Avalanche (AVAX)

What is Avalanche?

Avalanche (AVAX) is an open-source platform that enables smart contract functionalities where developers can create decentralised finance applications (dApps) and blockchain deployments. With the use of subnets, Avalanche claims to have the fastest transaction finality rate (with speeds of over 4,500 transactions per second) on the market and the highest throughput. The blockchain uses very low power to run and complete transactions, making it environmentally friendly.

One of the top cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation is Avalanche (AVAX), and crypto traders from all over the world choose to include it in their portfolios. Since the Avalanche developers launched liquidity incentive programmes for developers to create dApps and broaden the blockchain's ecosystem in late 2021, the AVAX token has seen considerable growth.

As a result, Avalanche is a platform developers find appealing when trying to build affordable and highly scalable dApps. Additionally, it supports EVM, enabling developers to introduce Ethereum dApps built on Solidity on its network. These dApps would be much more scalable and effective, while still compatible with Ethereum.

Development

Avalanche is a blockchain-based platform for smart contracts and a decentralised payments network. The Avalanche ecosystem, unlike most of its competitors, consists of three integrated blockchains:

Exchange Chain or X-Chain

This chain facilitates transactions and enables users to produce new digital assets for the Avalanche ecosystem.

Platform Chain or P-Chain

The metadata is located in the P-Chain, which also organises validators. It keeps track of active and existing subnets. The blockchain is also where new subnets are created, validators are added to subnets, and new blockchains are generated.

Contract Chain or C-Chain

Smart contracts are developed and deployed on the C-Chain. It is an Avalanche-powered EVM instance. AVAX uses Validators to vote on whether to approve or reject transactions by choosing a randomly chosen group of validators from the network. A new block is formed after a sufficient number of validators decide to accept the transaction.

Technology

The Avalanche consensus protocol uses recurrent voting from subsamples. With this paradigm, the ecosystem is highly decentralised, scalable, and robust. The Avalanche network also guarantees security against 51% assaults, while having fast throughput, low latency, and low energy consumption. The Snowman consensus protocol, powered by the Avalanche consensus algorithm, is implemented by both the P-Chain and the C-Chain.

What makes Avalanche unique?

Avalanche uses multiple custom-built blockchains, in addition to a powerful Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, and processing 4,500 transactions per second.

Who is behind Avalanche?

Avalanche was initially developed and shared on InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) in May 2018 by a pseudonymous group of enthusiasts going by the name of "Team Rocket." Later, it was developed by a committed group of academics from Cornell University. Emin Gün Sirer, a professor of computer science and software engineer, oversaw the project with the help of PhD candidates Maofan "Ted" Yin and Kevin Sekniqi. Following the research phase, Ava Labs was established to build the network, primarily to satisfy the demanding standards of the financial industry. The AVA code base of the Avalanche consensus protocol was publicly accessible and open-source in March 2020.

Frequently asked questions

How to buy AVAX in Australia?

Aalanche is available to buy from Clanz' digital currency exchange, with some of the lowest industry fees. Clanz offers investors and traders a secure, simple way to buy or trade Avalanche.

What can I do with my AVAX on Clanz?

You can hold your AVAX in your Clanz wallet as a long-term investment, exchange it for Australian dollars or another cryptocurrency, stake, or send it to another AVAX wallet.

How to stake Avalanche’s AVAX?

For owners of AVAX tokens, staking can be an exciting way to create passive income. The approach helps make the Avalanche network more durable and efficient, while rewarding its token holders.
A user must stake a minimum of 2,000 AVAX tokens to become a validator on Avalanche. Additionally, you can stake a minimum of 25 AVAX to join the network as a delegator. Staking could last anywhere between two weeks and a year. You can stake AVAX via DeFi protocols that include the coin among their offers, in addition to doing so directly on the Avalanche platform.

Is Avalanche better than Ethereum?

Avalanche offers a more affordable, yet efficient platform for dApps than the original blockchain for decentralised apps.

Is it safe to buy AVAX?

Practising safe investing to minimise risk is crucial when buying Avalanche or any cryptocurrency. The first step to safely buy cryptos is to choose a safe digital currency exchange like Clanz. We’re a licenced Digital Currency Exchange with AUSTRAC (DCE100639664-001), and hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (518031). For more information, visit clanz.com/security

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