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Aave V4 has been deployed to the Avalanche network, marking the first multi-chain deployment of the Aave V4 Hub & Spoke architecture. This deployment includes a core liquidity hub and three sub-markets: the main market supports lending of assets such as WAVAX, BTC.b, USDC, USDT, and WETH.e; the AVAX-related market focuses on AVAX liquidity staking strategies, allowing users to deposit sAVAX with a 95% collateral rate and borrow WAVAX; the foreign exchange market supports mutual collateralization and lending among three stablecoins: EURC, USDC, and USDT.The core liquidity hub adopts a shared liquidity pool design, with all sub-markets sharing the same pool to avoid liquidity fragmentation. Aave stated that since its deployment on Avalanche in 2021, the historical cumulative inflow for V2 and V3 has exceeded $15 billion, and the current stablecoin utilization rate in the V3 market is over 90%.

Japan's largest securities token issuance and management platform, Progmat, has completed its migration to the Avalanche blockchain, transferring all managed tokenized assets worth over 452 billion yen (approximately 2.7 billion USD) from a Corda 5-based permissioned chain to a dedicated Avalanche Layer 1. This migration was announced in February this year and was completed as scheduled, without affecting the normal operations of financial institutions.Progmat stated that the new architecture no longer relies on a single blockchain and can support future multi-chain expansion. All smart contracts have been migrated to the EVM environment, and while maintaining the original functionality, the speed of asset rights transfer processing has increased by 3 to 5 times, with the final confirmation time for transactions reduced to under 2 seconds. Progmat was initially incubated by Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUFG), and became an independent operation in 2023. It currently has the support of major Japanese financial institutions such as Mizuho Bank, Tokyo Stock Exchange, and SBI, holding a 53% market share in Japan's securities token market and accounting for 64.6% of the total issuance scale of securities tokens, covering most tokenized real estate and corporate bond projects.In addition, Progmat established a working group for the tokenization of Japanese government bonds and on-chain repurchase (Repo) in May this year, collaborating with asset management institutions, banks, and securities companies to research the tokenization of Japanese government bonds and explore application scenarios such as 24/7 trading and T+0 real-time settlement.

Data from Rwa.xyz shows that BUIDL on the Avalanche chain has surpassed $900 million, with a weekly growth of 105%.The current total scale of BUIDL has reached $2.869 billion, with a 30-day increase of 21.11%.

According to The Defiant, Nasdaq-listed company Avalanche Treasury Corp (AVAT) warned in its SEC quarterly report of significant doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern. The company's stock price has dropped 93% over the past month, falling from over $10 in early June to below $0.73 on June 29. AVAT went public on June 11 through a merger with Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp, planning to establish a $1 billion AVAX position, but the approximately $265 million cost of purchasing AVAX has now shrunk to about $123 million. AVAX has fallen 47% this year, with a Wednesday quote of about $6.72. AVAT has staked about 7.8 million of its 13.8 million AVAX as collateral for loans, with an operating loss of over $26 million in the first quarter, almost entirely due to the impairment of the fair value of its AVAX holdings. AVAT's market capitalization has fallen to less than $30 million.

Avalanche Treasury Company officially listed on Nasdaq under the code AVAT on Thursday, but faced a sell-off on its first day of trading, with the stock price dropping 16% from the opening to close at $1.85.The company completed its listing through a merger with SPAC Mountain Lake Acquisition, with a total transaction size of approximately $675 million, and received support from institutions such as Dragonfly, Pantera, ParaFi Capital, VanEck, Galaxy Digital, and Kraken.Avalanche Treasury holds approximately 15 million AVAX tokens, aiming to provide investors with exposure to the Avalanche ecosystem without the need to hold the tokens directly. CEO Bart Smith stated that this strategy is not a direct bet on price, but rather a long-term investment in the potential for institutional financial restructuring.Although the Avalanche ecosystem has attracted over 550 projects and more than $1 billion in institutional funds since its launch in 2020, its native token AVAX has recently faced significant pressure, with prices falling back to near five-year lows.Market data shows that AVAT's first-day performance continued the generally weak trend of crypto "Digital Asset Treasury (DAT)" companies. Previous related listings such as Strategy, Bitmine, and SOL Strategies have all experienced significant pullbacks, reflecting ongoing valuation pressure for such assets in the crypto bear market environment.

According to CNBC, Avalanche Treasury, a company focused on the Avalanche ecosystem, has officially announced its listing on NASDAQ under the stock ticker AVAT. The company is led by former Susquehanna and AllianceBernstein executive Bart Smith and achieved its listing through a $675 million merger with SPAC Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp.Reportedly, unlike most reserve companies that only hold crypto assets, Avalanche Treasury allocates funds to Avalanche network infrastructure, applications, and ecosystem projects, rather than simply hoarding AVAX tokens, attempting to create additional returns through staking yields, ecosystem investments, and capital allocation. AVAT currently holds approximately 15 million AVAX, accounting for about 3.5% of the circulating supply.

CME Group announced that it has launched futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) for investors to trade.

The global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard has announced that it now supports Avalanche (AVAX) network top-ups. Users can now directly recharge their WasabiCard accounts on-chain through the AVAX network.It is reported that this integration aims to leverage the high performance, low latency, and low-cost underlying architecture of the Avalanche network to enhance the efficiency of on-chain funds entering the real commercial payment system and reduce friction costs during the transfer process. The official statement indicates that this move will further improve WasabiCard's multi-chain payment infrastructure layout and continuously promote the flexible application of on-chain assets in real global payment scenarios.

The Avalanche Foundation stated on the X platform that it supports DeFi United. This is a coordinated effort aimed at restoring rsETH collateral support. DeFi is undergoing public stress testing, with transparent accounts and real accountability, while traditional financial systems often take months or years to complete such repairs.The Avalanche Foundation expressed support for Aave and the broader DeFi ecosystem.

OKX will delist the USDT and USDC AAVE (Avalanche network) on-chain earning products on April 21, 2026. New subscriptions for related products have been suspended and removed from the product list. Starting from April 21, 2026, users will gradually redeem their principal and accumulated earnings, which will be returned to their funding accounts. The redemption may need to be completed in batches.

Bitwise Asset Management announced that its launched Avalanche spot exchange-traded product Bitwise Avalanche ETP (BAVA) will be listed on the NYSE in 2026. This product aims to provide investors with exposure to AVAX and participate in staking through Bitwise's on-chain solutions division, aiming to maintain liquidity while achieving an average staking yield of approximately 5.4% from Avalanche to enhance overall returns.

According to The Block, South Korean payment service provider NHN KCP has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ava Labs to jointly build a Layer 1 network aimed at payment scenarios based on Ava Cloud, covering three main areas: sub-second payment confirmation, on-chain transaction data encryption, and customizable merchant payment infrastructure.The two parties will also explore business opportunities such as tokenized deposit models, multi-stablecoin settlement structures, and cross-border payments. Justin Kim, head of Ava Labs Asia, stated that the launch time of the L1 mainnet will largely depend on the progress of cryptocurrency regulatory regulations in South Korea.

According to on-chain analyst Emperor Osmo, the Avalanche team has deposited approximately $180 million worth of AVAX tokens (about 1.88% of the circulating supply) to Coinbase over the past 6 months.

On April 7, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) announced plans to launch futures contracts for Avalanche and Sui, pending regulatory review.The contracts will offer both standard and micro specifications, aimed at providing traders with capital efficiency and strategic flexibility. Micro contracts typically have lower margin requirements, helping to enhance accessibility for retail and institutional participants. This move further expands the existing cryptocurrency derivatives product line at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which currently includes futures for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, reflecting the exchange's ongoing strategy to deepen its digital asset derivatives offerings.

CME Group announced plans to launch futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI), further enriching its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives product line, and is currently awaiting approval from regulatory authorities. Market participants can choose between mini contracts or standard contracts: 1. AVAX futures: 5,000 AVAX, mini AVAX futures: 500 AVAX; 2. SUI futures: 50,000 SUI, mini SUI futures: 5,000 SUI.

According to CoinDesk, Grayscale's research director Zach Pandl stated that the current tokenization market is still in its early stages, with a scale of about $27 billion, accounting for only about 0.01% of the global capital markets. However, it is expected to grow to nearly $19 trillion by 2033, with the tokenization market developing in phases and investment opportunities presenting a "gradient release."In the early stages, permissioned networks likely dominated by institutions, such as Canton Network, are expected to prevail; in the mid-term, a hybrid model may emerge, with networks like Avalanche that have subnet structures likely to benefit; in the long term, Ethereum may support global decentralized finance, but the pace of implementation is relatively slow.

According to The Block, South Korea's major credit card company KB Kookmin Card announced that it will collaborate with Avalanche to build a hybrid stablecoin payment model based on a public chain, and jointly develop a complete stablecoin system covering recharge, payment, and settlement with digital asset infrastructure company OpenAsset.This system will retain the user experience and reward points of traditional credit cards to lower the threshold for users to use stablecoins and digital assets. It is reported that the system will prioritize deducting the stablecoin balance in the digital wallet linked to the credit card, and when the balance is insufficient, the difference will be automatically paid by the credit card. Previously, KB Card disclosed in January this year that it had applied for relevant patents involving a hybrid payment system that connects existing credit cards with digital wallets.

According to The Block, Animoca Brands announced an investment in the Avalanche blockchain native token AVAX and reached a strategic cooperation with Avalanche developer Ava Labs to jointly promote the development of the Avalanche ecosystem.A spokesperson for Animoca Brands declined to disclose the scale of the investment and other terms. In terms of cooperation, both parties will focus on deploying capital to Avalanche ecosystem projects, exploring product integration, and providing advisory support, with key areas including real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, entertainment, and digital identity. In terms of regional layout, the initial focus will be on Asia and the Middle East, with Animoca Brands stating that it has established regional infrastructure and institutional relationships in these two areas for commercial deployment of Avalanche ecosystem projects.

According to The Block, Grayscale's Avalanche Staking ETF began trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, offering exposure to AVAX and staking rewards. The asset management company stated that since 2020, Avalanche has processed over 11.4 billion transactions, and the new fund stakes AVAX to participate in the network's proof-of-stake system.Avalanche itself is a multi-chain smart contract platform that supports high-throughput applications, a customized blockchain known as Avalanche L1, and enterprise-level configurability. According to on-chain data, since its launch in 2020, the network has processed over 11.4 billion transactions.