Avalanche volume spiked 24x as FIFA's World Cup ticketing went live FIFA's World Cup ticket rush just lit up Avalanche (avalanche-2:native). In the days before kickoff, Right-to-Ticket redemptions on FIFA's Avalanche-based Collect platform drove more than 60,000 transactions, with on-chain volume up as much as 24x and active addresses roughly 10x, per @avax's growth lead. And the tournament hasn't even started. The #FIFAWorldCup opens June 11, with 3.5 million-plus stadium attendees expected.

Big moves coming 🔺 Loopia has secured a $10,000 grant from @avax Build Games. We’re just getting started. Now it’s time to build, expand, and bring this world to life. See you inside Loopia. 🐧🔥

Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF (Ticker: $GAVA) is now trading — with 0% fees¹ and staking. Why Avalanche² • Built for real businesses – over 10.5 billion transactions since 2020. • Capable of processing 4,500 transactions per second • Powers blockchain infrastructure for a variety of businesses, including @FIFAcom, @KKR_Co, and @SInow Get exposure to the $AVAX with Grayscale, the world’s largest crypto-focused asset manager³.

BREAKING: Israel says it has launched a “preemptive attack” on Iran. Explosions are being reported in Tehran with red alerts triggered in Israel.

Recent Layoff Announcements: 1. US Government: 300,000 employees 2. UPS: 78,000 employees 3. Amazon: 30,000 employees 4. Intel: 25,000 employees 5. Nissan: 20,000 employees 6. Nestle: 16,000 employees 7. Microsoft: 15,000 employees 8. Bosch: 13,000 employees 9. Verizon: 13,000 employees 10. Dell: 12,000 employees 11. Accenture: 11,000 employees 12. Ford: 11,000 employees 13. Novo Nordisk: 9,000 employees 14. Microsoft: 7,000 employees 15. PwC: 5,600 employees 16. Dow Chemical: 4,000 employees 17. Block: 4,000 employees 18. Salesforce: 4,000 employees 19. Lufthansa: 4,000 employees 20. Tyson: 3,200 employees 21. IBM: 2,700 employees 22. American Airlines: 2,700 employees 23. Paramount: 2,000 employees 24. Target: 1,800 employees 25. ConocoPhillips: 1,700 employees 26. General Motors: 1,700 employees 27. Applied Materials: 1,444 employees 28. Mastercard: 1,400 employees 29. Kroger: 1,000 employees 30. Meta: 1,000 employees The big question: What % of these jobs cuts are due to AI?

BREAKING: Bitcoin extends losses to drop below $63,000, now officially down -50% from its all time high.

Just got off the @avax Build Games kickoff call. 400 builders. $1M in prizes. And the energy was absolutely unreal. This isn't a hackathon. This is Avalanche saying "we're investing in the people who actually ship."

Loopia is coming to life. 🌍🔺 Chat, complete daily quests, earn rewards, together. 💬 🎮 Are you ready to connect? 🌎🔺

BREAKING 🚨: The World The World reaches highest level of uncertainty in history, surpassing Covid, the Global Financial Crisis, and the Dot Com Bubble 👻🤯👀

BREAKING: In a massive reversal, the S&P 500 erases all losses on the day and turns green. The S&P 500 just added $600 billion in 30 minutes.

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Final day at the Pudgy Valentine’s Day Pop Up. Billions will Huddle 🐧

BREAKING: Gold prices fall -3.5% in 15 minutes and officially drop back below $5,000/oz.

⚡️ UPDATE: FinChain, backed by Fosun Wealth, launches FUSD on Avalanche, an RWA-backed stablecoin offering native yield.

JUST IN 🚨: U.S. Treasury just bought back $2 Billion of their own debt 🤯👀

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AI Agents 🤝 Avalanche

Introducing Polar Pair-Up, live now on @AbstractChain Polar Pair-Up is a standalone app experience of one of the most popular mini-games from our upcoming game, Pudgy World. Check it out below.