Avalanche Foundation Unveils Gross Chain Income Metric for Network Economy

The avalanchefdn has introduced Gross Chain Income (GCI), a new metric designed to measure the value generated within the Avalanche ecosystem. The announcement, shared by avax on Aug. 12, 2026, positions GCI as a natural extension of the existing Gross Chain Product (GCP) framework.

According to the announcement, GCI tracks new sources of value in the Avalanche economy, offering a blockchain analogue to GDP as a measure of economic activity. While GDP quantifies the economic output of a country, GCI aims to capture the income produced across Avalanche's network.

The Avalanche Foundation is the non-profit organization responsible for funding ecosystem growth, research, and community programs on Avalanche. It operates separately from Ava Labs, which develops the underlying protocol software. The Foundation has previously published economic research on topics such as validator incentives and network economics.

The introduction of GCI marks an ongoing effort by the Avalanche Foundation to develop standardized metrics for understanding blockchain economies. The methodology and details behind GCI are expected to be detailed in the referenced publication.