October was the month Summit’s momentum turned into policy and capital. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission moved from exploring tokenization to publishing rules for it, institutions from Hyundai to Charles Schwab kept naming Avalanche directly, and Team1 Japan became Team1’s 10th global chapter.
Avalanche also launched Avalanche Originals, a new series taking viewers behind the scenes with the builders Summit introduced.
Here’s everything that happened in October.
Avalanche Leads All Chains in Tokenized Stock Growth:
Avalanche added more tokenized stock market cap than any other chain in September, up $245.5 million and led by Securitize. [Stock Growth]
Tokenized Treasuries Are Up 4x This Year:
Tokenized U.S. Treasuries on Avalanche climbed 14% in Q3 alone to $545 million, now four times where they started the year. [Treasuries]
Pharaoh Exchange Hits a Record Month:
Avalanche’s top DEX posted all-time high monthly volume and fees, coming right off announcing 24/7 permissionless stock trading. [Pharaoh]
Team1 Japan Becomes the 10th Global Chapter:
Team1 Japan officially launched after 30 events across four cities, 1,200 attendees, 18 Avalanche Gourmet Nights, and four institutional events, with the Foundation welcoming the milestone as proof of Japan’s growing institutional adoption.
Team1 Chapters Build Across the Globe:
Team1 chapters remained active globally this month. Türkiye held UniTour #3 across three cities and six universities before hosting its first hackathon with OKX Türkiye, attracting 60+ developers and 30 projects. Vietnam reached 250+ students through its VKU Uni Tour, hosted a She Build meetup and opened registration for a 420-builder UniHack. Africa held workshops in Zaria and Warri, Nigeria, and an Avalanche Academy session in Johannesburg. Thailand hosted its first Kasetsart University session, while first-ever meetups took place in Lviv and Shenzhen.
In the U.S., Team1 held a Blockchain x AI event during SF Tech Week and launched its weekly Team1 Break X Spaces. India partnered with India Blockchain Week ahead of its November 2 Mumbai Networking Gala, while Brazil announced a trading card meetup with YourGrails and NYC hosted a rooftop meetup with The Grotto.
avaxinbloom Launches for Women in Avalanche:
VanHoVibes introduced avaxinbloom, a new community initiative creating space for women to connect, support one another, and grow within the Avalanche ecosystem.
Avalanche Builders Cross $500M Raised in a Year:
Avalanche builders raised more than $500 million over the past year, led by Iris at $43 million, GoKiteAI at $33 million with PayPal Ventures leading its latest round, Valinor at $25 million, and Tare at $13.25 million, with more than $400 million more spread across 30-plus other companies. [$500M Raised]
FIFA Collect Advances Ticket Verification:
FIFA Collect’s Francesco Abbate explained how blockchain can verify ticket authenticity and ownership, highlighting its role in improving trust and transparency in ticketing. [FIFA Collect]
Loopia World Preps Its NFT Mint:
Loopia World completed its latest selection stage and completed its Loopians NFT mint.
YourGrails Launches One Piece Packs:
Every new pack hides a real graded physical card, insured until claimed, that holders can rip, race, borrow against, or sell back at 90% value. [One Piece]
Marquette University Athletics Joins Uptop:
Marquette University Athletics joined Uptop’s growing roster of schools and sports teams, introducing Marquette Rewards, where fans can earn tickets, merchandise and experiences through everyday purchases at participating businesses. [Marquette]
Builders Explore Agent Payments at SF Tech Week:
Team1 USA’s Blockchain x AI session, alongside GoKiteAI and tenki, dug into agent payments and what AI means for the future of onchain business, building on GoKiteAI’s $33 million raise to power agentic payments on its own Avalanche L1. [SF Tech Week]
South Korea Publishes Rules for a $5T Onchain Stock Market:
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission published rules allowing stocks, bonds, and funds to be issued and traded onchain starting February 2027, with the Korea Securities Depository already building connectivity on Avalanche. [South Korea]
India Brings $2B in Grain Onchain:
Arya.ag partnered with Finternet and lenders including Singularity Credit and Aryadhan to make stored agricultural commodities across 12,000-plus Indian warehouses verifiable collateral for credit. [India]
Hyundai and Axiym Cut Cross-Border Payment Time by 96%:
Hyundai used Axiym to connect its payment systems to USDT on Avalanche, cutting cross-border transfer time by more than 96%, as Axiym’s own stablecoin volume grew 4.4x this year to $529 million in Q3 and $2 billion lifetime. [Hyundai]| [Axiym]
Dubai Courts Make Rulings Verifiable Worldwide:
DIFC Courts in Dubai, which handled $5.1 billion across 2,500-plus claims in 2025, now issue court orders with onchain Avalanche credentials so anyone can confirm authenticity in seconds. [DIFC Courts]
Kenya Secures Academic Certificates Onchain:
Kenya’s National Examinations Council is using Avalanche to secure academic certificates, fight forgery, and verify records in seconds. [KNEC]
Ethena Pay Launches Earn+:
Avalanche now powers Ethena Pay’s Earn+, letting eligible users deposit into a higher-yield vault managed by Upshift and Steakhouse running on Aave V4. [Earn+]
Japan Introduces Avalanche-Based Tourist Tax Refunds:
Japan Tax Free, JPYC and UPBOND are developing a system that will allow international visitors to receive eligible tax refunds directly into their wallets through the JPYC stablecoin on Avalanche C-Chain, bringing another real-world payment use case to the network. [Japan]
More Institutions Deepen Their Avalanche Ties:
Charles Schwab research named Avalanche an RWA and institutional leader. Janus Henderson’s Nick Cherney tied the firm’s blockchain strategy to Avalanche. Tokenized Treasuries can now back institutional loans through Lynq’s integration with ZeroBeta and Centrifuge grew to $263 million in tokenized assets on the network. [Schwab] | [Janus Henderson]
Avalanche Originals Goes Behind the Scenes:
A new series pulling back the curtain on the people and companies building real businesses on Avalanche launched this month, with Episode 1 featuring Dinari. [Avalanche Originals]
Q3 Ecosystem Call Recaps Summit NYC:
Avalanche’s Quarterly Ecosystem Call brought Summit NYC’s biggest tokenization news, institutional wins, and ecosystem milestones back into focus for anyone catching up. [Q3 Call]
Charley Cooper on Markets That Never Sleep:
Ava Labs President Charley Cooper explained why infrastructure behind 24/7 markets has to keep pace, and how blockchain makes that possible. [Full Discussion ]
Bart Smith on Why Institutions Build Their Own Chains:
AVAT CEO Bart Smith told CoinDesk’s Public Keys that custom L1s let institutions set their own KYC, AML, and permissions while staying connected to the broader Avalanche network. [Interview]
Dragonfly on Why One Chain Won’t Rule Them All:
Dragonfly’s Hosseeb and Rob Hadick explained how Avalanche’s interoperable L1 model lets businesses customize their own chains while sharing one growing ecosystem. [Interoperability]
Bo Hines on Institutions Moving From Understanding to Building:
Tether USA₮ CEO Bo Hines said institutions are shifting from understanding stablecoins to actually building with them. [Hines]
Kevin O’Leary on Avalanche’s Technical Strength:
Kevin O’Leary said the merits of Avalanche are well understood by technologists at S&P 500 companies building real capacity on it. [O’Leary]
October showed Summit’s ripple effects reaching further than the two days in New York.
South Korea moved from interest to published rules, builders crossed half a billion dollars raised, and Team1 added its 10th global chapter. Institutional adoption also continued to gather pace, with a new Onchain Readiness Report finding that 62% of banks expect blockchain to become standard within two years, alongside 58% of payments companies and 46% of brokerages that already see it that way.
With India Blockchain Week and a Mumbai Networking Gala already on the calendar, November picks up right where this momentum left off.