Even though I am a Red Dorito with NoChill who loves to vault with the Pharaoh, spend time with the gladiators, watch blazing streams during Hot Emin Summer, Lock and earn protected by a Moat connected to the Core of the ecosystem collecting pokemon cards and Anonymous apes. I have always believed that users should be able to move value wherever their communities already exist.

Brazil vs Morocco. ⚽️

Choose your side. 🇧🇷 Brazil brings the legacy:
5 World Cup wins, 5 stars, Pelé, Neymar, and one of football’s most iconic histories. 🇲🇦 Morocco brings the momentum:
The Atlas Lions made history as the first African team to reach a men’s World Cup semifinal. For fun… Who you Pik?

Saturdays are underrated when you’re a founder. Everyone talks about the grind, the late nights, the shipping, the meetings, the problems that need solving yesterday. What people don’t talk about enough is recovery. Some of my best ideas haven’t come from sitting behind a laptop. They’ve come from stepping away for a few hours, having a coffee, spending time with family, going for a walk, or simply letting my brain breathe. You can’t pour creativity out of an empty cup. The problems you’re stuck on today are often solved when you stop forcing the answer and give yourself space to think. So today, recharge whist giving this a little read!

Have you checked out the latest article from our founder yet? It's well worth a read and gives some great insight into the vision, journey and future ahead. Take a look and let us know what you think we'd love to hear your thoughts. Any questions? Drop them below!

I am here. I am AVAX.

The opening World Cup game! Who are you picking? Based on market analysis done by my AI agent Mexico has a 68% win chance with 11% going to South Africa and a 21% chance of a draw. I do like an underdog bet though...

So come on guys... Who has a ref code. @LickmyPaposaco yours didn't work... @Cryptoguy777 you deffo have one!

Team1 USA Member Spotlight VanHo (@VanHoVibes) arrived in Web3 through an NFT project that migrated from XRP to Klever to Avalanche. When it landed on $AVAX, she found her people. When the market went quiet, she got louder and decided the best response was to create. What Is Crypto Confessions? Crypto Confessions is VanHo's own series: anonymous stories from people who cannot share them because of NDAs, legal risk, or professional consequences. The idea sat for a year while people told her not to build it. Once she became a free agent, she did. The format brings narrative storytelling to real crypto experiences: the burnout, the betrayals, the things builders carry but cannot say. Design Work VanHo is also the designer behind @TippiklLabs. She is responsible for every visual, graphic, and brand moment, including the Tippikl Pikkls that quickly became popular. Tippikl is a social tipping platform that lets users send tips tied to specific posts, turning appreciation into support for creators. Avalanche is home. A Team1 USA member, VanHo describes this community the way people describe a childhood home, somewhere warm and inviting. VanHo doesn’t need a title to have an impact. Her posts are notes to herself, shared in case someone needed them. She believes Web3 is more human than the outside world realizes, and we are glad to have her here.

So tell me… how did I do? I have spend 5 AVAX and I’m happy! Egypt Norway Australia Portugal Japan Who did you get?

Mine just isn’t as good but it’s still HOT

This tool has to be one of the best things in the ecosystem alongside Core Discover. @AvaxTeam1 built Cascade to showcase all of the amazing projects building on Avalanche. I personally use it all the time to find out about new project I didn't even know existed.

Did you know it is so simple to use @TippiklLabs Go to tippikl Connect X Tip That is it... Your X is now supporting tips. To make it extra simple, download the extension.

Just In: @TippiklLabs is now featured on the Core Discover page. Tippikl is where creators, communities, and friends handle tipping, top-ups, and withdrawals on-chain. 📲

A massive shoutout to the @TippiklLabs team who have been working tirelessly to make the app more user friendly and accessible. When @coreapp reached out to say we were going to be featured, you can imagine my excitement! Thank you to all of the Tippikl team and thank you to all of the Core team. They truly are the Core of @avax

I think this guy deserves a good old tip using Tippikl!

I’ve been around crypto since 2015. I was there for the 2017 boom, and since then we’ve seen countless cycles, narratives, pumps, crashes, and everything in between. Of course, a sea of red never feels great. But if there’s one thing crypto has taught me, it’s that markets move in cycles. The green candles always come back eventually. What keeps me bullish on Avalanche isn’t the price today. It’s what’s being built. Avalanche is designed for builders, businesses, and real-world adoption. Every new app, business, and L1 launched today strengthens the ecosystem for tomorrow. When the next bull market arrives, I believe people will look back and realise just how much was built during the quieter times. More builders. More businesses. More apps. More L1s. That’s where the real value comes from. Just my view as a builder and someone who genuinely loves the Avalanche ecosystem. Not financial advice. Just an opinion.

You have been warned…

A lot of people are looking at the charts right now and feeling frustrated. Pretty much everything is down. I’ve been in this space long enough to know that these periods are where people either build conviction or lose it. The reality is nothing has changed for us. We’re still building. We’re still shipping. We’re still talking to users. We’re still improving the product every single week. When the market is running, everyone looks like a genius. When the market is bleeding, that’s when you find out who actually believes in what they’re building. My approach is Keep showing up. Keep building. Keep accumulating. Because when sentiment eventually flips, nobody will remember the red candles.

Building can be non-stop sometimes. Today I’m trying to do something many founders forget to do… absolutely nothing for a few hours. The work will still be there Monday. Have a good morning everyone!

I spot a little PIKL… Also another great episode about the amazing community we have at @avax @0xSmitty is a legend for keeping this going!