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The Avalanche ETF filing marks another step in Grayscale’s expanding suite of crypto investment products, following XRP and DOGE filings earlier this year. Major cryptocurrency investment company Grayscale Investments filed an S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Avalanche (AVAX) exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grayscale filed with the SEC on Friday to convert its existing Avalanche Trust into a publicly traded ETF, according to a registration statement released on Monday. The proposed fund uses the same wording as the underlying ticker of the Avalanche (AVAX) cryptocurrency. It is designed to provide investors with direct exposure to the asset through traditional brokerage accounts. Read more

The RWA tokenization market has grown 64.7% in 2025 as asset managers are taken by promises of transparency and better investor accessibility. Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital, a global investment company known for alternative investments, is bringing assets worth $300 million to tokenize on the Avalanche blockchain — a move that would boost Avalanche's tokenized assets by nearly 160%. According to a report from Fortune, SkyBridge Capital will tokenize two funds: one exclusively composed of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and a “fund of funds” that includes both venture and crypto assets. SkyBridge is partnering with Tokeny, a company specializing in tokenizing institutional holdings. At the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on Tuesday, Scaramucci said the key question around tokenization is whether it can outperform current systems by enabling faster, cheaper and more secure transactions. Read more

Grove will deploy capital to two Janus Henderson products on the Avalanche blockchain, targeting US Treasurys and collateralized loan obligations. Grove, an institutional-grade credit protocol backed by Steakhouse Financial, is targeting $250 million in real-world assets (RWAs) on the Avalanche blockchain — a move that will significantly expand the network’s tokenization footprint. As part of this effort, Grove is partnering with the tokenization platform Centrifuge to launch two Janus Henderson products on Avalanche. Janus Henderson is a $373 billion asset manager known for its mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and alternative investments Initially, Grove will deploy capital to the Janus Henderson Anemoy AAA CLO Fund (JAAA) and the Janus Henderson Anemoy Treasury Fund (JTRSY). Read more

In Q1 2025, Avalanche saw a 23.6% QoQ increase in average daily transactions across Avalanche L1s, reaching 3.8 million. This growth was driven by Pulsar (1.8M daily txs) and QChain (up 1,720% QoQ). Daily active addresses on Avalanche L1s grew 146.3% QoQ to over 3,000 daily, led by Lamina1 and QChain. DeFi TVL (AVAX)rose 61.9% QoQ to 59.8 million, while TVL (USD) decreased 14.7% to $1.1 billion. Aave’s TVL grew 3.3% QoQ to $515M, dominating 45.9% of Avalanche C-Chain’s DeFi TVL. Stablecoin market cap on Avalanche C-Chain fell 15.9% to $1.9 billion, though USDC rose 42.7% QoQ. While the number of active validators fell 4.4% QoQ to 1,401, total stake (AVAX) increased 2.6% to 211.9 million. Avalanche’s enterprise and gaming ecosystems continued to see growth. Eight new Avalanche L1s launched in Q1 2025, including projects like Growth, GUNZ, and TradeX. In enterprise adoption, Avalanche was selected by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission to issue WYST, became the backbone for over 700,000 digitized land records i...

The new FIFA Blockchain will support digital collectibles, fan engagement, and scalable Web3 experiences for billions of football fans worldwide. The post FIFA Partners with Avalanche to Launch Dedicated Layer-1 ‘FIFA Blockchain’ appeared first on Cryptonews.

FIFA is migrating its NFT marketplace and collection to a new Avalanche-powered layer-1 blockchain built for digital fan experiences. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has selected Avalanche to power its dedicated blockchain network for non-fungible tokens and digital fan engagement, the organization announced on May 22. FIFA’s layer-1 (L1) blockchain will be powered by the Avalanche network’s scalability-focused infrastructure for the association’s five billion fans worldwide. The move comes nearly a month after FIFA announced its initial plans to launch a new network for its blockchain-based collectibles. AvaCloud’s Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility will enable smoother integration with decentralized wallets and applications. Read more

Idle capital will be deployed onchain into real-world asset (RWA) projects, the asset manager said. VanEck plans to launch a private digital assets fund in June targeting tokenized Web3 projects built on the Avalanche blockchain network, the asset manager said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. The VanEck PurposeBuilt Fund, available only to accredited investors, aims to invest in liquid tokens and venture-backed projects across Web3 sectors, including gaming, financial services, payments, and artificial intelligence.  Idle capital will be deployed into Avalanche (AVAX) real-world asset (RWA) products, including tokenized money market funds, VanEck said. Read more

The SolvBTC.AVAX token generates yield through a multi-protocol strategy that involves Elixir, Euler and Re7. Solv Protocol has launched a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on the Avalanche blockchain, giving institutional investors more exposure to yield opportunities backed by real-world assets, or RWAs. On May 16, the protocol unveiled SolvBTC.AVAX, a token that connects Bitcoin (BTC) to real-world assets like US Treasurys and private credit offered by BlackRock and Hamilton Lane.  The new token was developed through a seven-way partnership involving Solv, Avalanche, Balancer, Elixir, Euler, Re7 Labs, and LFJ, the company said.  Read more

Pixelmon has signed an exclusivity deal with Avalanche as the franchise gears up to launch two mobile games on the network.