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Avalanche is a platform created by Ava Labs for creating custom blockchain networks and decentralized applications (dApps). It claims great scalability, with a high transaction throughput (TPS) of 4500 transactions per second. Its novel consensus protocol, Subnet infrastructure, and HyperSDK toolkit enable Web3 developers to easily launch powerful, custom blockchain solutions.
KOR completes $7.5 million Series A funding at a post-money valuation of $100 million
Odaily Reports, qinbafrank posted on the X platform stating that KorProtocol announced the completion of a $7.5 million Series A funding round, co-led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital, at a post-money valuation of $100 million. Other participants include Republic, Animoca, Solana, Avalanche, and others. Through its three core engines — Verify, Route, and Settle — KOR transforms creative assets into on-chain assets that are verifiable, matchable, and automatically settled. The Verify engine allows creators to register their works on-chain, recording provenance, ownership, and licensing terms. The Route engine uses data and AI to match creators, assets, labels, brands, platforms, and agencies. The Settle engine enables instant automatic revenue sharing via smart contracts and USDC on the Base chain, supporting complex split rules and recurring income. KOR currently has over 1 million registered users, more than $2 million in revenue, over 285,000 NFTs, and over 1,000 IP partners, and has collaborated with deadmau5 and "Black Mirror." Following the funding, KOR will continue to expand its IP supply, deepen partnerships, and advance network expansion.
Avalanche Foundation Establishes Research Review Committee, Launches Crypto Economics Research Grant Program of Up to $50,000
the Avalanche Foundation has announced the formation of an independent review committee to evaluate research proposals submitted under its "Call For Research Program" and provide up to $50,000 in funding for original academic research on the economics of decentralized networks. The committee comprises members from Ava Labs, the Avalanche Foundation, and external scholars specializing in economics, finance, and decentralized network design, aiming to select projects with long-term research value based on strict academic standards.The program covers two main research areas: crypto asset pricing and valuation, as well as validator economics and network security mechanism design. Evaluation criteria include research relevance, methodological rigor, innovation, feasibility, and the background of the research team.Emin Gün Sirer stated that Avalanche has been built on a foundation of academic research from the very beginning, and this program aims to continue that tradition while advancing the understanding and application of core economic issues related to decentralized networks. Committee members also include renowned scholars such as Campbell Harvey, Fahad Saleh, and Agostino Capponi, along with key members such as the Investment Director and Chief Economist of the Avalanche Foundation.
Balcony Completes $12.7 Million Seed Round Led by Blockchange Ventures
Odaily, Odaily news: Balcony, a RWA infrastructure based on the Avalanche blockchain, announced the completion of a $12.7 million seed funding round, led by Blockchange Ventures. The new funds will be used to deploy its platform for on-chain real estate transactions and asset settlement services in the U.S. market, integrating fragmented property records into a tamper-proof digital registry. (Tamradar)
Avalanche Foundation Launches Research Grant Program Focusing on Tokenomics and Validator Mechanisms
the Avalanche Foundation has announced the launch of its Research Grant Program (Call For Research Proposals), open to academic researchers worldwide with individual grants of up to $50,000. The program focuses on research related to Avalanche network economics, with emphasis on two core areas: first, crypto asset pricing and valuation, concentrating on how native assets of PoS public chains accrue value, including token issuance mechanisms, monetary policy, network adoption rates, and their relationship with long-term value; second, validator economics and network security, with key topics including optimal staking ratios, validator reward models, validator set health, and non-inflationary reward mechanisms.
JPYC, the issuer of the yen-pegged stablecoin, has completed a $17.62 million Series B extension round.
According to NADA NEWS, JPYC, the issuer and operator of the Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC, announced that it has raised an additional $17.62 million in the second closing of its Series B funding round. Combined with the first closing, the total funds raised are expected to reach approximately $28.93 million. Participating investors include NCB Venture Capital, Metaplanet, Kitao Bank, and Yokohama Capital, among others. The newly raised capital will be primarily used for system and application development, hiring talent for business expansion, stablecoin issuance and redemption, trading, payments, management-related operations, and new strategic investments. JPYC stated that, as of April 15, its cumulative issuance has exceeded approximately $13.21 million. The stablecoin is currently supported on Avalanche, Ethereum, and Polygon, and the company is considering adding support for Kaia and Arc.
Securitize and Neuberger Launch High-Yield Bond Tokenized Fund; Neuberger's Fixed Income Platform Exceeds $230 Billion
Odaily News - Digital asset tokenization platform Securitize, in partnership with asset management firm Neuberger, has launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC). The fund primarily invests in high-yield bonds and may also allocate to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and leveraged loans.HINC will be issued on four public chains—Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui—and is available exclusively to eligible qualified investors and qualified purchasers. Investors must undergo customer identification and anti-money laundering screening, and comply with jurisdictional restrictions and securities rules.Neuberger will handle portfolio management and research, Securitize Capital will serve as investment advisor, Securitize Markets will provide fund shares, and other affiliates will manage tokenization, administration, and operational services. Neuberger's fixed income platform manages over $230 billion in assets.Securitize disclosed that its tokenized asset management scale has reached $3.4 billion, with first-quarter revenue of $19.5 million, up nearly 40% year-over-year. The company began trading on July 2, becoming the first firm to list shares on both the New York Stock Exchange and on-chain simultaneously. (Bitcoin.com News)
Tokenized Stock Sector Monthly Transfer Volume Reaches $8.47 Billion, Securitize Leads with $270.6 Million in On-Chain Stock
according to rwa.xyz data, Securitize Corp. currently holds the top position in tokenized stocks with $270.6 million in on-chain equity. Its stock ticker, SECZ, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 2. On the same day, Securitize tokenized its own common stock on Solana and Avalanche through its regulated platform. The distributed value of the tokenized stock sector stands at $1.96 billion, up 31.84% in 30 days; monthly transfer volume reached $8.47 billion, up 92.77%; total holders reached 403,650, up 17.18%; monthly active addresses decreased by 84.37% over the same period. (Bitcoin.com News).
Avalanche Launches Payment Ecosystem Alliance, with 28 Organizations Already Onboard
Avalanche announced the launch of the Avalanche Payments Collective, with 28 organizations already joining the coalition to build payment infrastructure on the Avalanche network. The coalition aims to integrate multiple domains, including settlement, stablecoins, capital infrastructure, foreign exchange, asset management, compliance, and global payments. Members include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, WisdomTree, Paxos, Kraken, Anchorage Digital, Ethena, and the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee.
Kraken plans to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures in the US within 30 days
Kraken has announced plans to launch its first perpetual futures product regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the U.S. market within the next 30 days.Eligible U.S. clients will be able to trade perpetual futures on digital assets including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK, DOGE, LTC, and AVAX through Kraken Pro. Kraken stated that it will gradually expand contract types and product features in the future, as well as provide more collateral options.It is reported that the perpetual futures on Kraken Pro are provided by NinjaTrader Clearing, LLC (operating as Kraken Derivatives US), which is a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant. The related spot margined and perpetual futures products will be available on the Bitnomial Exchange, a CFTC-regulated exchange that was recently acquired by Payward, Kraken's parent company.
Sky: Solana Bridge Back Online, USDS Cross-Chain Functionality to Resume After rsETH Vulnerability Review
Sky (formerly MakerDAO) announced on X that the cross-chain bridging of USDS OFT on the Solana network, which was suspended due to the security review of the rsETH vulnerability incident, has resumed operation.Sky emphasized that during the review, its USDS-related contracts and the protocol itself were not affected. USDS has always maintained a fully overcollateralized state as designed, which can be verified in real-time on-chain. The suspension was a precautionary security measure. Currently, the bridging function on the Solana side has been reopened, while the Avalanche-related bridging will resume after further review is completed.
Avalanche Foundation Launches Research Grant Program Focusing on Tokenomics and Validator Mechanisms
the Avalanche Foundation has announced the launch of its Research Grant Program (Call For Research Proposals), open to academic researchers worldwide with individual grants of up to $50,000. The program focuses on research related to Avalanche network economics, with emphasis on two core areas: first, crypto asset pricing and valuation, concentrating on how native assets of PoS public chains accrue value, including token issuance mechanisms, monetary policy, network adoption rates, and their relationship with long-term value; second, validator economics and network security, with key topics including optimal staking ratios, validator reward models, validator set health, and non-inflationary reward mechanisms.
Data: Currently, approximately $204.77 million worth of tokens are staked, accounting for about 43% of the circulating supply.
On-chain data shows that Avalanche (AVAX) currently has approximately $204.77 million worth of tokens staked, accounting for about 43% of the circulating supply, with a large amount of holdings locked. Meanwhile, according to CryptoQuant data, whale investors are adding positions simultaneously in the spot and futures markets, positioning in advance without waiting for breakout confirmation. Technically, AVAX is currently consolidating near the apex of the pennant pattern at $6.46, and the Stochastic RSI has not yet touched the oversold zone. According to the CoinGlass liquidation heatmap, over $1 million in liquidity is clustered near the $6.90 price level, becoming the next key target price for bulls.
Bitwise: ETH Staking Reaches All-Time High, Accounting for 33% of Circulating Supply, Institutions Continue to Accumulate
Odaily News Bitwise released its "Q3 2026 Staking Report," showing that 40.2 million ETH has now been staked, accounting for 33% of the total ETH supply, a new all-time high. The increase in staking this year has primarily come from institutions, including staking ETFs, corporate treasuries, and other large holders. The report also indicates that the staking rates for the networks covered by Bitwise remain high, with Solana at 68%, Near at 45%, Hyperliquid at 44%, and Avalanche at 41%.Additionally, Ethereum’s throughput increased by 73% year-over-year, while Avalanche’s transaction volume reached four times that of the same period last year. Recently, Coinbase and Circle also staked 500,000 HYPE each on Hyperliquid, signaling that institutional staking is expanding to more emerging PoS networks.
Sky: Solana Bridge Back Online, USDS Cross-Chain Functionality to Resume After rsETH Vulnerability Review
Sky (formerly MakerDAO) announced on X that the cross-chain bridging of USDS OFT on the Solana network, which was suspended due to the security review of the rsETH vulnerability incident, has resumed operation.Sky emphasized that during the review, its USDS-related contracts and the protocol itself were not affected. USDS has always maintained a fully overcollateralized state as designed, which can be verified in real-time on-chain. The suspension was a precautionary security measure. Currently, the bridging function on the Solana side has been reopened, while the Avalanche-related bridging will resume after further review is completed.
Curve Finance Suspends LayerZero Cross-Chain Bridging Functionality in Response to rsETH Infrastructure Hack
According to an official announcement from Curve Finance, due to a hacker attack on the rsETH LayerZero infrastructure, Curve Finance has suspended its LayerZero infrastructure for security reasons, pending further investigation into the root cause before resuming operations. This suspension affects the following: cross-chain bridging of CRV tokens from BNB Chain, Sonic, Avalanche, Fantom, Etherlink, and Kava (chains using native bridges remain unaffected), as well as the crvUSD fast bridge functionality (the L2 slow bridge remains fully operational). Meanwhile, KelpDAO is also reported to have suffered a vulnerability exploit involving approximately $291 million; the exact extent of losses is still under investigation.
Curve Finance Suspends LayerZero Infrastructure
According to an official announcement, Curve Finance has suspended its LayerZero infrastructure as a precautionary measure following a hacker attack on rsETH’s LayerZero infrastructure, pending further investigation into the root cause. This adjustment affects cross-chain CRV bridging initiated from chains including BNB, Sonic, Avalanche, Fantom, Etherlink, and Kava; bridging from other chains remains unaffected and continues to use native bridges. Additionally, the crvUSD fast bridge is impacted, while the slower bridge to L2s remains fully operational.
Q2 revenue grew over fivefold year-over-year; AVAX One holds 14.091 million AVAX
AVAX One 公布 2026 年第二季度财务及运营数据，期内营收 280 万美元，较 2025 年同期的 45.2 万美元增长逾 5 倍。其中，AVAX 质押奖励约 210 万美元，比特币挖矿收入约 70 万美元。受数字资产市值变动影响，公司二季度净亏损 3510 万美元，其中包括数字资产未实现亏损 2975 万美元和流动性质押代币减值 261 万美元；剔除上述非现金项目后，调整后净亏损为 220 万美元。 截至 8 月 13 日，AVAX One 持有 AVAX 及等价物共 1409.1 万枚，其中约 80 万枚已部署至 Treehouse，约 95%的资产处于质押状态，年化收益率约为 5.4%。公司二季度回购约 14.48 万股，自 2025 年 11 月以来累计回购约 41.75 万股。 AVAX One 计划将 Redwater 设施约 100 千瓦的闲置比特币挖矿产能转用于 AI 推理业务，并维持 2026 年全年指引。在当前现货价格假设下，公司预计全年营收为 1100 万至 1200 万美元，EBITDA 为 200 万至 300 万美元。 AVAX One 是美国纳斯达克上市的数字基础设施公司，股票代码为 AVX，核心业务包括建立 Avalanche 数字资产储备、通过质押获取链上收益，同时运营比特币挖矿设施并发展模块化数据中心和 AI 计算业务。
Gate Alpha Zone Meme coin MARVIN (7777) surges nearly 30% in 24 hours
Odaily News: According to official sources, the Gate Alpha Zone Meme coin MARVIN (7777) has risen 29.98% over the past 24 hours. MARVIN is one of Musk's pet dogs, with a birthday on November 1st. Musk has posted about the dog multiple times and even celebrated its birthday on November 1, 2023. Users can trade it seamlessly with one click on Gate Alpha.Gate Alpha now supports public chains including SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BSC, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, Robinhood, and Berachain, and enables frictionless cross-chain token trading via a contract address search function.
Grayscale withdraws three ETF registration applications for ADA, HBAR, and DOT in succession, without disclosing specific reasons
Odaily News – Grayscale withdrew three ETF registration applications for Cardano (ADA), Hedera (HBAR), and Polkadot (DOT) in succession on August 7, with the three withdrawal filings submitted approximately 190 seconds apart.All three withdrawal filings indicate that Grayscale no longer plans to proceed with the issuance of shares for the related ETFs. The filings also note that the registration statements had not yet taken effect, no securities were issued or sold, and no preliminary prospectus was published. These withdrawals do not represent rejections by the SEC of the related ETF applications, and the filings do not disclose the reasons behind them.As of August 8, Grayscale's altcoin ETF applications for Bittensor, Aave, BNB, NEAR, and Zcash remain in the preliminary stage. Previously, Grayscale's Avalanche Staking ETF and Hyperliquid Staking ETF registration statements took effect in March and June of this year, respectively. However, the effectiveness of a registration statement does not mean the product has begun trading. (cryptoslate)
Bitwise Q3 Staking Report: Ethereum Staking Amount Reaches 40.2 Million ETH, Accounting for 33% of Total Supply
Bitwise released its Q3 2026 staking report. Currently, 40.2 million ETH are staked, accounting for 33% of the total supply. New staking this year primarily comes from institutions, including staking ETFs, corporate treasuries, and other large holders, continuing to increase despite price declines. Staking ratios on other networks also remain high: Solana at 68%, Near at 45%, Hyperliquid at 44%, and Avalanche at 41%. Ethereum throughput increased 73% year-over-year, while Avalanche trading volume grew 4x year-over-year. Institutional staking is also expanding to emerging networks.
Bitwise Releases Q3 2026 Staking Report: Activity on Various Mainnets Rises but Revenue Generally Declines, Institutional Entry Becomes Core Theme
, According to the "2026 Q3 Staking Report" released by Bitwise, 2026 Q2 presented a divergent pattern of "rising on-chain activity, declining fee revenue," with the core driving factor being protocols actively reducing block space costs. In terms of core data for each chain, Ethereum's active staked amount hit a record high of 40.2 million ETH (accounting for 33% of total supply), network revenue decreased 51% year-over-year to $64 million, but rebounded quarter-over-quarter when denominated in ETH; Solana Q2 Real Economic Value (REV) dropped to $51 million, significantly shrunk compared to the peak of $812 million in 2025 Q1, but non-voting transaction volume reached 9.8 billion, and on-chain activity remained resilient; Hyperliquid Q2 protocol total revenue was $174.8 million, perpetual contract trading volume reached $652 billion, and the proportion of non-crypto assets (commodities, stock indices, etc.) rose to 32%; Avalanche C-Chain transaction volume increased approximately fourfold year-over-year to 236 million, but network revenue, due to a significant decrease in fees, remained only $330,000; NEAR, due to the collapse of Kai-Ching application activity, Q2 on-chain transaction volume plummeted 75% to 77.7 million, but Intents execution layer generated fees approximately 68 times that of the base chain. In terms of institutional adoption, BlackRock launched Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHB), Coin
Bitwise: ETH Staking Reaches All-Time High, Accounting for 33% of Circulating Supply, Institutions Continue to Accumulate
Odaily News Bitwise released its "Q3 2026 Staking Report," showing that 40.2 million ETH has now been staked, accounting for 33% of the total ETH supply, a new all-time high. The increase in staking this year has primarily come from institutions, including staking ETFs, corporate treasuries, and other large holders. The report also indicates that the staking rates for the networks covered by Bitwise remain high, with Solana at 68%, Near at 45%, Hyperliquid at 44%, and Avalanche at 41%.Additionally, Ethereum’s throughput increased by 73% year-over-year, while Avalanche’s transaction volume reached four times that of the same period last year. Recently, Coinbase and Circle also staked 500,000 HYPE each on Hyperliquid, signaling that institutional staking is expanding to more emerging PoS networks.
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Securitize and Neuberger Launch High-Yield Bond Tokenized Fund; Neuberger's Fixed Income Platform Exceeds $230 Billion
Odaily News - Digital asset tokenization platform Securitize, in partnership with asset management firm Neuberger, has launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC). The fund primarily invests in high-yield bonds and may also allocate to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and leveraged loans.HINC will be issued on four public chains—Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui—and is available exclusively to eligible qualified investors and qualified purchasers. Investors must undergo customer identification and anti-money laundering screening, and comply with jurisdictional restrictions and securities rules.Neuberger will handle portfolio management and research, Securitize Capital will serve as investment advisor, Securitize Markets will provide fund shares, and other affiliates will manage tokenization, administration, and operational services. Neuberger's fixed income platform manages over $230 billion in assets.Securitize disclosed that its tokenized asset management scale has reached $3.4 billion, with first-quarter revenue of $19.5 million, up nearly 40% year-over-year. The company began trading on July 2, becoming the first firm to list shares on both the New York Stock Exchange and on-chain simultaneously. (Bitcoin.com News)
Ava Labs Management Restructuring: Charley Cooper Named President, John Wu Transitions to Senior Advisor
Odaily News – Ava Labs former President John Wu announced that Charley Cooper has been appointed President of Ava Labs, where he will oversee day-to-day operations and drive the next phase of growth. Cooper previously served at the U.S. Department of Defense, the CFTC, as well as traditional financial institutions such as Deutsche Bank and State Street, and brings over a decade of blockchain industry experience. In addition, Lydia Chiu has officially assumed the role of CFO, having previously served as Interim CFO.John Wu will transition to Senior Advisor at Ava Labs, where he will continue to contribute to long-term strategy and focus on deepening Avalanche's relationships with Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
On-chain tokenized RWA scale grows to $44.7 billion in three years, Ethereum remains the largest settlement layer
Odaily News: Tokenized RWA (Real World Assets) has grown from a niche market to $44.7 billion in on-chain assets over the past three years. Among these, Ethereum remains the largest RWA settlement layer, while public chains such as BNB Chain, zkSync Era, Solana, XRP Ledger, Stellar, and Avalanche have also attracted considerable RWA activity.
Q2 revenue grew over fivefold year-over-year; AVAX One holds 14.091 million AVAX
AVAX One 公布 2026 年第二季度财务及运营数据，期内营收 280 万美元，较 2025 年同期的 45.2 万美元增长逾 5 倍。其中，AVAX 质押奖励约 210 万美元，比特币挖矿收入约 70 万美元。受数字资产市值变动影响，公司二季度净亏损 3510 万美元，其中包括数字资产未实现亏损 2975 万美元和流动性质押代币减值 261 万美元；剔除上述非现金项目后，调整后净亏损为 220 万美元。 截至 8 月 13 日，AVAX One 持有 AVAX 及等价物共 1409.1 万枚，其中约 80 万枚已部署至 Treehouse，约 95%的资产处于质押状态，年化收益率约为 5.4%。公司二季度回购约 14.48 万股，自 2025 年 11 月以来累计回购约 41.75 万股。 AVAX One 计划将 Redwater 设施约 100 千瓦的闲置比特币挖矿产能转用于 AI 推理业务，并维持 2026 年全年指引。在当前现货价格假设下，公司预计全年营收为 1100 万至 1200 万美元，EBITDA 为 200 万至 300 万美元。 AVAX One 是美国纳斯达克上市的数字基础设施公司，股票代码为 AVX，核心业务包括建立 Avalanche 数字资产储备、通过质押获取链上收益，同时运营比特币挖矿设施并发展模块化数据中心和 AI 计算业务。
Gate Alpha Zone Meme coin MARVIN (7777) surges nearly 30% in 24 hours
Odaily News: According to official sources, the Gate Alpha Zone Meme coin MARVIN (7777) has risen 29.98% over the past 24 hours. MARVIN is one of Musk's pet dogs, with a birthday on November 1st. Musk has posted about the dog multiple times and even celebrated its birthday on November 1, 2023. Users can trade it seamlessly with one click on Gate Alpha.Gate Alpha now supports public chains including SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BSC, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, Robinhood, and Berachain, and enables frictionless cross-chain token trading via a contract address search function.
Grayscale withdraws three ETF registration applications for ADA, HBAR, and DOT in succession, without disclosing specific reasons
Odaily News – Grayscale withdrew three ETF registration applications for Cardano (ADA), Hedera (HBAR), and Polkadot (DOT) in succession on August 7, with the three withdrawal filings submitted approximately 190 seconds apart.All three withdrawal filings indicate that Grayscale no longer plans to proceed with the issuance of shares for the related ETFs. The filings also note that the registration statements had not yet taken effect, no securities were issued or sold, and no preliminary prospectus was published. These withdrawals do not represent rejections by the SEC of the related ETF applications, and the filings do not disclose the reasons behind them.As of August 8, Grayscale's altcoin ETF applications for Bittensor, Aave, BNB, NEAR, and Zcash remain in the preliminary stage. Previously, Grayscale's Avalanche Staking ETF and Hyperliquid Staking ETF registration statements took effect in March and June of this year, respectively. However, the effectiveness of a registration statement does not mean the product has begun trading. (cryptoslate)