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Finance

Avalanche Adds USDC Stablecoin in Continued DeFi Push

The speedy Ethereum rival hopes native USDC will be a boon to users.

Avalanche Blockchain 'Bug' Wreaks Havoc on Digital Transactions

Markets

Avalanche, Cosmos Lead Crypto Losses Amid Altcoin Purge

Crypto markets were bathed in red on Tuesday as weakening technical signals and macroeconomic factors came into play.

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Markets

Alts Find It Tough to Beat Layer 1 King Ethereum

Big investors looking beyond bitcoin may take their first baby steps into ether, which has so far outperformed its layer 1 alternatives. But for how long?

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Videos

AVAX’s Ava Labs President on Crypto Markets As Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soar

John Wu, President of Ava Labs, best known for building the “layer 1” Avalanche blockchain, discusses the outlook for layer 1 tokens and the wider crypto markets. This comes as gas fees on “layer 2” solution Ethereum remain near all-time highs. Meanwhile, Ava Labs has been chosen for Mastercard’s Crypto Accelerator Program.

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Markets

Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soared in November as Ethereum Fees Drove Competition

Avalanche saw its AVAX token rise 70% in November and was the month’s best performing layer 1 platform with a market capitalization of $10 billion or greater.

While most layer 1 platforms saw gains over November, Polkadot (DOT), saw a steep loss of 24% (Clark Van Der Beken, UnSplash)

Tech

Cook Finance Launches DeFi Index Platform on Avalanche

“We see this launch as providing an easy way for new users who want to get into DeFi indexes but were held back by high gas fees on Ethereum.”

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Markets

Avalanche’s AVAX Token Surges to All-Time High After Deloitte Deal, Defying Crypto Trend

The token is up 85% in the past 30 days, pushing its market capitalization to $23 billion.

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Finance

Tether’s USDT to Launch on Avalanche

The company behind the stablecoin also said that through an integration with Bitfinex, investors would have fast access to the token on the crypto exchange at low cost.

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Tech

Avalanche Developers and Investors Form $200M ‘Blizzard’ Investment Fund

The early-stage investment firm and incubator will be operated by former Ava Labs and Avalanche Foundation staff.

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Finance

The Educator-Entrepreneurs of Crypto

Crypto may be skeptical of legacy institutions, but some professors are making it work.

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