The year is now 2025, three years since the first whisper of “Bears and Salmon.” What started as a half-awake prophecy on a random Twitter Space has become a movement on @avax. Through crashes, hibernations, and sparks of revival, we’ve forged alliances with some of the biggest native builders in the ecosystem. Every DM, every space, every collab has been a brick in the road you’re seeing now. And now that road leads to @thearena. In Q4, the prophecy leaves the meme phase and steps into reality. Bears and Salmon isn’t just a phrase anymore it’s a banner we all march under. I can’t spill all the details yet, but just know: what’s coming next will change the way people see community tokens on Avalanche. We’re going to show the whole chain what a meme built with heart can do. To my co-founder and handler, @Secretsmo0 none of this would be this smooth without you. To everyone who’s held the line since day one, this next chapter is ours. Arena. Q4. Be ready. 🐻🐟🔥

gBear x gSalmon x gBusiness The team is cooking behind the scenes. @giga_alpha and @Secretsmo0 have been working on a new game coming in the next few months, and we wanted to give everyone a real update on where things stand. This will be the first game built for Bears and Salmon, by Bears and Salmon. We’ve now brought in Giga’s friends @0Nixus and @Urahara_01 to help build everything in-house, and the goal is simple: Keep expanding. Keep building. Keep proving what this community can do. We also want to highlight how much progress has been happening across the @avax ecosystem. Bears and Salmon partnered with @FortBlockGames on @Play_Takeover, which is still in beta. This is not just a Bears Den participant anymore. This is an active partner. We funded and helped with art for the Bears Den winner @0xpl3b and @RiverRunGame, also coming in the next few months. They had an amazing initial mint, and we truly appreciate everyone who showed up. Pl3b will be keeping the community updated on their timeline while we focus on building our own game. @avaxbingo is still moving strong with their treasury funding and also had an incredible initial mint from the community. @thegamefather68 has been killing it with the funds he received for Boojabaunga and his game suite. Go check out what he’s building. We appreciate every single person who has shown up, minted, supported, played, shared, or even just paid attention. We are here. We are building on $AVAX. This is our home.

gbusiness $HOTEMIN

AQUAFEEYA!!

big bear trap updates from the dev team 🐻🐟 funny enough this whole thing started from a 3am among us game between three drunk friends. somewhere in there bear trap was born. we’ve been building it from the ground up ever since. you’ve seen our thoughts, and you’ve watched it grow now get ready for the website! Seriously thank you @giga_alpha and @Urahara_01 for making work feel like a game.

I couldnt be more excited to welcome @giga_alpha onto our team at @FortBlockGames as an Advisor. Since we have entered @Avax , he has lead and continues to lead some of the most ambitious and succesful ventures that have been launched in the ecosystem. Very proud to call him an official team member now 🤝 Welcome aboard Giga 🐟🐻

Proud to announce I’ve joined @FortBlockGames as a Performance Equity Advisor. This is a special opportunity, and I’m thankful to @TheDJDegen for trusting me with the position. With everything on the horizon for both @bears_salmon and FBG, there are endless opportunities for us to collaborate and build together. I’ll be taking part in most, if not all, @Play_Takeover beta tests moving forward as people probably have seen. Excited for what’s coming! discord.com/invite/6CAPAkEWg…

Little teaser of the logo concept art, Courtesy of @alienstolemytea!

I will be participating in the Hot Emin Trials and $HOTEMIN launch on $AVAX🔺

Avalore Week 44! A wise man once told me, "AVAX is at 6 fking dollars and you're still writing Avalore--take a break!" Shoutout to @Smudge48DEFI for guest-writing to keep the bingo square alive while I take the week off: news.avalore.xyz/p/avalore-d…

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INTRODUCING MY TEAM 🐻🐟 First in the spotlight is my buddy @Urahara_01. He’s new to the scene, but he’s been locked in with me behind the scenes for months building this game. I’ll build something in-game, he touches it, and somehow it comes back drastically improved. That’s where Urahara comes in. Him and I have spent late nights in calls for weeks going over ideas, mechanics, details, and everything in between. A lot of beer, Jameson, and Among Us somehow helped shape what you’ll all be seeing soon. Excited to finally start showing love to the people helping bring this thing to life. More team spotlights coming soon.

🔺 Team1 Brasil Builder Spotlight: @Giga_Alpha 🐻🐟 Fundador da @bears_salmon, um jogo comunitário no X que evoluiu para um incubador focado em apoiar e financiar projetos construídos nativamente na @avax. Giga está presente no ecossistema Avalanche desde 2022 e agora trabalha em seu próximo projeto com a missão de ajudar a unir a comunidade da rede novamente. O primeiro vencedor do Bears and Salmon a receber suporte para lançamento foi o @riverrungame, que será lançado em breve. Participe da call para descobrir todos os detalhes 👇

Learn about @giga_alpha x.com/Team1USA_/status/20496…

They’re building on Avalanche. @Team1USA_ has been spotlighting some of the incredible builders pushing the ecosystem forward. Here are just a few you should know: @Mark_Nakatani is building @snowmind_xyz, an autonomous USDC yield optimizer that uses Avalanche’s low fees and fast finality to continuously rebalance across DeFi protocols. @CandiJarrett is co-founder of @XKOVAPAY, helping build authentication and payment rails for AI agents, while bringing a rare mix of technical, regulatory, and creative range to the ecosystem. @averageandy founded @WeKeepWinning_, an AI-powered sports analytics platform bringing dedicated tooling to prediction markets on Avalanche. @giga_alpha co-founded @bears_salmon, turning a community-first idea into a builder launchpad that funds and supports new projects across the ecosystem. @ChrisFusillo is co-founder of XKOVA and @clubhashcash, shipping across AI agent payments, wallet infrastructure, and onchain gaming. @LHBCrypto co-founded @PharaohExchange, one of Avalanche DeFi’s core liquidity hubs, and continues to contribute well beyond his own protocol. @Cryptoguy777 helps drive business development across @salvor_io and @blaze_stream, supporting NFT lending, creator ownership, and new onchain media models. @stvngts, founder of @hypha_sh, has been a long-time Avalanche builder across liquid staking, L1 deployment infrastructure, DeFi, and institutional finance. @Wrathtank_avax is building @TheGrottoL1, an Avalanche L1 giving indie game developers a place to publish games, create assets, run campaigns, and build communities. Avalanche is made stronger by builders like these. Read more on each below 👇

Some giga alpha, I am building another project with my friends for @bears_salmon. We are all down and in the red, so once again its time for us to make an appearance and bring the chain together. This will take place on the X timeline once again. Looking for a price range.

TAKEOVER: LORE WARS - COMING SOON Takeover Lore Wars brings us into Urth, the world of TAKEOVER. This sci-fi narrative series will be the community's chance to join a faction and impact the story of TAKEOVER forever. Get ready for the Arc 1 story: The battle for Mount Profitmore. Will you and your faction take over the story? 🏔

Proud of my friend @agentboff I've been talking to him about this for days and wanted to shout it out. He's hosting the @AvaxTeam1 World Cup Watch Party in LA this Friday! USA vs Paraguay with tech, creators, music & good people. Jerseys for attendees too and I BETTER GET ONE, @agentboff! Fri 6/12 · The Sun Rose, WeHo RSVP (approval req'd): luma.com/gu06btks

Soooo how is everyone's morning?