AVALANCHE MARCH 2026 RECAP
Team1 expands to three new countries. Grayscale’s ETF goes live. Korea’s largest bank builds on Avalanche. March proved the adoption is global, and the momentum is accelerating.
March 2026 was Avalanche going global.
Grayscale’s AVAX ETF ($GAVA) began trading. Korea’s largest bank’s credit card arm, announced a stablecoin payment system and dedicated L1. Animoca Brands signed a partnership to accelerate ecosystem growth. The C-Chain hit a record 20.2M weekly transactions while raising its gas target to 4M per second.
But March’s defining story was Team1’s explosive global expansion. Team1 USA, Team1 Vietnam, and Team1 India launched, building strategic infrastructure for grassroots adoption from America to Asia.
Here’s a full rundown on everything that made March a global expansion month for Avalanche.
March marked Team1’s most aggressive expansion yet. The global network of builders, developers, creatives, gamers, and dedicated Avalanche supporters expanded rapidly, with the official launch of three new chapters: Team1 India, Team1 Vietnam, and Team1 USA. Regional leads and members poured consistent effort into planning and execution, creating meaningful spaces for connection and collaboration across continents.
In March, they had a vibrant community meetup in Izmir, Turkey. Local founders, startups, and Avalanche enthusiasts gathered to share ideas and explore ecosystem opportunities. The energy from those conversations flowed directly into upcoming collaborations with partners like Bitget Turkey and KAST.
In Vietnam, the network officially welcomed Team1VN and hosted a lively community meetup. The momentum continued the following day with the Builders Cup football tournament.
In the United States, Team1USA hosted their first major meetup in Los Angeles alongside OKX. The team also supported the Penn Blockchain Conference Builder Night in Philly, further expanding the US presence. The turnout and energy showed how quickly a solid home for builders and the community is taking shape stateside.
In Asia, the Team1 AI Connect event in Shanghai united AI entrepreneurs, investors, and developers in partnership with Fudan University and AWS. The first Global AI Hackathon was announced.
Builder momentum stayed strong in Thailand with the first Builder and Developer Workshop in Bangkok, organized together with THBUIDL. This launched a series of hands-on workshops all leading up to a demo day where participants will showcase what they created on Avalanche.
Team1 backed vibrant community initiatives including, $2,500 worth of AVAX to the AVAX Bingo Season 1 prize pool, and announced sponsorship of the Hashcash Hackathon.
Also, In South Africa, the first Team1 Builders Dinner in Johannesburg created an intimate space for local founders and startups.
The scale of activity showed clearly in the attendance numbers. The Team1 Connect side event at ETHCC in Cannes saw 1,200+ registrations. In the Philippines, a series of university events drew impressive crowds with about 600+ cumulative attendance plus additional events pulling in 150+ attendees each. Further university and community gatherings in Pakistan, New York, East Africa and globally added dozens to over a hundred participants at each stop. These figures represent the real work regional leads and members invested to open doors for new builders everywhere.
The growth seen in March stems from months of preparation, relationship building, and a shared belief in Avalanche’s potential. The Team1 global community achieved a great deal and looks ahead with even greater excitement.
March saw the Avalanche network hit new performance milestones while maintaining the lowest costs among major chains.
Lowest Average Transaction Fees Among Major EVM Chains:
Avalanche maintained the lowest average transaction fees among major EVM chains in February, with daily average cost of a token transfer at $0.000168 versus Solana’s $0.0082 (49x more expensive).
[Fee comparison] | [Detailed analysis]
C-Chain Hits Record 20.2M Weekly Transactions & Raises Gas Target to 4M:
The C-Chain reached a milestone of 20.2M weekly transactions while Avalanche raised its gas target to 4M per second.
[Weekly record] | [Gas target increase]
March delivered major developer incentives, new tooling, and the conclusion of the Build Games competition rewarding top ecosystem builders.
Retro9000 C-Chain Round Goes Live:
The Retro9000 C-Chain Round went live supporting builders with retroactive grants for generating real activity on the Avalanche C-Chain from the $40M funding pool. [How it works]
Build Games Competition Concludes with 3 Grand Prize Winners:
The inaugural Build Games competition concluded with over 2,000 applicants and 50+ grantees, awarding 3 grand prize winners from the $1M pool.
[See the winners] | [Build Games finalists]
Core Crypto Bonus Launches:
Core announced the Core Crypto Bonus that launched on the 10th of March, granting new Core users Avalanche ecosystem tokens during onboarding. [Core Crypto Bonus]
Core Unified Swaps Go Live:
Core launched Unified Swaps bringing enhanced trading functionality to the wallet. [Learn about Unified Swaps]
Gaming infrastructure expanded with new L1s, AI-powered agents, and major sports partnerships driving fan engagement.
CxChain L1 Reshapes Digital Games of Chance:
CxChain, an Avalanche L1, launched reshaping the infrastructure behind digital games of chance with fairness enforced by code and full verifiability. [Explore CxChain]
Arena Agent Launcher & Prize Program:
Arena Agent Launcher went live with the Arena Agent Prize Program rewarding the best agents across five categories with a total of 5,000,000 $ARENA in grants. [Prize program details]
Blazeathon Returns:
Blaze Stream announced the return of blazeathon after previously dropping $5K then $10K in subs, tips, and rewards live on stream. [Turn on notifications]
FIFA World Cup 2026 Right-to-Ticket Live:
Avalanche powers next-generation fan experiences with FIFA World Cup 2026 Right-to-Ticket now available on FIFA Collect. Access football history onchain. [Get your RTT]
LSU Tigers Launch Geaux Rewards on Avalanche:
LSU Tigers launched Geaux Rewards, a digital fan rewards program through the Tiger athletics app built with Uptop, allowing fans to link cards and earn points when shopping at Tiger Stadium and LSU sponsors. [Read more]
AI infrastructure accelerated with major integrations positioning Avalanche as the foundation for autonomous agent execution.
Quack AI Q402 Expands to Avalanche:
Quack AI officially expanded Q402 to Avalanche, pushing toward more scalable, execution-first environments for agents. [Q402 expansion]
Kite AI Global Hackathon 2026 Partnership:
Kite AI announced Avalanche as the second Strategic Partner for Kite AI Global Hackathon 2026, citing Avalanche as ideal for autonomous agents. [Hackathon partnership]
March delivered breakthrough institutional announcements cementing Avalanche as the blockchain choice for regulated finance and enterprise applications.
Grayscale AVAX ETF ($GAVA) Begins Trading on NASDAQ:
Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF launched trading on NASDAQ under ticker $GAVA with 0% fees and staking provisions.
[Trading announcement] | [Grayscale details]
Japan’s Progmat Moving from Private to Public Chain on Avalanche:
During the STO forum discussion at Korea’s National Assembly, it was revealed that Japan’s Progmat is migrating its $2B+ platform from a private Corda network to a public Avalanche L1. [Details]
Animoca Brands Partnership to Accelerate Ecosystem Growth:
Animoca Brands, one of Web3’s most influential operators in the east, signed a partnership to accelerate growth in the Avalanche ecosystem. [Partnership announcement]
SEC Officially Classified AVAX as a Digital Commodiy:
AVAX was mentioned under examples of digital commodities in the SEC’s recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission release. [SEC release]
AVAX Listed on Solana for Cross-Chain Trading:
AVAX, the native token of Avalanche, is now listed on Solana, enabling trading against Solana-native assets, with ability to move AVAX onto Solana and back through Sunrise. [Cross-chain trading]
KB Kookmin Card Builds Stablecoin Payment System & L1 on Avalanche:
KB Kookmin Card, the credit card arm of Korea’s largest bank (KB Kookmin Bank), announced they are building a stablecoin payment system and a dedicated L1 on Avalanche. [Breaking news]
Critical infrastructure launched enhancing privacy, deposits, lending, and liquidity management across the Avalanche ecosystem.
DepositOS Adds Avalanche Support:
DepositOS now supports Avalanche, allowing builders to integrate deposit flows natively, with full multichain support and private swap capability included. [Integration details]
Silo v3 Launches with Safest Lending Markets:
Silo v3 went live introducing the safest lending markets in DeFi by rebuilding the core assumption: collateral does not need to be sold to keep markets solvent. [How Silo works]
Blackhole ALM Vaults Go Live via Steer Protocol:
Blackhole launched Automated Liquidity Management (ALM) vaults enabling users to manage concentrated liquidity positions directly on Blackhole website through Steer Protocol. [Vault details]
Pods Offers USD Yield API for Neobanks:
Pods expanded to Avalanche offering a USD Yield API for neobanks, making it easier for financial platforms to integrate yield-enabled USD products with speed, flexibility, and scalability. [Pods integration]
SilentSwap Goes Live for Private Transactions:
SilentSwap launched on Avalanche enabling users to privately send funds, manage portfolios, or buy RWAs without exposing wallet activity, with transactions settling in 1-3 minutes, fully non-custodial. [Try SilentSwap]
Major announcements set the stage for the biggest Avalanche event of the year.
Avalanche Sponsors Aleph March ‘26 Pop-Up City:
Avalanche was welcomed as a sponsor of the Aleph pop-up city. [Aleph sponsorship]
Avalanche Summit NYC Announced: September 16-17:
Avalanche Summit is coming home September 16-17th, at Chelsea Industrial in New York City, the biggest Avalanche event of the year with limited early bird tickets on sale. [Get tickets]
March 2026 was Avalanche’s global expansion moment. Grayscale’s ETF with 0% fees, Korea’s largest bank building on Avalanche, and Japan’s Progmat moving from private to public chain proved institutions will always choose performance when it matters.
Team1’s strategic expansion into USA, Vietnam, and India. The network’s growth. Animoca Brands partnership. FIFA World Cup tickets onchain, and the SEC recognizing AVAX as a digital commodity signifies visible growth
The ecosystem is built for any kind of business and the Avalanche Summit NYC in September will bring it all together.
The infrastructure is global. The institutions are building. The community is expanding.
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