AVALANCHE FEBRUARY 2026 RECAP
Progmat migrated over $2B in Japanese RWAs. C-Chain reached 19.1M weekly transactions. 1,600+ AI agents launched via ERC-8004. February showed continued institutional growth.
February 2026 was quiet but remarkable.
Progmat announced a dedicated Avalanche L1 to bring over $2 billion in Japanese RWAs onchain with built-in privacy. Fortune Global 500 giant Sumitomo Corporation became a network validator.
The C-Chain hit an all-time high with daily active addresses surging 190% month-over-month. ERC-8004 went live, the network won “Best Layer-1 Blockchain 2026” at AIBC Awards in Dubai.
Build Games kicked off with 300+ builders and judges from leading institutions. Codebase Season 4 wrapped up and Retro9000 awarded $160K to six projects. Blackhole and other projects as well, hit amazing milestones.
Let’s break down everything that made February a defining month for enterprise blockchain.
February delivered sustained growth across throughput, user activity, and ecosystem infrastructure as Avalanche proved its capacity for institutional scale.
C-Chain Hits 19.1M Weekly Transactions ATH & Throughput Expansion:
The C-Chain recorded its highest-ever weekly transaction count at 19.1 million while Avalanche raised its target gas to 3M per second on the C-Chain, expanding throughput for business applications.
Daily active addresses surged 190% month-over-month to approximately 800,400 with 73.30 million total daily transactions and 2.63 million average daily transactions (+15.5%).
[Weekly ATH] | [Throughput increase] | [Transparency data]
zeroone Surpasses 500K Transactions on Avalanche L1:
zeroone crossed 500,000 transactions on their Avalanche L1, showcasing application-specific chain traction. [Milestone announcement]
Avalanche Leads Monthly Net Inflows:
Avalanche led all blockchains for monthly net inflows demonstrating sustained capital confidence. [View inflows]
Team1 accelerated global builder support through strategic grants, regional events, and ecosystem onboarding initiatives.
Team1 Mini Grants Awarded:
Team1 awarded ($5,000) Builder Mini Grants to Bears & Salmon, We Keep Winning and PupLabs/PolyPup, supporting innovative projects building on Avalanche.
Team1 Build Games Events in Turkey and Korea:
Team1 hosted Build Games onboarding sessions in Korea and brought together builders and communities in Istanbul for ecosystem updates, opportunities on Avalanche, and Build Games discussions.
February saw major developer initiatives culminate with competition launches, funding announcements, and infrastructure improvements.
Build Games Kicks Off with 300+ Builders:
Build Games officially closed submissions and launched with 300+ builders in the kickoff call competing for $1M in prizes.
The competition began February 20th with acceptance letters rolling out. Three cohorts of judges were announced including native builders, breakout app experts, and institutional leaders. [Kickoff call]
Codebase Season 4 Wraps with Turbine Finance Win:
Codebase Season 4 concluded with Ojo building Turbine Finance winning $250,000 investment from the Codebase fund plus ongoing support from Ava Labs.
Honorees TrustWare and Penomo received grants and Ava Labs support.
AI-Friendly Documentation:
The Avalanche Builder Hub now offers AI-friendly documentation access designed for developers integrating LLMs, perfect for building chatbots and AI development tools. [AI docs]
Core App Discovery Page Launch:
Core App launched a new Discover page making ecosystem navigation significantly easier. [Core Discover page]
Avalanche Foundation Leadership Appointments:
Matias (Frostledger) joined the Avalanche Foundation as Chief Investment Officer while Eric Lu joined the Foundation to work on research across protocol with the ecosystem team.
Retro9000 Awards $160K & C-Chain Round Launch:
Six projects received retroactive grants totaling $160K from the $40M Retro9000 funding pool for shipping L1s and infrastructure tooling.
The Retro9000 C-Chain Round first distribution launches March 2nd, rewarding projects driving real onchain activity measured by AVAX burned. [Grantees announcement]() | [C-Chain Round details]
Gaming infrastructure matured with accelerator graduations, new L1 integrations, and major partnerships expanding onchain entertainment.
Helika x Avalanche Game Accelerator Wraps Cohort:
The Helika x Avalanche Game Accelerator is wrapping its latest cohort with five teams competing for $125K on Demo Day at PGC San Francisco on March 9th, showcasing growth in gaming businesses. [Cohort announcement]
The Grotto L1 Integration & NFT Launches:
The Grotto L1 integrated with Tesseract enabling C-Chain liquidity interconnection for swapping AVAX into $HERESY gas token and trading Grotto Creator Coins.
EARLY token is also set to launch on The Grotto L1 streamlining presale experience. [Tesseract integration]
Loopia World & YOM Cloud Gaming Announcements:
Loopia, a virtual MMORPG world built on Avalanche where players socialize and shape the world together, teased its first map with Bears & Salmon integration and quests loading.
YOM is building the future of cloud gaming on Avalanche leveraging decentralized compute for low-latency AAA gaming directly inside Telegram and Discord. [Loopia teaser] | [YOM announcement]
Universal Music Group Partnership with EVEN:
Universal Music Group’s partnership with EVEN represents a smart business evolution powered by Avalanche. [UMG announcement]
Arena Expands with Agents, Mandate Protocol & ArenaClub NFTs:
Arena introduced AI Agents registration allowing agents to build in The Arena with “_agent” handles differentiating them from humans. They partnered with Moltlaunch to integrate the Mandate Protocol for onchain agent work directly into The Arena and The ArenaClub brought their first mint to OpenSea.
[Arena Agents] | [Mandate integration] | [ArenaClub mint]
AI infrastructure exploded in February with ERC-8004 enabling agent deployment at scale and major payment rail integrations.
Xyber Enables Agent Payment Settlement:
Xyber integrated with Avalanche allowing agents to settle payments through the network, giving MCP servers another payment rail with faster settlement, lower friction, and broader reach. [Xyber integration]
ERC-8004 Goes Live with 1,600+ AI Agents Deployed:
ERC-8004 launched on Avalanche C-Chain enabling developers to deploy AI agents with onchain identity, discovery, and portable reputation natively with over 1,600 AI agents registered.
[ERC-8004 launch] | [1,600+ agents]
Tenseo Protocol Integrates AVAX into Agent Console:
Tenseo Protocol integrated Avalanche into their Agent Console enabling users to hire hundreds of specialized agents and pay via x402 directly to agent wallets with 400,000+ jobs already executed. [Tenseo announcement]
February was defined by unprecedented institutional commitment with Fortune 500 validators, multi-billion RWA deployments, and major stablecoin launches.
Fosun Wealth Holdings Launches FUSD Stablecoin:
Fosun Wealth Holdings launched FUSD, an Asian yield-bearing, RWA-backed stablecoin on Avalanche. [FUSD launch]
Sumitomo Corporation Becomes Network Validator:
Fortune Global 500 giant Sumitomo Corporation officially became a validator of the Avalanche network, a major signal for institutional participation. [Validator announcement]
Blackhole Crosses $2B Volume & $20M Total Fees:
Blackhole processed over $2 billion in trading volume while distributing $1.4M+ in rewards to veBLACK holders. The protocol also officially crossed $20 million in total swap fees solely on Avalanche. [$20M milestone].
Pangolin Launches Perps Trading:
Pangolin launched perpetual futures trading on Avalanche. [Perps announcement]
Avalanche Policy Initiative Launches:
Avalanche Policy launched to help build a better legislative framework for blockchain, strengthening advocacy and regulatory clarity. [Policy launch]
Hang Feng Technology Launches Tokenized Fund of Funds:
NASDAQ-listed Hang Feng Technology Innovation (FOFO) officially launched its first Tokenized Fund of Funds ($FOF) on Avalanche and distributed globally via KuCoin. [FOF announcement]
Progmat Announces $2B+ Japanese RWA L1:
Progmat, working to become Japan’s national digital-asset infrastructure, announced a dedicated Avalanche L1 to bring over $2 billion in RWAs onchain with built-in privacy capabilities. [Full announcement]
Critical infrastructure expansions improved cross-chain connectivity, hardware wallet support, and protocol upgrades throughout February.
ACP-224 Brings Dynamic Fees to Subnet-EVM:
ACP-224 was presented bringing ACP-176’s dynamic fee mechanism to Subnet-EVM. [ACP community call]
Avalanche Goes Live on NEAR Intents & Trezor Suite:
Avalanche launched on NEAR Intents processing $45M+ in volume. Avalanche C-Chain also became fully supported on Trezor Suite enabling users to manage, buy, and swap AVAX and ERC-20 tokens on desktop and mobile.
[NEAR Intents] | [Trezor support]
Industry leaders continued highlighting Avalanche’s institutional positioning and product-market fit throughout February.
John Wu on Fox Business: Built for Business [Watch segment]
VanEck’s AVAX Thesis & Matthew Sigel on Selection Process: VanEck published its AVAX thesis covering product-market fit, economic clarity, and institutional distribution. [AVAX thesis] | [Sigel interview]
Morgan Krupetsky on Bloomberg: Tokenizing Private Credit. [Bloomberg segment]
John Nahas on Building Better Businesses Onchain: Avalanche CBO John Nahas discussed how to build better businesses onchain with W3Are CEO Stowell Porter. [Watch discussion]
Recognition And Events
Avalanche received major industry recognition while announcing significant upcoming events.
Avalanche Won “Best Layer-1 Blockchain 2026” at the AIBC Awards in Dubai. [Award announcement]
Avalanche Summit New York was announced for September 16-17, bringing the ecosystem together. [Save the date]
February 2026 proved that institutional adoption on Avalanche isn’t a future promise,it’s live and scaling.
Progmat’s $2B+ Japanese RWA L1, alongside Sumitomo Corporation’s validator role and Fosun’s FUSD launch, showed that when major Asian institutions need blockchain infrastructure, they choose Avalanche.
The network backed it up: 19.1M weekly C-Chain transactions, a 190% surge in daily active addresses, and ERC-8004 launching 1,600+ AI agents confirmed Avalanche as infrastructure for both institutions and autonomous systems. The 3M gas/sec upgrade positioned it for sustained expansion.
With strong developer support and recognition as “Best Layer-1 Blockchain 2026,” the signal is clear:
Institutions aren’t coming, they’re already here, building and scaling on Avalanche.
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