Proud to see @vaneck_us launch the first AVAX ETF, marking another meaningful step in institutional adoption of the Avalanche network.
@avax is a blockchain platform built for adoption at internet scale, where institutions, enterprises, and governments alike can deploy applications that solve real-world pain point, drive meaningful revenue gains, and enable greater capital and operational efficiency
Avalanche’s architecture supports scalable, purpose-built blockchains--interoperable Layer-1 networks across both public/permissionless and private/permissioned environments. This structural flexibility aligns with how institutions think about scalability, compliance, and production-grade infrastructure.
As on-chain and off-chain systems continue to converge, innovations like VAVX are foundational in driving institutional access, transparent price discovery, and capital efficiency for AVAX, and underscore Avalanche’s role in powering tomorrow’s embedded-finance infrastructure.
Congrats to the VanEck team and the broader Avalanche ecosystem!
We just launched our first public validator node on Avalanche. $AVX just transformed from a passive holder to an active, institutional participant in the Avalanche ecosystem.
This initiative:
- Increases our contribution to Avalanche ecosystem
- Adds new revenue source
- Strengthens our position as the premier, regulated gateway to the onchain financial economy
See the full press release here: https://t.co/TY5QSdBi5Y
Here are your @avax weekly metrics! Market took another shit - rinse and repeat at this point I guess?Avalanche gets closer to 5 million burned $AVAX. We should reach that milestone by next weeks update. All Avalanche blockchain rankings have maintained their positions since last update.
On the news and announcements side:
🔺 Avalanche announces Build Games - A $1M Builder Competition on Avalanche that aims to find the next big applications and businesses that will put the world onchain. This starts with founders. This starts with you.
🔺 @grovedotfinance purchases $50M of Class B Notes in @galaxyhq tokenized crypto-backed CLO on Avalanche
🔺 @blaze_stream announces Blazeathon is now live, running from January 15 to February 15. Over $110,000 in rewards will be distributed through daily tips and donations
🔺 Big announcement from @AvalancheFDN coming this afternoon. You wont want to miss this one 👀
Big news for Avalanche builders 🔺
Introducing Retro9000: C-Chain Round featuring new incentives from the $40M funding pool.
This round rewards projects building on the Avalanche C-Chain, based on real onchain activity measured by AVAX burned.
Build. Burn. Earn.
Another big day for builders.
Today the $40m Retro9000 C-Chain round was announced, where builders can receive funding associated to the fees burned by their app.
Builders win in on Avalanche👇
Retro9000: C-Chain Round 🔺
Rewards for real onchain usage on Avalanche:
> Build something people actually use
> Community votes by using products onchain
> Usage burns AVAX
> More burn = higher rank
> AVAX burned forever
Builder Week continues 🔥
AI has unlocked the ability for ANYONE to be able to bring their ideas to life
It’s an even playing field, anyone can win
$1m up for grabs, and $30k for referring the winners 👀
If you’ve ever wanted to build something, the time is now
Avalanche presents: Build Games ❄️🔨
A $1,000,000 global builder competition 🔺
No tracks. No limits. Just builders building what they truly believe in.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it.
Build now. Ship fast. Go on-chain. 🔺
Apply Now: https://t.co/fFghfWh3vj
been skeptical of $AVAX for a while; narrative felt messy, socials didn’t match the tech.
but lately? messaging’s tighter. less noise, more infra, more intent.
if this arc holds, avalanche might be due for a quiet re-rating.
CT scars aside, hoping to turn bullish
well for the first time, i’m tired of keeping up with Avalanche news.
not because nothing’s happening but because everything is changing
when narratives get rebuilt from the ground up, that’s usually the most bullish signal
2026 feels like a transformation year for everyone.