The AVAX ecosystem is experiencing strong growth, with trading volume surpassing one trillion, and the first ETF launched.
Avalanche in January! In case you missed it, here are some of the announcements and things happening during the first month of 2026.
🔺$AVAX Token volume officially surpasses the $1 trillion mark
🔺@DeribitOfficial by @coinbase now offers USDC-settled options trading for AVAX
🔺@bears_salmon hosted their first "The Bears Den" where projects compete to be the first $AVAX community funded project
🔺@coreapp shipped the final step of Core’s UX/UI overhaul. Core extension joins Core web and Core mobile in boasting a refreshed appearance, improved user journeys, and more.
🔺 @galaxyhq is introducing a first-of-its-kind tokenized CLO, issued exclusively on Avalanche with a $50M allocation from @grovedotfinance
🔺 @vaneck_us officially launches the first Avalanche ETF
🔺 NASDAQ-listed @avax_one rolls out an institutional-grade Avalanche validator, supporting public delegation.
🔺 BTC.B migrates to @Lombard_Finance after striking a deal with Ava Labs last September
🔺 Avalanche C-Chain hits a tremendous milestone of 1B cumulative transactions. Over 40% of that total occured in 2025 alone
🔺 @StackFi_ , a decentralized leverage and credit layer that enables capital-efficient DeFi strategies, has launched on Avalanche
🔺 Avalanche records a huge milestone of 5M $AVAX tokens burned - permanently removed from the total supply forever
🔺 Henesys deploys a DEX powered by @CryptoAlgebr that allows native $NXPC x USDT trading on their Avalanche L1
🔺 You can now use @coreapp to send tips on
@TippiklLabs. Whether you’re tipping friends, creators, or community members, value flows faster on Avalanche's native wallet
🔺 Milestone met! 5,000,000 cumulative $AVAX burned and permanently removed from the supply ❤️🔥