Avalanche Live

Accessing DeFi used to be complex and fragmented—especially for institutions navigating on-chain finance for the first time. Today on Avalanche Live, we’re exploring how August Digital is changing that, offering seamless access to multiple DeFi protocols through one unified platform built for institutional scale.

Speakers

• Aya Kantorovich - Co-Founder and Co-CEO of August Digital, with previous experience at Pantera Capital and FalconX.
• Vera - Senior Investment Associate at Blizzard Fund.
• Breevie - Senior Social Media Manager at Ava Labs.

Avalanche’s $40M retroactive grant program designed to reward builders who are already live and making an impact. Today, we’ll break down how it works, what we’ve learned from the first cohort, and how you can position your project for the next snapshot and to help us do that I’m joined by some absolute stars, we have….

Speakers

• Breevie — Senior Social Media Manager, Ava Labs
• Daniel Ortiz — Senior Program Manager, Avalanche Foundation
• Xenia(Zen-Ya) Soborova — Ecosystem Lead, Avalanche Foundation
• Mehmet Dogan(Memo) — Program Manager, Avalanche Foundation

Today we’re exploring a powerful new addition to Avalanche’s DeFi stack: Unity (UTY) by XSY.fi. Designed as a synthetic, delta-neutral dollar, Unity keeps your capital active without leaving the ecosystem. We’ll unpack how it works, why it matters, and what it signals for the next wave of capital-efficient on-chain finance.

Speakers

• Host: Breevie – Sr. Social Media Manager, Ava Labs
• Matthew Schmenk – Business Development, Ava Labs
• W. Sean Ford – CEO & Co-Founder, XSY
• David Markley – COO & Co-Founder, XSY 
• Austin Campbell – Head of Strategy & Risk, XSY
  
  

In this Owl Explains session, we unpack the insights from “Proof-of-Work versus Proof-of-Stake: A Comparative Economic Analysis” (RFS 2025), co-authored by Professors Kose John and Fahad Saleh. The paper argues that, under real-world conditions, Proof-of-Stake (PoS) offers higher security than Proof-of-Work (PoW)—primarily due to how environmental costs influence miner behavior, investment, and attack vulnerability.

This panel bridges academia, protocol design, and legal frameworks to explore the deeper implications of blockchain security economics, validator incentives, and what the future might hold for consensus architecture.

Speakers

• Lee Schneider – General Counsel, Ava Labs (Host & Moderator)
• Stephen Buttolph – Chief Protocol Architect, Ava Labs
• Kose John – Charles William Gerstenberg Professor in Banking and Finance, NYU Stern
• Fahad Saleh – Associate Professor of Finance, University of Florida
  
  

In today’s episode, we’re diving into Core Concierge—the new personal assistant built right into your Core Wallet. It’s like having Siri, but for your onchain actions, managing everything from swaps to bridging with a personalized touch. We’ll also showcase the brand-new mobile UI and give you a full demo of what this means for your DeFi experience.

Speakers

1. Breevie
    Senior Social Media Manager, Ava Labs
   
   
   
2. Mac Morse
    Senior Technical Product Manager, Ava Labs
   
   
   
3. Amanda Marquis
    Product Support Manager, Ava Labs

GoldFever is touching down on Avalanche, and this Space unites the teams behind the high‑stakes survival MMO, cross‑platform launcher Hyperplay, and modular blockchain Eclipse to unpack the launch. We’ll break down core gameplay, the week‑long GoldRush event, and the High Octane L1 that powers on‑chain combat, then look ahead to future collaborations and how the community can join the adventure.

London is calling! With Avalanche Summit London just weeks away, we’ve invited a panel of OG community members to trade their favorite Barcelona & Buenos Aires memories and stoke the hype for what’s next. From surprise alpha drops to unforgettable late-night meet-ups, we’ll unpack why Avalanchians keep coming back—and what everyone’s looking forward to in the UK.

Speakers 

1. Breevie
2. Cryptostache
3. Kriddo
4. DrGryz
5. ExcelBaller
6. Coop

Join us for the AvaCloud × Koroshi Builder Spotlight, a live 30‑minute session that dives into how Koroshi is launching its own Avalanche‑powered L1 with AvaCloud’s turnkey infrastructure. Hear the Koroshi team break down their tech choices, bridge‑enabled interoperability, and go‑to‑market roadmap, then stick around for live Q&A

Speakers

• Perry Smith (Host) AvaCloud
• @piweb (Anon) Team Lead - Koroshi
• Moz Developer - Korosh

Today we dove into Robert Rodriguez's, director of "Sin City" and many other classics, latest innovation: Brass Knuckle Films. We'll discuss how Robert and his team are using the blockchain to revolutionize independent film financing, empowering fans as investors, collaborators, and even co-creators in an exciting new slate of action films. I’m your host

Speakers

• Breevie – Host
• Jake Cvengros – Senior Ecosystem Growth Associate at Ava Labs
• Robert Rodriguez – Founder of Brass Knuckle Films, Founder of Troublemaker Studios, renowned filmmaker with over 30 years in directing and producing films such as "From Dusk Till Dawn," "Sin City," "Spy Kids," "Machete," "Alita: Battle Angel," and the Mexico Trilogy.
• Alexis Garcia – Co-Founder of Brass Knuckle Films, former WME agent and Head of Film at Fifth Season, launched his action film label CAT5 in May 2024, first film “A Working Man” opened #1 at the US box office a few weeks ago.

Today we spotlight builders using AvaCloud to launch and scale custom L1s in Web3. In this episode, we’re joined by Quboid, a platform unifying loyalty points across brands with flexible staking, swapping, and redemption. Founder Prakhar Sharma shares how AvaCloud enabled them to move quickly from idea to implementation, and why a custom L1 was essential to their product vision.

Speakers

• Perry Smith (Host) AvaCloud
• Amy Liu Zhao (Host) AvaCloud
• Prakhar Sharma Founder & CEO Quboid