 The First-Ever AVAX ETF From VanEck Is Now Tradable on NASDAQ The VanEck Avalanche ETF ($VAVX) is a U.S.-listed exchange-traded product providing direct exposure to Avalanche’s native token, AVAX. The Trust tracks AVAX’s price using a benchmark index and may generate income by staking up to 70% of its holdings through Coinbase, subject to a 4% staking service fee. $VAVX trades on Nasdaq and represents a meaningful expansion of institutional access to AVAX. Learn more here.  Native USDC on Avalanche Is Now Live for IBKR Clients via Zerohash Interactive Brokers (IBKR), one of the biggest online brokerages in the world, now lets customers use digital dollars (Circle-issued USDC) that run on Avalanche to fund their trading accounts—a capability enabled by Zerohash. Instead of waiting for bank wires or dealing with banking hours, customers can move money instantly, any time of day, even on weekends, using USDC. Learn more here.  Galaxy Launches Tokenized CLO on Avalanche With $50M Allocation From Grove Galaxy has closed Galaxy CLO 2025-1, a new-issue collateralized loan obligation deployed on Avalanche. This marks Galaxy’s first CLO issuance and will be used to support the company’s lending activities. The transaction reflects Galaxy’s strategy to evolve its lending and asset management capabilities through the debt capital markets. With a $75 million debut issuance, Galaxy’s tokenized CLO is anchored by a $50 million allocation from Grove, reflecting the next phase of Grove’s onchain credit strategy. Learn more here.  LARUSSELL Sells Album on EVEN Hip Hop artist LaRussell dropped his independent album on the EVEN platform, powered by Avalanche. One of the album purchases was for $11,001 and it was NBA star Kyrie Irving. While the minimum support cost was $1, 97% of fans voluntarily paid more, with Snoop Dogg even gifting the album to many fans, directly on the platform. EVEN, built on its own Avalanche L1, is creating infrastructure for independent artists to succeed by eliminating middlemen, providing fans better access, and ensuring instant artist payment. Learn more here.  Retro9000, a $40M Grant Program, Rewards Developers Driving Avalanche Transactions In its ongoing mission to empower developers and strengthen the Avalanche ecosystem, Retro9000, the up to $40M retroactive grant program, today announces the C-Chain Round. Funded by the Avalanche Foundation, the C-Chain Round is focused on rewarding builders who generate genuine on-chain activity on the Avalanche C-Chain, measured by AVAX burned through gas fees. If you’re a builder, this is your opportunity to be rewarded for shipping real products on the Avalanche C-Chain. If you’re part of the community, your usage, referrals, and support directly influence which projects rise to the top. 
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