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In the last 24 hours Avalanche's price moved -0.14%. The current AVAX to AUD conversion rate is $12.53 per AVAX. The circulating supply of Avalanche is 443,788,656 AVAX and the current Avalanche market cap is $5,560,671,864.

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$12.49
$12.89
$200.28
$12.55
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$200.28

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Jan 1, 2026
$22.14
$8.41
$18.43
$12.61
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Jan 1, 2025
$70.74
$17.28
$57.56
$18.83
-67.29%
Jan 1, 2024
$92.51
$29.99
$56.64
$58.08
+2.54%
Jan 1, 2023
$70.81
$13.68
$15.99
$57.77
+261.24%
Jan 1, 2022
$157.64
$15.97
$150.94
$15.97
-89.42%
Jan 1, 2021
$186.26
$81.89
$81.89
$140.05
+71.03%

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• 24h change: 0.35%. From $9.73 to $9.76.

• Charles Schwab plans to add AVAX trading for U.S. retail clients by end of 2026.

• Dubai's DIFC Courts launched NFT-based digital verification on Avalanche C-Chain.

• Tokenized U.S. Treasury products on Avalanche surpassed $545 million.

10 days ago

• 24h change: -2.81%. From $10.00 to $9.72.

• Pharaoh Exchange accounts for 75% of Avalanche DEX volume, indicating concentrated liquidity.

• Hyundai's pilot using Avalanche reduced cross-border payment transfer time by over 96%.

11 days ago

• 24h change: -0.73%. From $10.06 to $9.99.

• Charles Schwab plans to add AVAX to its Schwab Crypto service by year-end.

• Kenya is digitizing 30 million academic credentials on an Avalanche blockchain.

• Dubai's DIFC Courts launched NFT-based digital verification on the Avalanche C-Chain.

12 days ago

• 24h change: 6.08%. From $9.49 to $10.07.

• AVAX's 6.08% gain follows a 50% rise over four weeks, outpacing Bitcoin and Ether.

• Helicon upgrade on September 22 improved Avalanche's performance and reduced staking periods.

• Goldman Sachs integrated its $100B Treasury fund via Lynq, an Avalanche-based network.

13 days ago

• 24h change: -6.76%. From $10.18 to $9.49.

• AVAX's decline aligns with a broader crypto selloff following higher-than-expected US inflation data.

• Dubai's DIFC Courts are issuing court documents with NFT-style verification anchored on Avalanche.

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Timing the market can be incredibly challenging, which is why many traders opt to dollar-cost average Avalanche instead. Using recurring buys, you can steadily accumulate Avalanche over time regardless of its market price, and eliminate the stress of trying to perfectly time the market.

21,040,220 AVAX worth $263,633,957 was traded on Kraken in the last 24 hours.

A variety of factors affect the price of Avalanche including market sentiment, technical developments, user adoption and macro economic events.

The Avalanche price chart shows several important pieces of information about the current price of Avalanche, including its recent price movement and trading volume. The vertical axis represents the value of the asset in your chosen currency, such as USD, while the horizontal axis shows the time period, which can range from minutes to years. Avalanche price charts often use candlesticks to illustrate price movements. Each candlestick represents the opening, closing, highest and lowest prices AVAX printed within a specific time frame. Below the price chart, you may also see volume bars that display trading activity for that period, with taller bars indicating higher trade volume. Professional traders often factor in these data points when conducting their own technical analysis.

You can use the AVAX price chart to analyze price movements and identify areas of support and resistance. Many traders also use different technical indicators to help them analyze past AVAX trading patterns in an effort to predict future price changes. It's important to remember that no method can predict prices with 100% accuracy, but using different tools while analyzing the AVAX price chart can help inform your trading strategy.

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  1. To set up Avalanche price alerts on Kraken web, go to the Alerts widget, located behind the Order form in Advanced view. First, enable browser notifications. Then, click "Create new alert" to open the alert setup. Choose Avalanche, set trigger parameters, and adjust the price using the percentage buttons or by typing the desired price.
  2. To set up Avalanche price alerts on the Kraken mobile app, ensure push notifications are enabled in both your device settings and within Kraken Pro. Then, go to the price alerts modal by tapping the bell icon on the Markets page or long-pressing any open order. Select "Create new alert" and follow the same steps as on the web platform

You can use custom orders on Kraken to automatically execute stop-loss or take profit orders for Avalanche. When using Kraken Pro, you can set a stop-loss or take-profit order for Avalanche by locating the "Take Profit / Stop Loss" dropdown on the order form. Choose either "Simple" or "Advanced" mode based on your preference.

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To export your Avalanche trading history, locate the Settings menu and click on “Documents” > “Create Export.” From here, you can choose between trade history, ledger history or balance, depending on what data you’d like to export.

Yes, Kraken offers recurring buy functionality for a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Avalanche. To set it up, open the mobile app, tap "Buy," and choose the asset you'd like to purchase. Then, enter the amount you wish to buy and select the frequency by clicking "One Time" and choosing a schedule that works for you: daily, weekly, or monthly.

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About Avalanche

Avalanche is a system that serves as a foundation for a new wave of decentralized applications (or dApps). Consisting of three interoperable blockchains, it aims to deliver high throughput without sacrificing scalability.

What is Avalanche (AVAX)

A Deep Dive on Avalanche

Avalanche offers a fast, efficient scalable and blockchain network built for hosting different types of decentralized applications. Its blockchain can process thousands of transactions per second while maintaining the core principles of decentralization and security.

Overview and Purpose

Avalanche is a high-speed, low-latency Layer 1 blockchain platform designed specifically for decentralized applications (dApps) and custom blockchain networks. It aims to address several critical limitations in blockchain technology — scalability, transaction speed, and interoperability. Traditional blockchain networks often face a trade-off between security, decentralization, and scalability, resulting in low throughput, high fees, and lengthy confirmation times. These limitations have often hindered blockchain adoption as a global financial network.

Network Architecture

At the core of Avalanche's infrastructure is its unique multi-chain system, comprising three primary blockchains that each serves a distinct purpose. The Exchange Chain (X-Chain) handles the creation and trading of digital assets, while the Contract Chain (C-Chain) hosts smart contracts with full Ethereum compatibility. The Platform Chain (P-Chain) coordinates network validators, tracks active Avalanche L1ssubnets and enables the creation of new ones.

A distinguishing feature of Avalanche is its multi-chainsubnet architecture. Avalanche L1s Subnets  are custom, sovereign networks customizable blockchains that allow developers to define their own rules, virtual machine, validators, and participants without competing for network resources with other projects. This flexibility supports applications ranging from private enterprise blockchains to public networks.

The platform achieves strong performance through its novel consensus protocol, Avalanche, which achieves high-throughput capable of processing up to 4,500 transactions per second with sub-second finality. This efficiency doesn't come at the cost of decentralization, as the network maintains security through its staking mechanism, requiring validators to stake 2,000 AVAX with a minimum stakingbonding period of two weeks.

AVAX Token Fundamentals

AVAX, the platform's native token, serves multiple important functions within the ecosystem. It's used to paycover network transaction fees, secure the network through staking, and acts as a basic unit of account among blockchains in the Avalanche network. The token plays a crucial role in the platform's staking mechanism, where validators help maintain network security and earn rewards for their participation.

Supply Characteristics

AVAX has a maximum supply cap of 720 million tokens. The initial token distribution included a public sale in July 2020, where tokens were sold at $0.50 each, with 24.5 million AVAX distributed. The allocation strategy encompassed several categories —: public sale participants, the Avalanche Foundation, team members and advisors (subject to vesting periods), a community endowment for future development, and staking rewards to incentivize network security.

Project Development

Avalanche Mainnet was launched on September 21, 2020, by a team of experienced blockchain professionals and academics. The project was founded in the USA by Emin Gün Sirer, Kevin Sekniqi, and Maofan "Ted" Yin. Sirer, serving as CEO of Ava Labs, brings his expertise as a Cornell University professor and prominent figure in cryptocurrency research. Sekniqi, as COO, focuses on distributed systems and consensus protocols, while Yin, the Chief Protocol Architect, specializes in consensus algorithms.

The project secured significant funding through multiple rounds, including a $12 million private sale in February 2020 led by investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, and MetaStable Capital. This was followed by a successful public sale in July 2020, raising approximately $42 million within hours, and a pair of private sales totalling $480M in 2021 and 2024..

The Avalanche Foundation plays a crucial role in supporting the ecosystem's development, funding community initiatives, research and development, and projects that contribute to the platform's growth.

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FAQs

Yes, you can use Custom Orders on Kraken to automatically buy Avalanche if it reaches a lower price.

Timing the market can be incredibly challenging, which is why many traders opt to dollar-cost average Avalanche instead. Using recurring buys, you can steadily accumulate Avalanche over time regardless of its market price, and eliminate the stress of trying to perfectly time the market.

21,040,220 AVAX worth $263,633,957 was traded on Kraken in the last 24 hours.

A variety of factors affect the price of Avalanche including market sentiment, technical developments, user adoption and macro economic events.

The Avalanche price chart shows several important pieces of information about the current price of Avalanche, including its recent price movement and trading volume. The vertical axis represents the value of the asset in your chosen currency, such as USD, while the horizontal axis shows the time period, which can range from minutes to years. Avalanche price charts often use candlesticks to illustrate price movements. Each candlestick represents the opening, closing, highest and lowest prices AVAX printed within a specific time frame. Below the price chart, you may also see volume bars that display trading activity for that period, with taller bars indicating higher trade volume. Professional traders often factor in these data points when conducting their own technical analysis.

You can use the AVAX price chart to analyze price movements and identify areas of support and resistance. Many traders also use different technical indicators to help them analyze past AVAX trading patterns in an effort to predict future price changes. It's important to remember that no method can predict prices with 100% accuracy, but using different tools while analyzing the AVAX price chart can help inform your trading strategy.

Yes, Kraken makes it easy to stake and earn rewards on dozens of different cryptocurrencies. Visit our staking page here to see if Avalanche is eligible for staking or opt-in rewards in your region.

As with any financial investment, there are risks to consider before investing in Avalanche and holding it on an exchange like Kraken. Cryptocurrency prices, including Avalanche, can be highly volatile. While Kraken has always maintained a strong focus on security, we encourage our clients to self custody their crypto in non-custodial wallets that only they can access, like Kraken Wallet.

Cryptocurrency tax reporting rules vary significantly from country to country. It’s advisable to seek professional local tax guidance to ensure correct reporting and avoid potential penalties.

  1. To set up Avalanche price alerts on Kraken web, go to the Alerts widget, located behind the Order form in Advanced view. First, enable browser notifications. Then, click "Create new alert" to open the alert setup. Choose Avalanche, set trigger parameters, and adjust the price using the percentage buttons or by typing the desired price.
  2. To set up Avalanche price alerts on the Kraken mobile app, ensure push notifications are enabled in both your device settings and within Kraken Pro. Then, go to the price alerts modal by tapping the bell icon on the Markets page or long-pressing any open order. Select "Create new alert" and follow the same steps as on the web platform

You can use custom orders on Kraken to automatically execute stop-loss or take profit orders for Avalanche. When using Kraken Pro, you can set a stop-loss or take-profit order for Avalanche by locating the "Take Profit / Stop Loss" dropdown on the order form. Choose either "Simple" or "Advanced" mode based on your preference.

Your funding limits are influenced by several factors, including your country of residence, verification level and the asset you're looking to deposit or withdraw.

Yes, the Kraken mobile trading app makes it easy to manage your Avalanche holdings on the go. Our smart investing service brings powerful tools and effortless control to your Avalanche investments.

To export your Avalanche trading history, locate the Settings menu and click on “Documents” > “Create Export.” From here, you can choose between trade history, ledger history or balance, depending on what data you’d like to export.

Yes, Kraken offers recurring buy functionality for a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Avalanche. To set it up, open the mobile app, tap "Buy," and choose the asset you'd like to purchase. Then, enter the amount you wish to buy and select the frequency by clicking "One Time" and choosing a schedule that works for you: daily, weekly, or monthly.

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