Avalanche Foundation 🔺 (@AvalancheFDN): It’s been a busy start to 2026 across the Avalanche ecosystem, with new programs, projects, and major developments setting the tone for the year ahead…
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It’s been a busy start to 2026 across the Avalanche ecosystem, with new programs, projects, and major developments setting the tone for the year ahead. Here’s some highlights of what shipped in January ⤵️ 🔺 The Avalanche Foundation launched Retro9000: C-Chain Round, allocating rewards from the $40M pool to projects driving real on-chain activity. 🔺 Avalanche launched Build Games, a six-week, fast-paced online builder competition helping founders turn ideas into real products on Avalanche. Applications close February 10. 🔺 @VanEck_us launched the first-ever Avalanche spot ETF, $VAVX, now trading on @Nasdaq. 🔺 @GalaxyHQ introduced a first-of-its-kind tokenized CLO on Avalanche, backed by a $50M allocation from Grove. 🔺 @avax_one rolled out an institutional-grade Avalanche validator supporting public delegation. 🔺 @AvaxTeam1 expanded to 50+ countries, hosting 500+ events across 35 countries and 100+ universities. 🔺 @TheArena launched built-in perpetuals trading via Hyperliquid, offering 200+ markets, available 24/7. 🔺 @BlackholeDEX surpassed $2B in trading volume while distributing $1.4M+ in rewards to veBLACK holders. 🔺 @GUNbyGUNZ exceeded 50M cumulative transactions on mainnet, with 420K+ wallets and ~400K daily transactions. 🔺 @LifeNetwork_AI surpassed 10M transactions on its healthcare AI testnet. 🔺 @predictfully_ introduced new features for prediction markets on Avalanche. 🔺 @ParadiseTycoon launched its Paradise Chain L1, powering a player-driven economy with seamless game interoperability. 🔺 @Aethireco shared a Partner Spotlight with @AvalancheFDN. ⭐ Foundation Grantee Progress 🔺 @blaze_stream completed Blazeathon, distributing $110K in rewards, and hosted the Trios Tournament with @playoffthegrid. 🔺 @l1beat_io completed a full rebrand, introducing a refreshed UI and powerful new ecosystem tracking tools. 🔺 @0xGasless collaborate with @VIA_Labs's cross-chain messaging, enabling AI agents to roam freely across ecosystems, handling DeFi, trades, bridging, all autonomously, without gas or chain silos. 🔺 @hashfirexyz joined @circle’s Alliance Program, delivering compliant, institutional-grade invoicing and bill-pay infrastructure. 🔺 @BanzaOfficial surpassed 200K+ users on its AI rewards platform. 🔺 @Tesseract_avax continues connecting liquidity across Avalanche L1s - many chains feel like one. 🔺 @SherryProtocol rebranded to @relayerfi, enabling modern treasury teams to move money cross-border with speed and control. 🔺 @amichainORG shipped an update enabling custom agents to transact via @GoKiteAI. 🔺 @youmio_ai continued developing its AI-agent gaming platform using a usage-based rewards flywheel. 🔺 @cubistdev powered secure self-custody and cross-chain mint/burn transfers as Avalanche’s $340M Bitcoin bridge went live via Lombard. 🔺 @CodeNekt_Eco officially launched its app. 🔺 @panorama_block is now live via Telegram MiniApp and web on Avalanche. 🔺 @Artery_Chain announced Season 2 with multiple games powered by Artery L1 and the Avalanche C-Chain. 📈 Network Growth 🔺 Total AVAX burned surpassed 5M 🔺 AVAX cumulative volume exceeded $1T 🔺 1.37B cumulative monthly transactions across all Avalanche L1s 🔺 Surpassed 11B total cumulative transactions 🔺 Avalanche C-Chain exceeded 1B cumulative transactions 🔺 ICM messages hit an ATH of 15.4K 🔺 Stablecoin transfer volume up 250% YoY, ~2× the previous annual high 🔺 Total RWA issuance on Avalanche crossed $1.3B Keep building. Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments ⬇️