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Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Go Live on Aave V4 on Base

Users can now borrow USDC against eligible Coinbase Tokenized Stocks on Aave V4, deployed on Base, the announcement confirmed on Sept. 25.

1d ago@base

Lynq Moves Institutional Settlement to Avalanche L1 in Under 2 Hours

Tassat Group led Lynq Network's migration of institutional settlement onto an Avalanche L1, claiming 65% faster processing and sub-second finality with zero disruption.

1d ago@avax

Kevin O'Leary Weighs Tokenizing $11M Ohtani Card After Avalanche Summit

Avalanche's official account spotlights Kevin O'Leary's $11M one-of-one Shohei Ohtani card and his case for tokenizing collectibles, with no timeline or deal terms disclosed.

3d ago@avax

Helicon Upgrade Goes Live on Avalanche Mainnet With C-Chain and Staking Overhaul

Avalanche's Helicon upgrade hit mainnet, bringing continuous C-Chain execution, auto-renewing staking with 48-hour minimums and a new $AVAX reward curve. Hyundai Card's Avalanche stablecoin pilot cut transfer times by 96%, and Aave v4 passed $30M in deposits on the chain.

3d ago

Hyundai Card Stablecoin Pilot on Avalanche Cut Transfer Times 96%

Hyundai is testing blockchain infrastructure after a Hyundai Card stablecoin pilot on Avalanche cut transfer times by more than 96%, per an American Banker report.

4d ago@avax

ICE Still Hasn't Named a Blockchain for NYSE, Despite Avalanche's Summit Moment

Intercontinental Exchange named a third partner for its tokenized NYSE platform on Sept. 23 — Blockchain.com, for distribution — and still hasn't named a settlement blockchain. At Avalanche Summit NYC, ICE's own VP said Avalanche "checks a lot of those boxes."

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Avalanche Summit Recap: NYSE, NY Life, Aave and Paxos Lead Institutional Wave

Avalanche published a roundup of Summit New York announcements, including NY Life's first tokenized fund, Aave's RWA lending market, Janus Henderson as validator, and NYSE's onchain trading plans.

4d ago@avax

Avalanche's Helicon Upgrade Goes Live on Mainnet With Staking Overhaul

Avalanche's Helicon upgrade is live on mainnet, bringing continuous C-Chain execution, auto-renewing staking, 48-hour minimum staking periods, stricter validators and a new AVAX reward curve.

5d ago@Team1IND

Avalanche Says UAE PASS Digital ID Now Serves 12M+ Users

Avalanche's official account says the UAE's national digital identity system, UAE PASS, runs on Avalanche and has passed 12 million users, framing the network as government-grade infrastructure.

6d ago@avax

Helicon Goes Live in Core With Auto-Renew Staking for Validators

Core says the Helicon network upgrade is live, letting validators configure auto-renewed staking during setup and adjust those settings after their node is running.

6d ago@coreapp

Avalanche Activates Helicon Upgrade on C-Chain Mainnet

Avalanche's Helicon upgrade is live, bringing continuous execution, auto-renewing staking, 48-hour minimum staking periods, stricter validator requirements and a new reward curve.

6d ago@avax

Avalanche Turns Six as Ethena Pay Confirms Avalanche-Only Build

Avalanche marked its sixth anniversary on Sept. 21, the same day Ethena CEO Guy Young called Ethena Pay "almost invisible infrastructure" built exclusively on the network. Team1 chapters in Türkiye and Korea lined up builder events for Sept. 25-28.

6d ago

Team1 Türkiye to Host 50-Builder Avalanche Residency in Bursa

Team1 Türkiye will gather 50 builders in Bursa from Sept. 25-27 for a three-day Seed Sprint residency, run alongside OKX Türkiye within the Avalanche ecosystem.

Sep 21@AvaxTeam1

Ethena Pay Built Exclusively on Avalanche, CEO Guy Young Says

Ethena CEO Guy Young calls Ethena Pay "almost invisible infrastructure" built exclusively on Avalanche, as the network's official account amplifies the positioning.

Sep 21@avax

Team1 Korea to Host Crypto House Seoul During Korea Blockchain Week

Team1 Korea will host Crypto House Seoul '26 on Sept. 28 at WeWork Seolleung II, featuring two keynotes, one panel and an hour of networking during Korea Blockchain Week.

Sep 21@AvaxTeam1

Pharaoh Plans Tokenized U.S. Stocks on Avalanche With 24/7 Trading

Pharaoh Exchange outlined plans to bring tokenized U.S. equities to Avalanche, offering 24/7 trading connected to onchain liquidity on the C-Chain DEX.

Sep 20@AvaxTeam1

Guide

How Uptop's Fan-Rewards Points Work, From the NBA to Michigan

Michigan Athletics announced Wolverine Rewards on Sept. 14, joining Uptop fan-rewards programs at Penn State, Baylor, Memphis and Nevada, with a "loaded value credential" planned. Here's what the schools' releases say about earning and redeeming points.

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Avalanche Summit Week Ends With Aave v4, Paxos and an $807B Manager Onchain

Aave picked Avalanche for its first v4 expansion, Paxos opened its regulated rails to 650+ institutions, and NYLIM's $807B parent brought a tokenized high-yield fund onchain via Centrifuge — all during Summit NYC week.

Sep 19

$807B NYLIM Brings Tokenized High Yield Bond Fund to Avalanche via Centrifuge

New York Life Investment Management is bringing its first tokenized fund — a U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Strategy — onchain to Avalanche through Centrifuge.

Sep 18@avax

A Korean Brokerage Built on Avalanche. Its Depository Names It as an Option.

Hanwha Investment & Securities has reportedly completed a tokenized-securities platform on Avalanche and Hyperledger Besu — a claim Hanwha itself hasn't confirmed, and Avalanche's own account still describes as being built, present tense. The same Sept. 6 Seoul Economic Daily report shows Korea's national depository names Avalanche in its own technical guidelines as one of three connectable ledgers, without having selected it as the platform it's building toward Feb. 2027.

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Paxos Goes Live on Avalanche, Opening Regulated Rails to 650+ Institutions

Paxos has integrated Avalanche, bringing its regulated financial infrastructure — 650+ institutions, 470M+ end users, $18B in custody — to AVAX and Avalanche-native USDC.

Sep 18@avax

GUNZ Network Logs 159.7M Settled Volume in Weekly Report

GUNZ Network's weekly report shows 159.7M in settled volume, up 9.7% month-over-month, with zero missed blocks and a 30-day daily transaction high of 516.61K.

Sep 18@GUNbyGUNZ

Aave v4 Selects Avalanche as First Expansion Chain, CEO Says

Aave CEO Stani Kulechov said Avalanche was chosen as the first expansion network for Aave v4, citing its onchain-finance community and institutional interest in its tech.

BlackRock's Maxwell Stein Touts Wallet-Level Access at Avalanche Summit

BlackRock's Maxwell Stein told Avalanche Summit attendees on the Chelsea Stage that blockchain can extend institutional-grade advantages to "anybody with a wallet."

Hyundai Card Outlines Next Steps for Avalanche Payments Pilot

Heejung Nam, Hyundai Card's Head of Payments & BD, said the company must prove its Avalanche-based operation model works at scale following a successful proof of concept earlier this year.

Bloxtel Brings Private 5G Infrastructure Onchain With Avalanche

Bloxtel unveiled the AP 201, a single-unit private 5G stack with radio, core, edge computing and AI management, registering each device on Avalanche and moving subscriber identity onchain via dSIM.

FIFA Collect Crosses 1 Million Users on Avalanche, CEO Cites Tech Fit

FIFA Collect says it has passed 1 million users, with CEO Francesco Abbate citing Avalanche technology as the platform's choice for its specific requirements.

Sports Illustrated Tickets Teases Premier League Stadiums Going Onchain in 2027

SI Tickets CEO David Lane said multiple Premier League stadiums will go fully onchain in 2027, per a Sept. 17 post from the Avalanche account. No clubs or terms were named.

Janus Henderson Becomes Avalanche Validator, Backs Tranched

The $500B asset manager is now validating on Avalanche and has taken an equity stake in onchain credit platform Tranched, providing anchor capital for its issuance.

NYSE Parent ICE Eyes Avalanche for 24/7 On-Chain Trading Venue

Intercontinental Exchange's Michael Blaugrund says Avalanche 'checks a lot of those boxes' as ICE develops a 24/7 on-chain ATS platform, confirming the teams are 'very engaged.'

Kevin O'Leary Unveils $11M One-of-One Shohei Ohtani Card, Floats Tokenization

Investor Kevin O'Leary showed his $11 million one-of-one Shohei Ohtani card publicly for the first time on Sept. 17, 2026, saying he would like to tokenize it in the future.

Insomniac Brings Festival Fan Loyalty to Avalanche With Rain

Insomniac, the promoter behind EDC and other major festivals, is bringing fan loyalty to Avalanche in a partnership with Rain, announced during Avalanche Summit in New York.

Iris Raises $40M to Expand ALVA Onchain Finance on Avalanche

Avalanche L1 project Iris has raised over $40M to scale ALVA, a mobile app delivering browsing, streaming, shopping and bill pay without consuming mobile data.

Avalanche Summit NYC Day 2 Lineup Features FIFA, Kalshi, Kevin O'Leary

Avalanche Summit NYC opened its second day on Sept. 17 with a mainstage agenda running from MoonPay to Kalshi, spanning entertainment, sports and institutional finance.

Aave to Launch RWA Lending Hub on Avalanche With Tether's USAT

Aave's new RWA Hub on Avalanche will let institutions borrow stablecoins using tokenized financial assets as collateral, with Tether's USAT as a primary dollar liquidity source.

Bitwise Co-Founder Hunter Horsley Backs Avalanche Onstage at NYC Summit

Speaking live at Avalanche Summit NYC, Bitwise co-founder Hunter Horsley said that if he were to build a chain, it would be Avalanche — a notable endorsement from a major crypto asset manager.

Sep 16@avax

Avalanche Lands UAE National Digital ID Deal as Michigan Adds Third College Fan Rewards Program

Avalanche infrastructure is being integrated into the UAE PASS Digital Vault, the national digital identity system serving more than 12 million people, @avax said. Michigan Athletics also launched Wolverine Rewards on Avalanche via Uptop, and BDACS' KRW1 won stablecoin moved into Rain's global payment rails.

Sep 16

Avalanche Summit Sells Out as Two College Athletics Programs Launch Fan Rewards On-Chain

Avalanche Summit NYC sold out a week before its Sept. 16-17 run at Chelsea Industrial, with The Rollup named official media partner. Nevada and Memphis athletics both launched fan loyalty programs built on Avalanche by Uptop, and Team1 added its first Netherlands event.

Sep 13

Avalanche Sets Sept. 22 Mainnet Deadline for Helicon Node Upgrade

AvalancheGo v1.15.0 sets a mandatory Mainnet activation deadline of 15:00 UTC (11 AM ET) on September 22, 2026 - nodes that haven't upgraded by then won't be able to follow the network, Avalanche Developers said.

Sep 10Descout

Hanwha's $200B Parent Backs Avalanche Tokenization Platform as Helicon Upgrade Sets Sept. 22 Deadline

Hanwha Investment & Securities is building a tokenization platform on Avalanche, bringing traditional assets onchain. AvalancheGo v1.15.0 Helicon is live on mainnet with a Sept. 22 node upgrade deadline, and Team1 Vietnam launched a workshop for 100+ students at UED.

Sep 10

Guide

What Helicon Changes on Avalanche's C-Chain and P-Chain

Helicon has been Active on Avalanche's Fuji Testnet since July 28, 2026; Mainnet activation is Not yet scheduled. Here is what the six-ACP upgrade changes and what validators need to do before it lands.

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Avalanche Summit NYC Lineup Revealed as South Korea Moves Markets Onchain

Avalanche unveiled its Summit NYC speaker lineup including Kevin O'Leary and Emin Gün Sirer, while South Korea's FSC and KSD announced plans to bring capital markets onchain via Avalanche.

Sep 7

Avalanche Foundation Spells Out How It Wants AVAX to Capture Value

In a Sept. 3 post, the Avalanche Foundation framed its whole economics agenda around one idea: you can't capture value you haven't measured. Its own numbers show the gap — a $12.7 million monthly income figure against a $3.19 billion AVAX market cap.

Sep 5Descout

South Korea's Tokenization Plan Is Real; Avalanche's Role Is Not Confirmed

South Korea's Financial Services Commission and Korea Securities Depository confirmed a three-phase plan on Sept. 4 to tokenize stocks, bonds and funds starting Feb. 4, 2027 — but their own release names no blockchain vendor, leaving Avalanche's claim that it is the infrastructure resting on Avalanche's word alone.

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Ethena Launches Self-Custodial Neobank Ethena Pay Exclusively on Avalanche

Ethena launched Ethena Pay on September 1, a self-custodial neobank running entirely on its USDe stablecoin, with Avalanche as its exclusive settlement layer for an initial 400-user beta live across 48 countries.

Sep 5Descout

Avalanche Summit 2026 Preview: O'Leary Headlines NYC Sept. 16-17

Avalanche said Sept. 3 that Summit tickets were "almost sold out," two weeks before Kevin O'Leary headlines the Sept. 16-17 New York event — and as of September 4, 2026 the ticket page's own header still reads "Tickets Available Now."

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Avalanche's Institutional Stretch, Aug 24-Sep 1

Charles Schwab said on August 27 it will add AVAX to its crypto platform in the coming months -- its first expansion beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, and one of six institutional and government moves onto Avalanche in a nine-day window our pipeline missed while dark.

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