Avalanche 🔺

From a $13T financial giant recognizing Avalanche as a leader in RWAs to new L1 launches, real world payments and growing adoption, @avax had a busy week across the ecosystem. here's what happened: 🔺 @CharlesSchwab, a financial services giant with over $13T in client assets, identified Avalanche as a leader in RWAs and institutional blockchain use cases, highlighting its custom L1 infrastructure and financial activity. 🔺 @JanusHenderson, managing approximately $500B in assets, expanded its involvement with Avalanche as a validator and equity holder in @TranchedFi, strengthening its participation in onchain finance. 🔺 @avax hosted its Q3 Ecosystem Call on October 20, covering tokenization, institutional adoption, Avalanche Summit NYC and broader ecosystem developments. 🔺 @pangolindex Perps recorded $3.81M in trading volume over 7 days, $41.40M over 30 days and $64.66M over 90 days. 🔺 @is_realx launched its mainnet as a dedicated Avalanche L1 for real world assets, introducing infrastructure for tokenized stocks, U.S. Treasuries, bridging and asset issuance through the RealX ecosystem. 🔺 Research from @zerohashx and @AvaLabs found that 62% of surveyed banks expect blockchain technology to become standard infrastructure within the next two years. 🔺 Marquette University Athletics joined @uptop_xyz on Avalanche, letting fans earn tickets, merch and experiences through everyday purchases. 🔺 @PodsFinance introduced Pix support on Avalanche, making it easier for users in Brazil to access the ecosystem through local payments. 🔺 @YourGrails officially opened its platform to everyone following its closed beta, expanding access to onchain collectibles, pack openings, battles and racing experiences on Avalanche. 🔺 @0xSmitty launched LoreScore through Avalore, awarding badges based on users' historical participation in Avalanche projects. 🔺 @KryptoCEO announced a November 3 Midlands Mini Meetup in the UK. 🔺 @Team1VN announced UniHack, a 30 day Avalanche hackathon with a $3,500 prize pool. 🔺 @Team1Africa_ brought Avalanche education to Tom Mboya University in Kenya. 🔺 @Team1LatAm connected 20 builders and students at a community gathering in Ecuador. 🔺 @Team1BR hosted its Builders Lunch in Brasília. 🔺 @Team1IND reached 5,000 followers on X. 🔺 @Team1JP hosted its second Avalanche L1 development workshop. 🔺 @loopia_world announced October 26 at 4 PM UTC as the mint date for its collection of 100 unique 1/1 Loopians NFTs on Avalanche.