September was a month of growth and progress across the Avalanche ecosystem 🔺 Let’s take a look back ⤵️ Ecosystem Updates 🔺 Avalanche network and the AVAX token both turned 5 years old - “From Snowflake to Avalanche. Per consensum ad astra.” 🔺 AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) announced plans to raise ~$550M to establish the first NASDAQ-listed company with a dedicated AVAX strategy, with @Scaramucci joining @HivemindCap as a strategic advisor. 🔺 Avalanche welcomed two DeFi giants: @ethena_labs and @pendle_fi. 🔺 @Avail now supports @avax - enabling apps to onboard users and liquidity seamlessly, without bridging, chain switching, or gas refueling. 🔺 @Ahnor_Block published a deep dive on Avalanche’s growth in South Korea —-marking one of the strongest months yet for adoption in the region. 🔺 @PharaohExchange V3 launched - $1M+ audited codebase, modular mechanics, and advanced DEX architecture. 🔺 Titan Content is launching 2GATHR, a fan engagement app on a custom Avalanche L1 (TITAN), offering fans missions, exclusive content, and digital collectibles tied to AtHeart’s performances. 🔺 South Korea’s BDACS launched KRW1, the first fully collateralized KRW-backed stablecoin on Avalanche, backed by Woori Bank. 🔺 @Kalshi, the leading prediction market platform, integrated with Avalanche. 🔺 @BenqiFinance integrated Chaos Price Oracles, strengthening DeFi infrastructure. Foundation Updates 🔺 @LordChrisHolmes of Richmond MBE joined the Avalanche Foundation Board of Directors. 🔺 We’re hiring a Paralegal to support legal and operational needs, check jobs section of our profile to learn more. 🔺 Audit Dashboard with @areta_io live, with over 50+ auditing platforms to choose from. 🔺 Avalanche Foundation x Helika launched a new gaming program: $25K upfront and up to $125K more in support for studios. Grantee Progress 🔺 @GoKiteAI, the first AI-focussed L1, raised $18M in series A funding with backing from @PayPal Ventures, @SamsungNext, and others. 🔺 @WarpGameCHAIN launched on mainnet - a full-service L1 protocol, publisher, and growth platform. 🔺 @snowpeerio launched an API simplifying app and dashboard development. 🔺 @0xGasless partnered with @BangoDotFun to integrate gasless infrastructure on Avalanche. 🔺 @BitteProtocol enabled AI agents to bridge to Avalanche. 🔺 @SuzakuNetwork surpassed $10M TVL. 🔺 @WolvesDAO shared their Wolves 2.0 update. 🔺 @KeystoneWallet is nearing release of its @coreapp wallet update. 🔺 @BanzaOfficial hit 30,000 users. Network Growth → Surpassed 6.5B total network transactions → Surpassed 600M monthly transactions → Daily active addresses surpassed 30M → Surpassed $17.4B in DEX Volume - highest since December 2022 → Surpassed $2.2B in TVL -highest since August 2022 → RWA Value on Avalanche hit $750M As always, the Avalanche Foundation is here to accelerate innovation, collaboration, and growth across the Avalanche ecosystem. Did we miss anything? Share your favorite Avalanche moments from September in the comments ⤵️

Credits to @snowofkila of @AvaxTeam1 for the nice graphic 👏