Avalanche, a high-performance blockchain platform, has announced a significant milestone with a $250 million locked-token sale led by Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly, and ParaFi Capital. The investment underscores strong institutional confidence in Avalanche's capabilities and future, with over 40 prominent investment firms participating, including SkyBridge, SCB Limited, Hivemind, and Republic Capital.

Avalanche Announces $250 Million Locked-Token Sale

$250M Locked-Token Sale

The funding aligns with the launch of Avalanche9000, a transformative upgrade aimed at revolutionizing blockchain scalability and cost-efficiency. The testnet introduces features such as:

• 99.9% cost reduction for deploying Avalanche Layer 1 (L1) blockchains.
• 25x lower transaction costs on the C-Chain.

Avalanche9000 also includes the Retro9000 program, a $40 million retroactive grant initiative supporting developers building on the Avalanche platform, with $2 million allocated for referral rewards. Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly, emphasized the upgrade's significance, stating, “Avalanche9000 represents a pivotal step toward advancing the decentralized finance ecosystem. Its innovation in scalability and speed positions Avalanche as a leader in the web3 landscape.”

Retro9000 Program

Institutional Backing and Ecosystem Growth

The investment highlights the growing momentum behind Avalanche's unique architecture, which has become a cornerstone for projects across various sectors, including tokenization of real-world assets, gaming, payments, and institutional finance. Jason Urban, Global Head of Trading at Galaxy Digital, shared, “We are providing Avalanche with strategic resources and services needed to foster institutional participation and long-term growth.”

Ben Forman, Founder and Managing Partner of ParaFi Capital, pointed out the platform’s potential for secure and compliant tokenized asset management, stating, “Avalanche's architectural advantages make it ideal for tokenization. The Avalanche9000 upgrade further strengthens its position as a leading blockchain ecosystem.”

Retro9000 Program Details

Avalanche's Growing Ecosystem

More than 500 L1 chains are already under development on Avalanche, driving innovation across industries. Established projects like DeFi Kingdoms, Dexalot, and Lamina1 showcase the platform’s ability to support high-throughput applications. The Avalanche Consensus Mechanism ensures near-instant finality for transactions, while the platform’s customizable virtual machines provide unparalleled flexibility for developers.

The mainnet launch of Avalanche9000, scheduled for December 16, 2024, marks a new chapter for the platform. By drastically lowering costs and enhancing scalability, Avalanche aims to empower developers and institutions to pioneer the next generation of decentralized applications and tokenized assets. With robust support from leading investors, Avalanche is set to remain a driving force in the evolution of blockchain technology.

Source: Avalanche