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Welcome back to Icebreaker. Avalanche has been seeing a lot of action from enterprises and institutions this week, so buckle up.

Inside Issue #71

Homium launches a novel way to borrow against home equity, Feature.io introduces new Avalanche API-powered tech to revamp how we experience content, and a new Subnet supporting Web3 growth in the Middle East.

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Weekly Avalanche Overview

Data pulled: 4/19/2024

Announcements

Homium launches tokenized home equity loans on Avalanche

Tokenization Hits Home

Institutions

Are you a homeowner looking for a new way to borrow against your home equity? Homium, a home equity mortgage lender and securitization platform, has just what the masses are looking for: tokenized home equity loans.

“Homium is… providing a new source of uncorrelated, inflation-protected return in their core portfolios. For the first time, institutions can invest side-by-side with homeowners, doing well and while doing good.”

Tommy Mercein, CEO of Homium

Why tokenized loans? Bolstered by Avalanche’s sub-second txn finality, low fees, security, and consistency, Homium unlocks equity for homeowners and intros a new asset to institutional investors through its partnership with digital securities issuance platform Securitize.

Learn more

Feature.io uses Avalanche-powered API to bring Web3 to streaming and media

Streaming and Media 🤝 Avalanche APIs

Enterprise

Accessing and engaging with digital content should feel seamless, which is why entertainment studio Feature.io is building its patent-pending Smart Content™ on Avalanche.

What’s Smart Content? According to Feature.io, Smart Content is a new technology aiming to rework “how audiences experience their favorite content by rewarding engagement like never before.” Smart Content integrates into any streaming platform or media file, empowering brands and studios to utilize Web3 elements for more active and rewarding digital experiences.

Learn more

New Subnet

stc Bahrain Launches Web3 Ecosystem on Avalanche

Enterprise

World class digital enabler and subsidiary of the most valuable telecom brand in the Middle East stc Bahrain is gearing up to launch its very own Subnet. Score.

Why? The new Subnet plays a big role in stc Bahrain’s Web3 Launchpad Program. With it, they can establish an ecosystem packed with dApps, maintain high performance and security, and enable the development of customized solutions to the region’s users.

Learn more

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Artist Spotlight

Rich Armstrong

Artist & Educator

He’s an icon, he’s a legend, and he IS the moment. He’s Rich Armstrong, a published artist and educator, and one of Avaissance Season Two’s mentors. Not only has Rich created multiple sold-out NFT collections, he’s already taught thousands about blockchain artistry.

But he’s not done teaching yet. During Season Two, Rich will teach his class about the landscape and idiosyncrasies of Web3, offering practical skills to onboard the artists to Avalanche’s NFT ecosystem and intro them to its inspiring community.

Apply to Rich’s class

PODCASTS

Global Blockchain Trade Associations and 2024 Policy
(Part 2)

Owl Explains Hootenanny, Episode 27

Join Sandra Ro (Global Blockchain Business Council), Ian Taylor (KPMG and Crypto UK), Alison Mangiero (Proof of Stake Alliance), and Jannah Patchay (Digital Pound Foundation) as they dissect the complexities of blockchain regulation.

From learning how blockchain is addressing global challenges to understanding how it shapes the future of governance, this episode of Owl Explains Hootenanny is jammed with nuanced discussions on topics like tokenized bond issuances, digital identity solutions, and more.

Listen to the podcast →

Avalanche vs. The World: Emin Gün Sirer Saw It Coming

The Defiant

Co-Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, Emin Gün Sirer, joins The Defiant to discuss Avalanche’s role in the blockchain landscape, how Avalanche compares to its competitors, the impact of market trends, the rise of GameFi and SocialFi on Avalanche, and more.

Listen to the interview →

Avalanche Report

Avalanche Watch: March 2024

The Tie x Avalanche

Find out what was new on Avalanche in March, review the past month’s DeFi, gaming, and NFT insights, and learn about last month’s project spotlight: The Arena.

Read Avalanche Watch

SPACES TO LISTEN IN ON

Reflexivity Research

Reflexivity x Coinmarketcap: L1 Roundtable Discussion

April 12

Play recording →

Avalanche Arts & Culture

Artists Talk: Scribble Warlock @ScribbleWarl0ck

April 12

Play recording →

Merit Circle

GDC Spaces | @Parkk___ from @avax 🔺

April 12

Play recording →

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ICYMI

Development
Avalanche devs set the stage for the safe use of MerkleDB, their custom path based storage solution, by completing a code audit for the solution with OpenZeppelin.
OpenZeppelin →
Discussions
Unlocking DeFi: Banking on the MELD Subnet.
Avalanche →
Arts & Culture
Avalanche powers Coachella Quests and the festival’s Keepsake NFTs.
Avalanche →
Webinars
Avalanche Q2 2024 State of the Ecosystem.
The Tie →

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