY token allocation was never sold nor staked – 5 years community alignment
• Final distributions will be made to CLY stakers
We've just performed another $MOVE airdrop. Over $62,000 distributed in this second drop!🔥
Tokens were sent straight to $CLY stakers wallets.
34 more airdrops to come.
We've just performed another $MOVE airdrop. Over $62,000 distributed in this second drop!🔥
Tokens were sent straight to $CLY stakers wallets.
34 more airdrops to come.
Our Movement $MOVE seed allocation airdrop for $CLY stakers goes live soon. 🙌
Vesting unlocks begin tomorrow, 9 December. Make sure notifications are on and watch for our announcement.
As @movement_xyz did not move forward with the previous Avalanche bridge plan, our airdrop will be distributed directly on Ethereum. Tokens will be sent straight to your wallets — ready for you to trade or use as you wish. No claiming fees this time.
Our loyal stakers over the years, those who kept their stake active, added to it, and never performed any unstake actions, will receive over 80% of the airdrop as a gesture of recognition for their continued support and commitment.
Keep in mind this is the first airdrop—35 additional $MOVE airdrop distributions will follow monthly, in line with the vesting schedule.
Our Movement $MOVE seed allocation airdrop for $CLY stakers goes live soon. 🙌
Vesting unlocks begin tomorrow, 9 December. Make sure notifications are on and watch for our announcement.
As @movement_xyz did not move forward with the previous Avalanche bridge plan, our airdrop will be distributed directly on Ethereum. Tokens will be sent straight to your wallets — ready for you to trade or use as you wish. No claiming fees this time.
Our loyal stakers over the years, those who kept their stake active, added to it, and never performed any unstake actions, will receive over 80% of the airdrop as a gesture of recognition for their continued support and commitment.
Keep in mind this is the first airdrop—35 additional $MOVE airdrop distributions will follow monthly, in line with the vesting schedule.
Never stop November.
Through wintry conditions, the developers & community of Avalanche continued to forge ahead.
This list is proof Avalanche is the most resilient community in crypto.
Here are 50 updates across the ecosystem last month:
If we missed anything comment below.
1. @bitwise files $AVAX ETF with staking yield
2. @Securitize just received EU approval to run a regulated trading and settlement system on Avalanche
3. @dexalot surpasses 400m transactions on it’s L1
4. @yieldyak_ ships a new UI for their famous AI vaults
5. @HelikaGaming opens applications for season 2 of it’s gaming accelerator
6. @PharaohExchange prints an all-time high in fees generated
7. @Hatchyverse breaks 3,000 Gen2 holders and joins the W3X Cohort
8. @launchloop_xyz & Funtico holds a game developer gamejam
9. @HelikaGaming opens applications for season 2 of their gaming accelerator program
10. @playfull goes live with Season 3 of The Avalanche Battlepass
11. @playoffthegrid wins 5 GAM3Sgg awards, including Game of the Year
12. @MaplestoryU crosses 100M transactions on their L1
13. @blaze_stream’s onchain streaming platform goes live
14. @spellborne drops their big Blood Moon update
15. @ParadiseTycoon kicks off its biggest event to date, Harvest Festival
16. @DremicaOfficial launches Dremica Carnage on beam
17. @Blackwater_Town pushes a big update
18. @polypup experiments with additional onchain strategies
19. @TheGrottoL1 launches its testnet to do public QA before launch
20. @MyStandardDotIO saw 500% growth on it’s iOS/Android app in November
21. @AvaxTeam1 launched its Uni Tour #1 educating students on avalanche across the globe
22. @scaramucci hints at upcoming book Avalanche Ascending
23. Ava labs creative team launches https://t.co/eC8TeZQJ8X
24. @avantprotocol launches it’s points program
25. @0xSmitty and @kieksinjapan got married #avaxRoyalWedding🔺👑
26. Avalanche Granite launched on mainnet
27. @TheBlock__ launches Layer One, a new podcast with @stvngts & @imyoungsparks highlighting the ecosystem
28. @recordfinancial announces real time artist royalties on Avalanche
29. @0xStableFlow integrates Avalanche
30. @BenqiFinance partners with Anchorage to offer staked avax to institutional clients
31. @suntoryweb3 releases extremely rare Bowmore ARC-54 Bottle No.128 available to purchase on Avalanche
32. @SeaFi_vaults announces https://t.co/iR682P9s94, a secondary marketplace for Euler vault shares
33. @Nexpace_HQ announces a 50m ecosystem fund
34. @swandogs launches the Team1 Australia chapter
35. @AvaxDevelopers launches payments x402 hack2build
36. @superformxyz launches it’s user-owned neobank on Avalanche
37. @MessariCrypto releases it’s bullish Q3 Avalanche Report
38. @SierraIsMoney launches on Avalanche, powered by OpenTrade
39. South Korean NH NongHyup Bank has launched a blockchain-powered VAT refund system on Avalanche
40. @routescan_io launches new features to identify verified contracts onchain
41. @ijaack94 introduces ACP-246 for discussion within the Avalanche Community
42. @FIFACollect opens redemptions for it’s successful FIFA World Cup 2026 right-to-buy collectables
43. @FISGlobal and Intain launch the Digital Liquidity gateway
44. https://t.co/1Ui2CpoTEm launches new collection
45. @AvaxTeam1 finishes Avalanche India Pitch Day with over 3500 developer requests
46. @thirdweb launches x402 chain support on Avalanche
47. @re integrates with Spectra Finance turning Re Points to programmable onchain markets
48. @hypha_sh is partnering with BitGo to bring Institutional-Grade access to Avalanche staking
49. @GoKiteAI launched their token for it’s trusted AI Avalanche L1
50. @wolfilandnfts adds new maps and features to Wolfi Rumble Beta
whew. That was a lot.
If we missed anything comment below.
Congrats to all the builders on Avalanche.
Back to work🔺
Institutions choose @avax
FIS, one of the largest fintechs in the world which facilitates the movement of $9 trillion via 75 billion transactions per year today announces they are building the 'Digital Liquidity Gateway' on @intainft, an @avax L1.
Avalanche ships.
October was a month to remember. Regardless of challenges, builders on Avalanche continued to deliver.
If there are any updates missing, comment below.
Here’s what happened:
1. @DinariGlobal launched S&P Digital Markets 50 with S&P Dow on their Avalanche L1.
2. @VISA enabled payments in 4 different stablecoins on Avalanche.
3. @Gemini launched USDT and USDC transfers on Avalanche.
4. @tixbase announced it will be the ticketing provider to Copa América de Béisbol, one of the biggest baseball events in the Americas.
5. @BlackRock’s BUIDL adds $500M in RWA, making Avalanche its 2nd largest chain behind Ethereum.
6. @titan_content launched the 2GATHR app to bring K-Pop fandom on-chain.
7. @crutrade_io launches on Avalanche, bringing $60M+ of fine wine on-chain.
8. @Lombard_Finance announces the expansion of BTC.b.
9. @xeetdotai launches it’s Avalanche ecosystem board.
10. @tokenterminal launches a data analytics board for all things Avalanche.
11. @CoreApp launched Core Earn, where you can earn DeFi yields on stablecoins natively in Core.
12. Avalanche Granite upgrade goes live on Fuji testnet, bringing cheaper ICM, biometric capabilities and dynamic block times.
13. @polypup launches a Token yield strategy utilizing Uniswap v4 hooks and Blackhole Dex.
14. @gabrielrvita launches Pag3, a custom profile platform inspired by MySpace and Linktree.
15. @PharaohExchange V3 goes live introducing xPHAR and P33 to better optimize yeild.
16. @nobs, @excelBaller, and co launch https://t.co/yS8QUKFUId to help reward positive community culture.
17. @gunbygunz L1 hits an all-time high in daily transactions.
18. @playoffthegrid releases its biggest update since launch, along with its Feardrop Halloween event.
19. @chaingpt_pad’s Buzz expands support to Avalanche.
20. @BlackholeDex announces that 11m+ $BLACK has been burned for S3.
21. @spellborne launches the Trails of Embervault.
22. @jpyc_official launches the first legally recognized yen stablecoin, JPYC, on Avalanche.
23. @TradeStaPerpDex launches The Collateral Comeback.
24. @vohvohh was promoted to chief propaganda officer.
25. @DefiKingdoms Revealed 77 unique Pet Combat Bonuses, adding even more variety to our combat system, and much more.
26. @0xVelvetai launches its free USDC bridge to Avalanche.
27. @yieldyak_ upgraded its aiBTC, aiAVAX, and aiUSD strategies and much more.
28. @Alf444_ finished the Blubzuki minting app.
29. @LynxGraph launched the first version of its social identity & reputation layer for Avalanche.
30. @Tesseract_avax completed development on its public API.
31. @TheGrottoL1 did something probably.
32. @playenginecup launched season 2 of its fantasy competition.
33. @folksfinance announces upcoming TGE.
34. @studleemore made a coop.
35. @Coqbook burns 694,200,000 COQ tokens.
36. @EnclaveMarkets shares that their Fortune Cat Tournament with KET has reached over $81m in volume.
37. @opentrade_io and Glim launch stablecoin platform in Colombia to fight currency devaluation.
38. @Predictfully_ adds support for 4 new NFL player prop markets.
39. @SuzakuNetwork Shipped the first batch of many Avalanche L1 LSTs, $sPlyr and $sALOT.
40. @KardPay launches its Beta in preparation for launch.
41. @eclipse_L1 announces GGdeck, an app to get cash back on game purchases.
42. @AvaxAnons community-run NFT collection launches on the C-Chain.
43. @wolfilandnfts’s Wolfi-Rumble launched new maps, ecosystem characters, and matchmaking.
44. @payprotocol, Korea's leading payment gateway company, announced it’s building its payment Layer 1 blockchain on Avalanche.
45. @AssetoFinance launched AoABT, the first on-chain arbitrage strategy on Avalanche, quickly reaching $10m in TVL shortly after launch.
46. @youmio_ai releases its Avalanche Digital Wearable SBT.
47. @leaguesfun launches on Avalanche, selling out its football packs day one.
48. @fanhub launches its Avalanche L1 to reward fan loyalty.
49. @kelpDao launches $wrsETH on Avalanche.
50. @emi_305 got retweeted by avax 10/18/25.
WHEW!
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@nonceXBT Thanks for the follow Nonce. We are dedicated to supporting and growing the avalanche ecosystem which includes providing liquidity for Dexes, helping new projects get funded and putting our treasury of over 500,000 $AVAX to use, all while rewarding our $CLY stakers.