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Inside issue #56, you'll learn about Avalanche’s new decentralized exchange, why Mirai migrated to Avalanche, improving rollups with SEQ, and more.

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Weekly Avalanche Overview

Data pulled: 12/22/2023

Announcements

Tiltyard Brings Competitive Gaming On-Chain with Subnets

Daily Tournaments, Customization, Low Fees

Say hello to Tiltyard, an ambitious gaming platform launching on Avalanche by the team behind Polygon’s gaming hit, Crypto Raiders. The platform empowers players to participate in poker-like, fully on-chain tournaments and weaves in elements from the daily fantasy sports craze.

What else? Tiltyard aims to merge blockchain games with the online poker and DraftKings model, getting a matchmaking fee for organizing the games. According to co-founder and CEO Nick Kneuper, this business model “could only work with Subnets,” and will expand how people play games and earn from them.

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Really Launches AR Experiences on Avalanche

You Really Ready for On-Chain AR?

Really is a platform delivering weekly Augmented Reality (AR) experiences for theatrical release movies, but it wants bigger and better. Using Avalanche’s fast, scalable tech, Really is upgrading its Really Collectible Ticket Program and introducing new fan engagement opportunities for moviegoers around the world.

How so? “Imagine if you could take your old box of ticket stubs, plug them into a computer, and unlock rewards and custom content based on the makeup of your collection,” says James Andrew Felts, CEO of Really. “That’s exactly what we’ve built for fans and we could not have done it without this groundbreaking partnership and support from Avalanche.”

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Owl Explains Unpacking Crypto: Use Cases, Decentralization, and Regulation

Hootenanny Episode 22

Circle’s Teana Baker-Taylor and TRM Labs’ Ari Redbord delve into the intricate world of crypto regulation, anti-money laundering, and blockchain’s transformative potential.

Learn about how DeFi challenges traditional frameworks, the evolving landscape of policy-making, and the impact of tokenization on established financial systems. Plus, explore the societal and financial shifts instigated by groundbreaking blockchain technology and recent policy developments.

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According to the latest Avalanche Watch, the monthly Avalanche report by The Tie, November had a lot going on.

What happened? Here’s a taste:

JP Morgan Creates Tokenization Proof-of-Concept on Avalanche.
J.P. Morgan's Onyx and Apollo Global are collaborating to use blockchain, smart contracts, and tokenization methods to revolutionize asset and wealth management.
Citi Tests Foreign Exchange Solution on Avalanche.
CitiBank leveraged AvaCloud to launch a foreign exchange solution that provides secure, real-time streaming of price quotes, simulated trade execution, and immutable records in a testnet environment.
Avalanche Scales to Meet Spike in Inscriptions.
Fortunately for Avalanche users, the network scaled to meet the sudden demand and process transactions at a peak of 97.64 transactions per second.

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Read the Watch

This Week’s Spaces

Core

Introducing Seed Abstraction with Core Wallet

December 15

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Art on Avalanche

09 – @ArtByJah + NFT News & Discussion. With @SuperchiefNFT

December 20

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ICYMI

Interview
Ava Labs President John Wu discusses how Avalanche makes Web3 more accessible and adaptable.
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Conversation
Ava Labs Head of Institutions & Capital Markets Morgan Krupetsky joins Jill Malandrino to discuss how tokenized assets can be regulated similarly to securities.
TradeTalks →
Developers
Avalanche Community Call: Inscriptions and Fee Mechanism Design.
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Milestone
Over 4M AVAX have been burned since launch!
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Important: Avalanche Wallet
Avalanche Wallet is phasing out on January 23, 2024. Read the official guide:
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