Diamonds arrive on a blockchain with new tokenized fund on Avalanche, backed by Diamond Standard and Oasis Pro.

1️⃣ The security token is listed on the regulated Oasis Pro Markets, eligible for IRAs and available for institutional investors such as pension funds and endowments.

2️⃣ Tokenized on the Avalanche C-Chain using the ERC3643 token standard.

3️⃣ Only 1% of the diamond market is investor-owned, largely due to a lack of standardization and subjectivity in valuation. This democratizes access to a commodity class traditionally unavailable to investors.

Learn more here:
https://www.avax.network/blog/diamond-standard-leverages-oasis-pro-and-avalanche-to-make-diamonds-an-investable-asset-class

Coachella to Gamify the Festival Experience and Distribute New Rewards Using Avalanche 🎡

1️⃣ Coachella Quests allows fans to gamify their festival experience and earn rewards by engaging with digital and physical Coachella touchpoints.

2️⃣ Complete tasks to earn Stamps, gain XP, and become eligible for prizes like Festival Guest Passes, VIP Oasis Keepsakes.

3️⃣ One fan who completes all Quests and earns enough XP to advance to the highest level will be randomly selected to win two free 2025 festival Guest passes.

Learn more here:
https://www.avax.network/blog/coachella-to-gamify-festival-experience-and-distribute-rewards-using-avalanche

The Avalanche Foundation has announced the launch of Icebreaker, a 4-part program designed to systematically enhance the Foundation’s on-chain activity in an effort to help cultivate the Avalanche ecosystem.

1️⃣ Assist new and emerging projects in overcoming initial barriers to market entry, to provide further support to help demonstrate their value proposition and product-market fit.

2️⃣ Enhance the depth of certain markets on Avalanche protocols, aiming to help establish a more stable and efficient ecosystem for all participants.

3️⃣ Help diversify the ecosystem, to highlight the many uses of Avalanche technology, reinforcing its commitment to the long-term success of the Avalanche network.

Learn more here:
https://www.avax.network/blog/the-avalanche-foundation-unveils-the-icebreaker-program

It's official! Avalanche Summit III lands in Buenos Aires, Argentina from Wednesday, October 16 through Friday, October 18.

Sign up to receive alerts when tickets go on sale! https://avalanchesummit.com

Homium issues tokenized home equity loans on Avalanche, providing homeowners with a novel way to borrow against their home equity without increasing their monthly debt burden.

1️⃣ Homeowners may commit a portion of their home’s price appreciation instead of paying interest or monthly payments.

2️⃣ Investors receive a tokenized asset tracking the price appreciation of a pool of shared appreciation home loans issued in real-time.

3️⃣ Shared equity investments allow institutional investors to effectively partner with families and local governments to bolster homeownership and middle-class wealth creation.

Learn more here:
https://www.avax.network/blog/homium-issues-first-home-equity-loans-on-avalanche

With Feature’s Smart Content powered by Avalanche, episodes, scenes, and songs become active experiences that reward fans, providing audiences with novel ways to enjoy media.

1️⃣ Feature’s Smart Content is an API that integrates into any streaming platform or media file.
2️⃣ Fans may earn special benefits or rewards for completing an episode or series, watching a live-streamed performance, or listening to a new single.
3️⃣ Feature has already integrated an early iteration of its Smart Content technology into the Netflix platform to power an interactive campaign for Love, Death + Robots’ third season

Learn more here:
https://twitter.com/avax/status/1780597545074639253

stc Bahrain is launching an Avalanche Subnet as part of its Web3 Launchpad Program, to accelerate the adoption and expansion of blockchain across the Middle East.

1️⃣ Goal is to offer founder and project support through a series of co-marketing campaigns, conferences, and hackathons.

2️⃣ Avalanche is chosen as the Qala’a Path Partner under this Web3 Launchpad Program.

3️⃣ stc Bahrain is a subsidiary of stc group, the most valuable telecom brand in the Middle East.

Learn more here:
https://twitter.com/avax/status/1780945154557513893

In just the first 4 months since launch, the Really AR Fandime app has distributed 250k Proof-of-Attendance (POA) rewards to 125k unique collectors. With this exponential user growth and adoption, Really is now deploying their own Subnet, designed to handle increased user activity and facilitate exceptional scalability and stability, ensuring optimal performance levels even during periods of high demand.

Fandime, built on Avalanche, offers a new way for movie studios to reward audiences for attending movie theaters, buying merch and interacting with Really’s AR experience

Learn more:
https://www.avax.network/blog/really-launches-avalanche-subnet-to-expand-reach-of-on-chain-movies

Stripe 🤝 Avalanche

Starting today, Stripe has integrated the C-Chain, allowing U.S. users to purchase AVAX directly through Stripe, removing the need to go through an exchange.

Core, Avalanche's native ecosystem wallet and portfolio developed by Ava Labs, has integrated Stripe’s on-ramp, giving users more ways to deposit funds for use on Avalanche.

Several Avalanche ecosystem partners integrated Stripe's widget including GoGoPool, Avvy Domains, Pakt, zeroone, Halliday, The Arena, Shrapnel, and DeFi Kingdoms.

With the Stripe widget, projects can bridge the adoption gap between Web2 and Web3 to onboard new users.

Learn more here:
https://www.avax.network/blog/avalanche-integrates-with-stripe-for-crypto-onramping

BitNote, a decentralized app for storing and sharing encrypted information, has launched on Avalanche to give users a secure storage platform for private data, including passwords, seed phrases, private keys, safe combinations, and more.

1️⃣ Decentralized, permissionless, open-source, permanent storage platform built on the C-Chain and a fully local, browser-based dApp.
2️⃣ Brings an existing Web2 product on-chain, removing the need for a centrally controlled database and hosted front-end.
3️⃣ BitNote also offers a cold wallet generator, succession planning, data portability, security key support, and more.

Learn more here:
https://www.avax.network/blog/bitnote-launches-encrypted-notes-on-avalanche

Salvor, a dynamic P2P lending and borrowing platform for NFTs, is receiving $1M in $AVAX incentives from the Avalanche Foundation, to further enhance liquidity and financial flexibility within the Avalanche DeFi and NFT ecosystems.

1️⃣ Borrowers can obtain AVAX loans using their NFTs as collateral to fund purchase sweeps of top collections.

2️⃣ Lenders can offer short-term loans and earn potential profits from interest payments.

3️⃣ Salvor recently introduced a peer-to-peer token lending protocol, targeting memecoins on Avalanche to enhance their liquidity.

Learn more about Salvor:
https://www.avax.network/blog/salvor-avalanche-rush-1m-incentive-grant-nft-lending-platform

KONAMI is building a blockchain.

Resella, a gaming focused L1 powered by Avalanche, is the latest innovation from a company that’s made video games for half a century.

Crafted to meet the needs of both game developers and users, learn more about Konami’s new platform, Resella. https://www.avax.network/blog/konami-digital-entertainment-co-ltd-unveils-groundbreaking-nft-solution-resella-in-collaboration-with-ava-labs

Solo Leveling is coming to Avalanche!

Already a hit webtoon, anime, and game, the beloved IP is now coming to Web3 as Solo Leveling: Unlimited.

SL:U will be a new collectibles & experiences platform built on Otherworld, and powered by Avalanche. SL:U will also feature interactive storytelling based in the world of Solo Leveling, awarding digital collectibles for users based on how they use the platform.

Learn more: https://x.com/avax/status/1805906064136864096

Avalanche Summit LATAM tickets are now ON SALE 🔺🇦🇷

1️⃣ Venue: Ciudad Cultural Konex, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2️⃣ Dates: Wed. October 16 - Fri. October 18, 2024
3️⃣ FREE tickets available for LATAM developers and university students

Get tickets: http://avalanchesummit.com/

Introducing Avalanche Interchain Token Transfer, simplifying the traditionally complex and costly process of creating and auditing smart contracts for token bridging between L1s. ICTT makes it easy to send assets like $USDC, $AVAX and $BTC between L1s on Avalanche.

1️⃣ Anyone can deploy these contracts — they are completely permissionless and open by design.
2️⃣ Saves devs time and money by removing the need for extensive development time and costly auditing.
3️⃣ Rely on thoroughly audited contracts to ensure your token transfers are secure with no additional trust assumptions commonly found with traditional bridges.

This blog covers everything you need to know about the release of ICTT:
https://medium.com/@michelle.tian_5324/avalanche-interchain-token-transfer-09a7417d3e99

The California DMV is launching its own Avalanche L1 to modernize the vehicle title transfer experience, and has already digitized 42M+ titles on-chain.

1️⃣ Bringing car title transfer on-chain brings full transparency and security, and will allow vehicle owners to track and manage their pink slip titles digitally.

2️⃣ Blockchain technology can help detect lien fraud by creating a transparent and unalterable record of property ownership.

3️⃣ This initiative is one of the first milestones in Governor Newsom’s vision of integrating blockchain solutions into government operations.

Learn more here: https://www.reuters.com/technology/california-dmv-puts-42-million-car-titles-blockchain-fight-fraud-2024-07-30/

https://x.com/avax/status/1818290345756815565

Codebase Season 2 is here, and we’re looking for 5 early-stage projects to build the next breakout app on Avalanche! 10 week intensive program, $50k stipend to build, with a final prize pool up to $1M!

1️⃣ Technical and business support, pitch coaching, advisory from experts, and more!
2️⃣ All 5 teams get an all expenses paid welcome week trip to Buenos Aires and tickets to Avalanche Summit LATAM
3️⃣ Applications are open today and will run August 8 -September 1, 2024 at 5 pm ET

Learn more here:
https://vxtwitter.com/avax/status/1821549857209041027

Agora is expanding to Avalanche, bringing an open stablecoin model that incentivizes businesses to contribute to and service the network, allowing them to share in the economic benefits of its growth and adoption.

1️⃣ After minting $40M in two weeks on Ethereum Mainnet, AUSD has expanded to Avalanche with $20M+ minted

2️⃣ Launching with Avalanche ecosystem partners including TraderJoe, Benqi, Trensi, Dexalot, Wombat and Pharaoh.

3️⃣ Avalanche is hosting a spaces with Agora and initial Avalanche partners on Aug 27th at 1pm ET.

Learn more here:
https://x.com/avax/status/1825913432719372321

Tixbase enters exclusive partnership with PASSO to revolutionize ticketing with its own Avalanche L1. With more than 25 million tickets managed annually, this is the largest blockchain ticketing deal to date.

1️⃣ First regulated secondary market providing greater transparency and authenticity for ticket sales
2️⃣ Loyalty system creation through NFT tickets, packaging every ticket with content, merchandise and other fan experiences
3️⃣ Secondary market revenue for sports teams and music IPs

Learn more here: https://www.avax.network/blog/tixbase-enters-partnership-with-passo-to-revolutionize-ticketing-avalanche-blockchain