We did it again, proud to be honored for the second year in a row as
@Forbes
Best Startup Employers in America 🎉
This is testament of our world-class team who pour their hearts into their work every day, to further our mission of digitizing all of the world's assets on-chain.
We are proud to announce the launch of
@AvaCloud
, the Web3 launchpad for deploying and scaling no-code, fully managed custom blockchains.
AvaCloud marks a landmark shift in the blockchain development process.
Let's dive in to AvaCloud 👇
Ava Labs has been selected to join Mastercard Start Path (
@MAstartpath
) Crypto, a startup engagement program dedicated to exploring and solving how blockchain technology can democratize use cases for people and businesses around the world.
We’re joining forces with
@Amazon
to help enterprises and governments build compliant blockchain solutions.
#AWS
makes it easier to launch and manage
#Avalanche
nodes, giving the network more strength and flexibility for developers.
Ava Labs has entered a strategic partnership with
@Togg2022
to build smart mobility solutions on
#Avalanche
. Together, we intend to build the future of transportation with crypto embedded in devices as a core component of their functionality.
Please join us and the Avalanche Foundation in supporting the recovery effort organized by
@haluklevent
’s charity
@ahbap
.
Donation Address:
0x868D27c361682462536DfE361f2e20B3A6f4dDD8
The Avalanche Foundation has donated $1M in AVAX to the disaster relief efforts, organized by
@haluklevent
, for the earthquake that has affected Turkey and Syria. We encourage others to join the effort.
A big congrats to
@el33th4xor
and the Ava Labs team for winning the
@AegisGrahamBell
in the Innovation for Blockchain category. This achievement truly shows the capabilities of Ava Labs and the solutions it's building like
@AvalancheAVAX
.
How is the
@avalancheavax
x
@AWS
partnership a win for developers, Amazon customers and the entire Avalanche ecosystem?
@John1wu
explains in this
@crypto
segment how we're working with Amazon to build the tools needed to onboard the next billion users to crypto 🔺
The Ava Labs team is incredibly passionate and dedicated to their work, the culture,
#Avalanche
and the future of Web3!
Its an honor to be named to the
@Forbes
2022 Fintech 50 list 🙏
We're hiring for these key roles to help grow the presence of
@AvalancheAVAX
,
@CoreApp
, and other Web3 innovations all across the globe:
✨ Head of Community
✨ Growth Marketing Leads for DeFi, Enterprise, Platform
✨ Head of DevRel
Apply now:
We're hiring across all functions to build
@AvalancheAVAX
and other revolutionary decentralized technologies.
- Sr. Blockchain Engineer
- Sr. Platform Engineer
- Sr. Infrastructure Engineer
- Dir. of DeFi Biz Dev
- Growth Marketing Manager
Apply today!
Today marks the first major upgrade to
@CoreApp
, now supporting Ethereum, all EVM-compatible chains & custom Avalanche Subnets, setting a new standard for multichain user experience on the blockchain.
This year, our primary focus was to build products and services that elevate both the developer and user experience for the Avalanche ecosystem and beyond 🤝
Let's take a trip back through the biggest consumer product moments of 2023 ✈️
There's a lot being built on
#Avalanche
, from new DeFi dApps and Web3 games, to protocol upgrades and top-tier enterprise partnerships.
Come thru 'In The Lab' office hours to dive in and learn about what's coming next!
Join us every Thurs. at 12p ET on
@avalancheavax
Spaces!
"Ava Labs, a blockchain startup founded by a Cornell University professor, has hired financial services and technology expert Lee Schneider as its first-ever legal and policy leader." -
@BLaw
We’re proud to be joining the Tokenized Asset Coalition to help pave the way for an open, fair and transparent financial system.
As part of the first 15 member cohort, we contributed to the inaugural State of Tokenization Report.
Let's take a look👇
This Saturday, August 29 at 1:30PM ET, Ava Labs Founder and CEO
@el33th4xor
will lead a keynote at
@Chainlink
's DeFi smart contract conference. Don't miss out, and RSVP now:
"Intain said it chose to build its new platform on an Avalanche Subnet because of its customizability. Intain needed to build a permissioned network that was also compliant with regulatory frameworks."
Read more about IntainMARKETS on
@TheBlock__
⬇️
Avalanche9000 allows you to build with no compromises.
Avalanche9000 is the largest network upgrade that Avalanche has undergone since mainnet launch. This upgrade will make launching your own L1 more economically feasible, easier to customize, smoother to maintain and quicker
Avalanche9000 🔺
The catalyst that unlocks an expansive world of purpose-built blockchains that all feel like one, giving builders a suite of out-of-the-box tools with complete customization controls.
Build with no compromises.
Let’s dig in 👇
Why are large financial institutions tokenizing financial products and currencies on-chain?
It's simple. Transferability, efficiency and transparency.
@John1wu
breaks it down in this segment from Bloomberg
@crypto
⬇️
How are new innovations in crypto changing the way we use the internet?
CEO
@el33th4xor
goes over all the technology that Ava Lab's has brought into the space; from trust-less bridges to the ground-breaking Avalanche consensus.
In honor of
@el33th4xor
's birthday, let's revisit his origin story, what he identified as the next wave of blockchain innovation, and why the industry was primed for the novel consensus mechanism and scalable design of
#Avalanche
Tomorrow, June 26 at 3:15PM ET, AVA Labs CEO
@el33th4xor
will join Co-founder of
@chainlink
@SergeyNazarov
on a live-streamed Q&A discussing oracles, highly-scalable networks like
@avalancheavax
, and how both are growing the DeFi movement. RSVP here:
What makes innovation in Web3 special?
@John1wu
, President of Ava Labs, explains that with composability built into the platform, each and every innovation introduced to the platform can streamline value transfer and compound each other's effects.
As we continue to focus on accelerating blockchain adoption in the APAC region, and we're thrilled to welcome Laura Nguyen (
@Lauranguyent
) as our new Head of Vietnam!
Laura's focus will be both community and business development for
@avax
in the region.
Next Friday July 10 at 12PM ET, AVA Labs CEO
@el33th4xor
will be on the global main stage at
@campusparty
to speak about open and programmable finance on
@avalancheavax
. Register here:
Read the newest interview with
@John1wu
where he shares his vision on how he sees Avalanche making the world of alternatives more global. Read the entire interview:
Welcome
@theo_diamandis
to the first Systems Seminar, our new series dedicated to sharing knowledge and growing the blockchain industry.
Theo is PhD student at MIT & Researcher
@BainCapCrypto
, discussing Dynamic Pricing for Non-Fungible Resources 🔗
The first-ever
@cufintechclub
#Avalanche
Hackathon was a huge success, gathering over 100 attendees in support of blockchain innovation and education at one of the world's elite universities. Congratulations to the winners, who won $8.5k in prizes!
Ava Labs is joining
@LACChain
to further promote the development, adoption, and growth of blockchain technology in Latin America and Caribbean regions. We're ecstatic to join alongside
@medialab
,
@EntEthAlliance
, and more:
🍎 Join
@ChainlinkNY
for a fireside chat with
@avalabsofficial
's
@jayks
on the future of the
#Avalanche
ecosystem and how native dApps are using data feeds to secure their protocols.
🗓️ Thurs, May 26 at 6:30pm
🔗 Register:
“The Venly Shopify NFT app gives millions of
@Shopify
merchants the ability to quickly level up their digital stores with the speed and eco-friendliness of Avalanche NFTs." -
@SJohn_Nahas
, VP of Business Development
Millions of
@Shopify
merchants across the globe will now be able to design, mint, and sell Avalanche NFTs, opening up a new source of revenue for their businesses.
Watch Ava Labs CEO
@el33th4xor
's keynote at
@Chainlink
's
#SmartCon
where he explores how
@AvalancheAVAX
is the ideal solution for improving decentralized exchanges, prediction markets, and corporate debt instruments:
We're excited to welcome Justin Kim and Roi Hirata, two key leaders who will be instrumental in accelerating the growth of Avalanche in the APAC region 👋
@justinkim415
will act as Head of Korea, and
@RoiSarak
as Head of Japan!
"I've tried almost every wallet launched over the last decade, but it wasn't until I used Core that I began to believe that we're getting to a place where people can have easy access to the all the Web3 tools they need in one place" —
@el33th4xor
Yesterday,
@mattleising
of
@business
and
@el33th4xor
of Ava Labs spoke about the 5 year anniversary of the DAO Hack.
What exactly happened, and how can the blockchain industry learn from this event? Tune into the full conversation:
“If you have some Ethereum-based solution today, you can deploy it on
@avalancheavax
on the Contract Chain, and it is byte, byte, byte compatible with Ethereum. You have to make zero changes.” -
@el33th4xor
on the
@blockchainRI
’s webinar:
Interoperable Subnets are a key part of
@avax
's plan for scalability - meet Avalanche Warp Messaging & Teleporter.
The
@GamingOnAvax
team explores use cases in gaming here, but the utility stretches way beyond.
Catch the highlights below:
AWM + Teleporter: Part 1
There's an Avalanche of Gaming Subnets coming. But how will these separate blockchains talk to each other?
@coopernicus01
asks
@meeshtian
of the Product team about Avalanche Warp Messaging & Teleporter in part one of our short video series.
Why is UX design so important for the adoption of new Web3 products?
VP of Marketing
@jayks
explains why it is key to master the user experience from the protocol level all the way up to the app design.
Watch the full interview with
@paulbarron
:
We’re excited to announce the hire of fintech and crypto legal expert Lee Schneider as Ava Labs first General Counsel. Schneider will be responsible for the firm’s legal matters, as well as proactive government affairs strategy
John met with the
@NYCMayor
's innovation team,
@DominicanDenise
and
@jons463
, this past Friday the
@CUBlockchain
conference. We're looking forward to working with Mayor Adams' team to help keep NYC the capital of crypto innovation here in the US!
Ava Labs has joined the Blockchain Association (
@BlockchainAssn
), a team of industry leaders that educates American lawmakers and advocates for better and more transparent blockchain and cryptoasset public policy in the US.
We're hiring for many roles across all departments within Ava Labs. Come be part of a world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance, and law. Apply today:
September was a big month of upgrades for our lineup of consumer products, focused on elevating the experience for users & developers:
☑️ Direct Ledger Support in Core web
☑️ Token Details Page
☑️ Non-EVM Signing Tool
☑️
@GetOnramper
Buy Aggregator
☑️ New
@avax
C-Chain Explorer
Over the past month,
@coreapp
added some amazing new features and integrations to continue to elevate the user experience for Core mobile and extension 🦉
Let's recap the highlights from January 👇
We're excited to welcome Devika Mittal and Kamakshi Arjun, accelerating the firm's growth in the Indian market, primarily focused on institutional partnerships, developers, and community growth.
Welcome
@MittalDevika
and
@kamakshi_taneja
!
This week's Systems Seminar we're joined by
@ismael_H_R
, the CEO of Lagrange Labs. Ismael presents their recent publication, “RecProofs: Vector Commitments with Updatable Batch Proofs and their Applications.”
🔗
1/ One year ago today,
#Avalanche
Mainnet officially went live with its community, kicking off a journey to create a frictionless and decentralized world, with the fastest smart contracts platform in the industry.
Let’s take a look back at all that’s happened in Year 1 🧵
Want to help Ava Labs create the best user experience with our products?
Come join the Ava Labs Research group on telegram to be the first to beta test new products and provide feedback to the team!
Join here:
This week's Systems Seminar, we're joined by
@gballet
from the go-ethereum team and the Ethereum Foundation. Guillaume presents his work on verkle trees for stateless blockchain design and Ethereum's migration path to verkle trees.
Check it out here:
Update on the Avalanche Wallet Phase Out
Our product and engineering teams continue processing user feedback received. The phase-out date of the Avalanche Wallet is being extended to March to accommodate the integration of specific features and requests from the community. More
.
@MorganKrupetsky
spoke at
@Benzinga
's Future of Crypto and shared how she feels blockchain-enabled tech like Avalanche will ultimately "disentangle" inefficiencies in finance, not entirely displace the industry.
Learn more from the panel:
Avalanche friends, we need your help!
@CoreApp
has made great strides since its beta launch.
We are looking to the community to make it even better. Is there a feature you would like to see? Did you find a bug? Have an innovative idea you want to share? We are listening. 🧵⬇️
This week's System Seminar, we were joined by Neil Giridharan from UC Berkeley. Neil presents BeeGees, a novel chained BFT protocol that successfully commits blocks even with non-consecutive honest leaders. Please give it a listen to hear more!
Discover your next career opportunities with one of the most innovative companies in Web3.
From engineering to marketing, we're not short on open roles!
Take a look:
Today is the release of Core, a free, non-custodial browser extension that allows for the seamless use of
#Avalanche
dApps and tools — giving Web3 users a superior experience.
Learn more about the all-in-one command center for Avalanche, and download
@coreapp_
today!
Today
@avalabsofficial
announces the release of Core, a free, non-custodial browser extension engineered for users to seamlessly and securely access the full power of Web3 on
#Avalanche
Let’s dive into the features and benefits of
@CoreApp_
🧵⬇️
Fantastic initiative by the Avalanche Foundation. The $50M allocation aims to support and demonstrate the value of tokenization on Avalanche and potential for a financial system that’s more accessible, efficient and cost-effective.
Today, the Avalanche Foundation introduces Avalanche Vista, a $50M initiative to pioneer tokenization on
#Avalanche
Tokenization is poised to be one of the most impactful blockchain innovations of the next decade, and Avalanche is uniquely equipped to power these systems.
We’re extremely proud to be sharing a new experience in wallet creation.
Seed Abstraction simplifies the account creation and sign-in process. With simple Web2 methods like email logins, Core is making crypto more accessible to everyone, regardless of their technical background.
Introducing a first-of-its-kind experience in wallet creation. Seed phrases are out. Web2 login is in.
You can create a crypto wallet using your Gmail or Apple ID📧🔐
Create a wallet and see how Core is redefining the onboarding & recovery experience👇
Want to come work for one of the most innovative and community-driven teams building in
#Web3
? Ava Labs is hiring across many departments to accelerate growth of the
@avalancheavax
blockchain.
Apply today and DM with any questions!
Nexon, the largest gaming company in Korea and
#11
in the world, is bringing its legendary MapleStory game to Avalanche.
MapleStory Universe will be powered by an Avalanche Subnet tailored specifically to their ecosystem, built with
@AvaCloud
!
From pioneering free-to-play to championing blockchain gaming: Maplestory continues to evolve!
MapleStory, one of the most legendary games from Korea’s largest game studio, Nexon, is now coming to Avalanche with
@MaplestoryU
on a Subnet.
Maplestory was one of the first games to
🔬 Last year at Consensus,
@avalabs
CEO
@el33th4xor
shared how Avalanche aims to integrate top science with blockchain technology.
What insights will he share at
#Consensus2024
? Join us in Austin to find out ➡️
The team will be back on Avalanche Spaces today to discuss the latest ecosystem updates, answer your questions, and connect with the community 🤝
Come hang out at 4pm ET, set a reminder here ⬇️
For this week's System Seminar, we're joined by
@kakia1989
, Researcher at
@OffchainLabs
. Akaki talks about transactional ordering policy with focus on latency racing vs bidding. 🔗
The latest Systems Seminar is now live. We were joined by
@mortendahlcs
Tech lead at
@zama_fhe
. In this episode he discusses fhEVM and how Zama utilizes open-source full homomorphic encryption to bring FHE to EVM smart contract deployment. Listen now!
September At a Glance
🏆Avalanche9000 launched
🏆Core launched non-Avax EVM support
🏆Validator Explorer update shipped, providing more information for validators and delegators
🏆Core launched Multichain Compatibility
🏆160 Core users joined our technical office hours
Codebase is looking for 5 talented founders who have a big idea and the determination to execute. Season 2 applications are open, and the stakes are even higher this time.
5 selected teams, $50k each to build during the 10-week program, plus a prize pool for demo day of up to
Codebase Season 2 is here, and we’re looking for 5 early-stage projects building the next breakout apps on Avalanche!
Selected startups will participate in a 10-week intensive program to help transform ambitious builders into extraordinary founders, with a final pitch day prize
The team will be live on Twitter Spaces today to discuss the latest developments on Avalanche, including new protocol launches, platform and tooling updates, games, NFTs and much more!
Come thru In The Lab office hours at 4p ET:
“Mass adoption is coming, and Core will be the gateway for people who want a single platform that can do it all without the hassle of multiple wallets.”
@_nMoose
“Building a large scale, free to play AAA game, there are several things that are top of mind-performance, economics, and security. Avalanche delivers on all 3. AvaCloud lets me spend more time focused on creating differentiated value.”
@marcmercuri
Head of Platform
@playSHRAPNEL
We're thrilled to announce the hiring of Khalid Dannish as the new Head of Middle East and North Africa, focused on accelerating growth in the region.
According to the Global Crypto Adoption Index, MENA has the world’s fastest-growing crypto market.
The Avalanche-Bitcoin Bridge has been updated by the Bridge Nodes to introduce a “speed bump” to transactions from Avalanche to the Bitcoin Network.
This does not impact transactions from Bitcoin to Avalanche or the Avalanche-Ethereum Bridge.
Read more:
We were honored to be joined by
@jackzampolin
, CEO/Co-Founder of
@strangelovelabs
, to present the concept of Intents in IBC, which helps create better pathways for complex transactions between different chains.
Check out Jack's Systems Seminar talk: