COLONY 🔺

After 5 years building and supporting the @avax ecosystem exclusively, today we are announcing the closure of Colony because the ecosystem evolved in ways that no longer allow us to pursue our mission with conviction. This was not an easy decision, especially after 5 years committing our full focus, resources, and energy to Avalanche, its projects, its vision, and its community across multiple market cycles. But it is time to close this chapter. Before stepping away, we believe it is important to be transparent about our experience operating within the Avalanche ecosystem over the past several years. The full statement, including how the building environment changed materially, the structural challenges we faced, everything we built and delivered during that time, and the wind-down process and timeline, is in the article below: @Colonylab/the-end-of-the-road-ef0af614a47d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Colonylab/the… As part of the wind-down: • Liquidity remains untouched • Community funds remain accessible • The team’s CLY token allocation was never sold nor staked – 5 years community alignment • Final distributions will be made to CLY stakers

$40,000 worth of $MOVE airdropped today by Colony. 🙌 Tokens were sent straight to $CLY stakers wallets!

@luigidemeo @AvaLabs Thank you for everything you’ve done and tried to do for the Avalanche ecosystem. It won’t be the same without you.

Some personal news* - After nearly 5 years, I’ve made the decision to step down from my role as Chief Strategy Officer of @AvaLabs. This comes after a lengthy period of conversations and reflection. Officially, and for the past several months, I’ve been transitioning out of my responsibilities and preparing for a new chapter. Since joining in early 2021, just months after Avalanche's mainnet launch, when our team was a lean group of ~20 people, @avax has been my home, my passion, and a defining part of my career. We've delivered countless upgrades, scaled a network attracting billions in capital across more than 80 chains, brought major banks, asset managers, and enterprises onchain, powered gaming ecosystems, and fostered a vibrant community. I'm proud of what we've built together and the role I was able to play in it. I will forever be grateful to all the people at Ava Labs and the broader Avalanche ecosystem but in particular @el33th4xor, @John1wu, @kevinsekniqi and @JohnNahas84 for the opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. It's a rare privilege to contribute to such a talented team driven by an ambitious mission. As for Avalanche, I remain a believer in the technology, the opportunity, and many of my colleagues. I’ll continue observing, building, advising where valuable, and supporting from the sidelines. I plan to complete my non-operating term as one of the Board Directors for the Avalanche Foundation, which concludes in a few months. As for what’s next, for now I'm pausing to recharge. I’ll be catching up on precious family time (including with our third child, now six months old) and investing in myself a bit. I have and will continue having conversations about where I’m best positioned to contribute to this industry, perhaps as a founder or in another role. I remain as optimistic as ever that blockchains will transform the internet and I intend to contribute my energy towards that future. Stay tuned! -Luigi

We've just performed another $MOVE airdrop. Over $62,000 distributed in this second drop!🔥 Tokens were sent straight to $CLY stakers wallets. 34 more airdrops to come.

43.3% of all C-Chain transactions ever happened in 2025. Momentum is here. Even more coming this year.

@jonycsarker 👍

$AVAX needs some serious bidding from here if blockchain tech as a whole is going to be taken seriously by the world. There’s no reality where infrastructure this strong, building best-in-class systems for the space, should be sitting outside the top 10 by market cap and trading in the sub-$12 range. As an $AVAX believer and long-time supporter of this technology, I’ve done my part over the last 2–3 months, bidding AVAX as much as I humanly can, even through serious pain. WAGMI.

@AvaxTeam1 ⏳

Avalanche is the most technologically advanced network 🔺

How’s the @avax community feeling these days? Checking in as we move toward 2026.

@Cryptokinder 🔥

Seventy three thousand dollars, distributed and thirty five more airdrops to come. This is a big win for the colony community

The first $MOVE airdrop is now live on Ethereum. Check your wallets. 👇 Over $73,000 distributed in this first drop — 35 more airdrops are coming.

Our Movement $MOVE seed allocation airdrop for $CLY stakers goes live soon. 🙌 Vesting unlocks begin tomorrow, 9 December. Make sure notifications are on and watch for our announcement. As @movement_xyz did not move forward with the previous Avalanche bridge plan, our airdrop will be distributed directly on Ethereum. Tokens will be sent straight to your wallets — ready for you to trade or use as you wish. No claiming fees this time. Our loyal stakers over the years, those who kept their stake active, added to it, and never performed any unstake actions, will receive over 80% of the airdrop as a gesture of recognition for their continued support and commitment. Keep in mind this is the first airdrop—35 additional $MOVE airdrop distributions will follow monthly, in line with the vesting schedule.

@defi219 @blaze_stream @salvor_io @SuzakuNetwork @Hatchyverse @Artery_Chain @TheArena 🫡

Memes is fun and all but have you seen these bargains in the avax eco? 50-100 x imo @Colonylab 3.5m mkt cap @blaze_stream 555k mkt cap @salvor_io 850k mkt cap @SuzakuNetwork 950k mkt cap @Hatchyverse 673k mkt cap @Artery_Chain 160k mkt cap @TheArena 12.5m mkt cap

Never stop November. Through wintry conditions, the developers & community of Avalanche continued to forge ahead. This list is proof Avalanche is the most resilient community in crypto. Here are 50 updates across the ecosystem last month: If we missed anything comment below. 1. @bitwise files $AVAX ETF with staking yield 2. @Securitize just received EU approval to run a regulated trading and settlement system on Avalanche 3. @dexalot surpasses 400m transactions on it’s L1 4. @yieldyak_ ships a new UI for their famous AI vaults 5. @HelikaGaming opens applications for season 2 of it’s gaming accelerator 6. @PharaohExchange prints an all-time high in fees generated 7. @Hatchyverse breaks 3,000 Gen2 holders and joins the W3X Cohort 8. @launchloop_xyz & Funtico holds a game developer gamejam 9. @HelikaGaming opens applications for season 2 of their gaming accelerator program 10. @playfull goes live with Season 3 of The Avalanche Battlepass 11. @playoffthegrid wins 5 GAM3Sgg awards, including Game of the Year 12. @MaplestoryU crosses 100M transactions on their L1 13. @blaze_stream’s onchain streaming platform goes live 14. @spellborne drops their big Blood Moon update 15. @ParadiseTycoon kicks off its biggest event to date, Harvest Festival 16. @DremicaOfficial launches Dremica Carnage on beam 17. @Blackwater_Town pushes a big update 18. @polypup experiments with additional onchain strategies 19. @TheGrottoL1 launches its testnet to do public QA before launch 20. @MyStandardDotIO saw 500% growth on it’s iOS/Android app in November 21. @AvaxTeam1 launched its Uni Tour #1 educating students on avalanche across the globe 22. @scaramucci hints at upcoming book Avalanche Ascending 23. Ava labs creative team launches poweredbyavax.com 24. @avantprotocol launches it’s points program 25. @0xSmitty and @kieksinjapan got married #avaxRoyalWedding🔺👑 26. Avalanche Granite launched on mainnet 27. @TheBlock__ launches Layer One, a new podcast with @stvngts & @imyoungsparks highlighting the ecosystem 28. @recordfinancial announces real time artist royalties on Avalanche 29. @0xStableFlow integrates Avalanche 30. @BenqiFinance partners with Anchorage to offer staked avax to institutional clients 31. @suntoryweb3 releases extremely rare Bowmore ARC-54 Bottle No.128 available to purchase on Avalanche 32. @SeaFi_vaults announces eulerdebt.xyz, a secondary marketplace for Euler vault shares 33. @Nexpace_HQ announces a 50m ecosystem fund 34. @swandogs launches the Team1 Australia chapter 35. @AvaxDevelopers launches payments x402 hack2build 36. @superformxyz launches it’s user-owned neobank on Avalanche 37. @MessariCrypto releases it’s bullish Q3 Avalanche Report 38. @SierraIsMoney launches on Avalanche, powered by OpenTrade 39. South Korean NH NongHyup Bank has launched a blockchain-powered VAT refund system on Avalanche 40. @routescan_io launches new features to identify verified contracts onchain 41. @ijaack94 introduces ACP-246 for discussion within the Avalanche Community 42. @FIFACollect opens redemptions for it’s successful FIFA World Cup 2026 right-to-buy collectables 43. @FISGlobal and Intain launch the Digital Liquidity gateway 44. shop.avax.network launches new collection 45. @AvaxTeam1 finishes Avalanche India Pitch Day with over 3500 developer requests 46. @thirdweb launches x402 chain support on Avalanche 47. @re integrates with Spectra Finance turning Re Points to programmable onchain markets 48. @hypha_sh is partnering with BitGo to bring Institutional-Grade access to Avalanche staking 49. @GoKiteAI launched their token for it’s trusted AI Avalanche L1 50. @wolfilandnfts adds new maps and features to Wolfi Rumble Beta whew. That was a lot. If we missed anything comment below. Congrats to all the builders on Avalanche. Back to work🔺

Institutions choose @avax FIS, one of the largest fintechs in the world which facilitates the movement of $9 trillion via 75 billion transactions per year today announces they are building the 'Digital Liquidity Gateway' on @intainft, an @avax L1.

@AvalancheFDN @avax 🔥🔥

The Avalanche Network has now surpassed 8 billion Total Transactions. A testament to everyone driving the ecosystem forward every day 🔺

Avalanche ships. October was a month to remember. Regardless of challenges, builders on Avalanche continued to deliver. If there are any updates missing, comment below. Here’s what happened: 1. @DinariGlobal launched S&P Digital Markets 50 with S&P Dow on their Avalanche L1. 2. @VISA enabled payments in 4 different stablecoins on Avalanche. 3. @Gemini launched USDT and USDC transfers on Avalanche. 4. @tixbase announced it will be the ticketing provider to Copa América de Béisbol, one of the biggest baseball events in the Americas. 5. @BlackRock’s BUIDL adds $500M in RWA, making Avalanche its 2nd largest chain behind Ethereum. 6. @titan_content launched the 2GATHR app to bring K-Pop fandom on-chain. 7. @crutrade_io launches on Avalanche, bringing $60M+ of fine wine on-chain. 8. @Lombard_Finance announces the expansion of BTC.b. 9. @xeetdotai launches it’s Avalanche ecosystem board. 10. @tokenterminal launches a data analytics board for all things Avalanche. 11. @CoreApp launched Core Earn, where you can earn DeFi yields on stablecoins natively in Core. 12. Avalanche Granite upgrade goes live on Fuji testnet, bringing cheaper ICM, biometric capabilities and dynamic block times. 13. @polypup launches a Token yield strategy utilizing Uniswap v4 hooks and Blackhole Dex. 14. @gabrielrvita launches Pag3, a custom profile platform inspired by MySpace and Linktree. 15. @PharaohExchange V3 goes live introducing xPHAR and P33 to better optimize yeild. 16. @nobs, @excelBaller, and co launch pointsmarket.io to help reward positive community culture. 17. @gunbygunz L1 hits an all-time high in daily transactions. 18. @playoffthegrid releases its biggest update since launch, along with its Feardrop Halloween event. 19. @chaingpt_pad’s Buzz expands support to Avalanche. 20. @BlackholeDex announces that 11m+ $BLACK has been burned for S3. 21. @spellborne launches the Trails of Embervault. 22. @jpyc_official launches the first legally recognized yen stablecoin, JPYC, on Avalanche. 23. @TradeStaPerpDex launches The Collateral Comeback. 24. @vohvohh was promoted to chief propaganda officer. 25. @DefiKingdoms Revealed 77 unique Pet Combat Bonuses, adding even more variety to our combat system, and much more. 26. @0xVelvetai launches its free USDC bridge to Avalanche. 27. @yieldyak_ upgraded its aiBTC, aiAVAX, and aiUSD strategies and much more. 28. @Alf444_ finished the Blubzuki minting app. 29. @LynxGraph launched the first version of its social identity & reputation layer for Avalanche. 30. @Tesseract_avax completed development on its public API. 31. @TheGrottoL1 did something probably. 32. @playenginecup launched season 2 of its fantasy competition. 33. @folksfinance announces upcoming TGE. 34. @studleemore made a coop. 35. @Coqbook burns 694,200,000 COQ tokens. 36. @EnclaveMarkets shares that their Fortune Cat Tournament with KET has reached over $81m in volume. 37. @opentrade_io and Glim launch stablecoin platform in Colombia to fight currency devaluation. 38. @Predictfully_ adds support for 4 new NFL player prop markets. 39. @SuzakuNetwork Shipped the first batch of many Avalanche L1 LSTs, $sPlyr and $sALOT. 40. @KardPay launches its Beta in preparation for launch. 41. @eclipse_L1 announces GGdeck, an app to get cash back on game purchases. 42. @AvaxAnons community-run NFT collection launches on the C-Chain. 43. @wolfilandnfts’s Wolfi-Rumble launched new maps, ecosystem characters, and matchmaking. 44. @payprotocol, Korea's leading payment gateway company, announced it’s building its payment Layer 1 blockchain on Avalanche. 45. @AssetoFinance launched AoABT, the first on-chain arbitrage strategy on Avalanche, quickly reaching $10m in TVL shortly after launch. 46. @youmio_ai releases its Avalanche Digital Wearable SBT. 47. @leaguesfun launches on Avalanche, selling out its football packs day one. 48. @fanhub launches its Avalanche L1 to reward fan loyalty. 49. @kelpDao launches $wrsETH on Avalanche. 50. @emi_305 got retweeted by avax 10/18/25. WHEW! Comment what was missed below:

@nonceXBT Thanks for the follow Nonce. We are dedicated to supporting and growing the avalanche ecosystem which includes providing liquidity for Dexes, helping new projects get funded and putting our treasury of over 500,000 $AVAX to use, all while rewarding our $CLY stakers.

@Colonylab That’s huge! Seeing real-world payment volume adoption like this really shows Avalanche isn’t just hype! it’s becoming infrastructure. 🚀 @Colonylab just followed you guys btw🤝

Avalanche powering half of Japan's credit card payments? This is why we $AVAX.

@John1wu 👀

Indeed it is. 🇯🇵

Our time is coming. The ticker is AVAX 🔺