Key Highlights:
- Avalanche surpasses 165 million unique addresses.
- AVAX trading volume jumps by 65% and its price is up by 3.18%.
- T. Rowe Price has filed for an AVAX ETF and has also partnered with MapleStory Universe.
Avalanche’s ecosystem is seeing a great momentum as adoption has surged across its Layer-1 networks. According to Avalanche’s community page on CoinMarketCap, the total number of unique addresses created across the ecosystem has now moved beyond 165 million.
This number indicates that the developer participation and user engagement in areas like DeFi, real-world assets (RWAs), gaming and artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing.
The network (which features core L1s chains) continues to expand at a great speed. Avalanche is one of those blockchain that provides flexible architecture that supports customizable subnets and high-throughput applications, it also acts as a scalable alternative to other major blockchains as well.
Moreover, in October, the blockchain’s C-Chain logged the highest daily transaction volume for 2025. There were 2.5 million transactions that were carried out in a single day. Such high frequency transactions were last observed in February 2024. Each transaction needs AVAX for gas fees, reinforcing its importance as the ecosystem’s utility token. These network number signal sustained on-chain growth and increasing investor confidence in Avalanche’s long-term outlook.
Privacy Technology Goes Live on Avalanche
Avalanche is now also advancing on-chain privacy. The network’s developers have launched the eERCs standard, which allows users to encrypt, decrypt, and transfer digital assets securely. This functionality applies to stablecoins like USDC and USDT, along with ecosystem tokens such as JOE.
Due to projects like Encrypted, Avalanche is amongst few of those major blockchains that will deliver live end-to-end asset privacy at the token level, while still allowing for regulatory compliance. With Avalanche’s eERC’s it is clear that privacy and compliance can coexist, marking a major step forward for secure, real-world DeFi use.
These new privacy features boost Avalanche’s appeal for both the retail users and institutional players who value confidentiality within compliant systems. This privacy move sets Avalanche apart from other Layer-1 competitors that are now looking for native privacy integrations.
AVAX Price Surges: Macro and Institutional Catalyst
The blockchain’s rapid network expansion comes at a time when the global sentiment and institutional interest are improving. On October 26, progress in U.S.-China trade talks helped ease off the tariff concerns, which has lifted investors confidence. It is clear that easing geopolitical tensions have always supported risk assets. As of now the crypto market is up by 2.47% to 3.8 trillion. AVAX is also trending higher. The 24-hour trading volume has surged by almost 65% to $574 million. This indicates that there is a strong buying activity across major exchanges.
At press time, the price of AVAX token stands at $20.59 with an increase of 3.18% in the last 24-hours as per CoinMarketCap.
Even though the market is picking up, analysts still warn that on October 30, the next market test will arrive as the Federal Reserve will issue its policy guidance.
Institutional adoption is also picking up as on October 22, T. Rowe Price has also filed for an Active Crypto ETF with the SEC, including AVAX along with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). This inclusion places AVAX among those assets that are gaining institutional recognition.
Moreover, Avalanche has partnered with MapleStory Universe (a Web3 game by Nexon), and has officially gone live. Avalanche helps Web3 games run faster, cheaper, and more smoothly as it offers high speed, low fees, and customizable subnets for large-scale gameplay. This shows that Avalanche is also growing its influence in the Web3 gaming space.
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