January was for builders. No matter the conditions, we never learned how to stop. Here is a long, but incomplete list on what was shipped on Avalanche this month. Comment below if we missed anything: 1. The first AVAX ETF, VAVX from @vaneck_us, went live on @Nasdaq 2. The Build Games began, a competition in which builders can create any type of app on Avalanche and win a share of $1,000,000 in prizes. 3. Retro-9000 C-Chain round dropped, incentivizing apps that organically burn AVAX on the C-chain. 4. The Avalanche network hit 5M total AVAX burned. Gone forever. 5. @LaRussellGC dropped his independent album on @even_biz, garnering a sale for $11,001. 6. Deribit by @coinbase began offering USDC-settled options trading for AVAX. 7. @galaxyhq introduced a first-of-its-kind tokenized CLO, issued exclusively on Avalanche with a $50M allocation from @grovedotfinance. 8. @DinariGlobal officially launches the The S&P Digital Markets 50 Index. 9. @John1Wu appeared on @Varneyco on Fox Business about Avalanche and The Build Games. 10. @ParadiseTycoon’s dedicated L1 went live, along with a big in-game tournament. 11. @TheGrottoL1 launched, driving a daily record in interchain messages. 12. Active addresses on the C-chain hit a daily all time high. 13. @avantprotocol launched new transparency dashboards on their platform for avBTC and avETH. 14. @Blaze_Stream announced an @playoffthegrid Trios Tournament, presented by @FlawGamingHQ. 15. The Avalanche C-chain saw 1B cumulative transactions. 16. @TippiklLabs launched tipping with The Grotto’s Heresy, @BensiBox, and @AvaxHefe. 17. @amichainORG shipped new tutorials, including ones focused on building AI agents on Avalanche. 18. Migration of the BTC.b bridge to @Lombard_Finance was completed. 19. @capysword launched their game, Skins & Swords. 20. Avalanche saw the lowest average transaction fees of all major chains for three consecutive weeks. 21. @WeKeepWinning_ integrates Kalshi into its analytics dashboard. 22. @irmr2 unleashed a fragrant game on the Grotto. 23. @Grayscale has amended its AVAX ETF S-1 to include staking rewards. 24. Total tokenized RWAs on the entire Avalanche network pushed above $1.3 TVL. 25. @GoKiteAI appeared on the Layer One Podcast from @TheBlock__ 26. @leelaughs5x joined the Global Blockchain Business Council (@GBBC_io) on their new series Markets on Chain to discuss why institutions need clear rules when adopting new technology. 27. @SoonieTheSloth created a bot to track token activity and post in the Arena. 28. @LilCoqNft announces Lil-Burn 29. @avax_one unveiled their treasury dashboard. 30. @AvaxTeam1’s workshops and university tours continued strong, with presence in India, Vietnam, Turkey and more. 31. @UNDP dropped their most recent blockchain report in Davos which included two Avalanche powered projects. 32. The community remains 100% satisfied. 33. @IBKR introduced 24/7 account funding with native USDC on Avalanche in partnership with @zerohashx. 34. @WarpGameChain welcomed several new guilds to their ecosystem. 35. @blackholeDEX hit $35,000,000 for total veBlack holder revenue. 36. Blorps won the vote for the @bears_salmon bears den. 37. Bears & Salmon announces will be partnering with Baglords & Bandits, led by @thegamefather68. 38. @MaplestoryU launches the Henesys DEX. 39. Core app integrates @TippiklLabs for tipping. Incredible work everyone. Comment below anything we missed. Way to start 2026 strong🔺(Avalanche🔺)