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Weekly Avalanche Overview

Data pulled: 9/15/2023

Total Transactions: 5.4M
Gas Used: 6.5T
Total Stake: 256.8M

Announcements

Avalanche Builder Spotlight: Pixion Games

Builder Spotlight: Fableborne.

Kam Punia, Pixion Games

“When we think of blockchain, there are two questions,” said Kam Punia, Founder and CEO of Pixion Games. “One, does the tech allow us to improve the gameplay experience? Or two, does it allow us to create a new experience altogether?”

Total user control is what Kam Punia wanted his studio’s first major game release to give. On his sixth try, he struck gold with Fableborne, an RPG with a blend of action (think: Diablo) and strategy that, yes, gives players authority over their experience. What kind of control, and how did building on Avalanche make it possible?

Find out
Movement Labs raises pre-seed round

Movement Labs is launching M1, which lets devs and users benefit from an alternative VM without having to extensively bridge assets, manage multiple wallets, or leave their favorite networks.

“Movement’s vision is striking, and complementary to Avalanche’s focus on supporting innovative Web3 projects at scale."

Learn more →

Time to Finality: The Ultimate Metric for Blockchain Speed

We’ve got two seasoned fighters in the ring today – TTF and TPS – duking it out for the title of 'Ultimate Blockchain Speed and Efficiency Assessor.”

Spoiler alert: TTF beats TPS any day.

Find out why →

Avalanche Watch: August Edition

Avalanche Watch is a data-driven monthly report covering major news and trends in the Avalanche ecosystem, powered by data and analytics from The Tie.

Read the report →

What's Happening In Web3?

  • The Vogue Business 100 Innovators: Tech and Web3 innovators. Vogue
  • PayPal Introduces On and Off Ramps for Web3 Payments. PayPal
  • LayerZero Teams Up with Google Cloud to Accelerate the Future of Web3 Interoperability. PR Newswire
  • Animoca Plans To Develop Digital IDs and Point System for Web3. Cointelegraph

Owl Explains: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, What Does the CBDC Future Hold for All?

As the world hurtles toward a more digital future, governments and central banks are actively exploring the possibilities and implications of introducing their own digital currencies (CBDC). On this episode of Owl Explains’ Hootenanny, wise Owl Russell Klein chats with experts to demystify the world of CBDCs and gain valuable insight into how they transform the way we perceive, use, and interact with money.

Listen to the podcast →

This Week’s Twitter 🧵

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ICYMI

  • Buying Time: Latency Racing vs. Bidding in Transaction Ordering - Akaki Mamageishvili. Ava Labs
  • Pulsar is looking for Avalanche validators! Pulsar
  • Spaces: Castle of Blackwater Alpha Testing. Avalanche Gaming
  • Spaces: What Has Unity Done?? Coop
  • Spaces: Fireside w/ Patrick Amadon. Campfire

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