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The End of the Road

COLONY — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:22:44 GMT

Optimism built Colony. Realism shuts it down.

After five years of unwavering commitment to the Avalanche ecosystem, the time has come to close this chapter.

This is not a decision taken lightly. It follows years of effort, resilience, loyalty, and belief in a mission we pursued with everything we had. But today, realism must replace optimism.

Colony will cease operations at the end of Q1 2026. Not because we ran out of ideas. Not because we mismanaged capital. Not because we stopped building.

But because, after five years operating within the ecosystem, we no longer believe Avalanche is structurally positioned for the level of sustainable growth we once expected. We have given this mission everything we had for five years, and the responsible decision now is to close this chapter.

Before stepping away, and given the attention around this final announcement, we believe we owe it to our community to be transparent about our experience operating within the Avalanche ecosystem over the past several years.

In this final article, we aim to:

Reflect on what Colony achieved : five years of commitment to the Avalanche ecosystem.
Share how the building environment changed over time.
Provide our perspective on the current state of the Avalanche ecosystem, including challenges that many teams acknowledge privately but rarely discuss publicly.
Explain how we are closing operations.
Outline the final major $USDC airdrop for the $CLY stakers community.
Present the operational timeline.

TL;DR

Colony will cease operations at the end of Q1 2026.
A final major USDC airdrop of $500,000 will be made to CLY stakers, and 2 other distributions ($CLY & $MOVE).
The team has never sold or staked its CLY allocation, avoiding community dilution and reflecting five years of alignment with the community.
We are winding down transparently and responsibly.
$AVAX has declined more than 90% from levels at Colony’s launch, yet Colony continued to distribute significant value to its community across multiple initiatives (193 airdrops totaling ~$30M at ATH, and over 31,200 AVAX in rewards).
Two major Avalanche-native initiatives Colony was involved in were discontinued mid-development following abrupt core Avalanche technology deprecations and the transfer of a major ecosystem asset to new stewardship.
Avalanche deal flow declined sharply from earlier cycles, with reduced VC participation and launchpads shutting down.
Fundamental questions around Avalanche tokenomics and validator economics remained unresolved, with uncertainty around how network growth translates into sustainable demand and value accrual across the ecosystem.
Avalanche leadership continuity eroded, and strategic clarity and transparency declined over time, impacting long-term confidence.
Institutional participation often occurred at pricing levels below those available to the broader community, contributing to structural dilution over time.
We believe Avalanche risks transitioning toward a lower-growth equilibrium rather than the expansion trajectory many originally anticipated.

1. Five Years, Fully Committed

Colony was founded in Q2 2021, before Avalanche reached mainstream adoption, and remains, to date, alongside BenQi, the only OG projects that have continued operating exclusively on Avalanche throughout multiple market cycles. While many projects diversified their exposure to other ecosystems or died altogether, we remained fully committed, laser-focused on our mission to accelerate Avalanche’s growth while aligning builders and the community.

For five years, we stayed true to that mission.

We never pivoted to another chain.
We never forked existing products.
We never chased short-term trends elsewhere.

We went all-in on Avalanche.

What we built and delivered:

Over these five years, Colony deployed capital, built infrastructure, and supported the ecosystem across multiple fronts:

• Funded 30+ Avalanche-native projects
• Provided over $10M in liquidity across Avalanche protocols
• Built six original products from the ground up, designed specifically for Avalanche
• Distributed 193 airdrops totaling ~$30M+ at ATH, and over 31,200 AVAX in rewards
• Enabled community members to participate alongside leading venture funds in early-stage rounds, fully on-chain
• Built (and invested in) the largest yield bearing Avalanche on-chain ecosystem index, reflecting ecosystem growth
• Supported network decentralization through our Validator Program, redistributing AVAX rewards back to the community

Innovation, not replication:

From day one, Colony focused on building new infrastructure rather than copying existing models.

We developed:

A fully on-chain, highly scalable (we’re talking about 100 raises at the same time), early-stage platform enabling the community to participate in Seed and Private rounds alongside VCs.
A liquid vesting DEX allowing locked allocations to become tradable, effectively creating a fully tradable primary market, a first in crypto (comparable to grey-market mechanisms in traditional finance).
The largest Avalanche ecosystem index with yield-bearing exposure to ecosystem performance ($CAI).
A Liquidity Provision Program that provided critical early liquidity for ecosystem projects’ launches, particularly during the harshest bear market conditions, when few participants were willing to deploy capital and launch conditions were most fragile.
A Validator Program contributing to network security while redistributing AVAX rewards to the community (over 31,200 AVAX in rewards).

Everything we did served one objective:

Ecosystem growth.

Not extraction.
Not hype.
Not rotation.

Growth.

The Bear market years:

When the 2022 bear market hit, many projects disappeared. We did not.

We reduced salaries dramatically to extend runway. For context, Colony’s C-suite compensation fell and remained below entry-level roles at other industry companies. That was intentional. We chose to build through adversity with a long-term mindset.

By early 2024, we had delivered the full product suite as originally envisioned and introduced additional innovations, including the liquid vesting DEX, a product we built with passion and excitement during the toughest times of the bear market, when much of the ecosystem had gone silent. We supported numerous builders launching on Avalanche, helping structure cap tables, designing liquidity provision frameworks, and enabling launches during some of the most challenging market conditions the ecosystem faced.

It was an extraordinary journey dedicated to supporting Avalanche’s growth while rewarding the community.

Through the years, most importantly, we preserved value and distributed substantial returns to our community, across multiple initiatives ((193 airdrops totaling ~$30M at ATH, and over 31,200 AVAX in rewards), despite AVAX declining from approximately $100 at our launch to around $8 this month.

But something changed.

2. When the Environment Changed

As Avalanche deal flow slowed, an increasing number of high-quality projects began choosing other ecosystems.

Technology alone was not enough.

We chose Avalanche for its technical foundations, and we continue to believe the technology is among the strongest in the industry. But technology, on its own, does not determine ecosystem success.

Founders follow liquidity, users, activity, funding depth, and ecosystem momentum.

For years, Colony worked to convince teams to launch on Avalanche. Unfortunately, over time, we lost more of those conversations than we won.

By mid-2024, the shift had become increasingly clear:

· Deal flow declined significantly. In many respects, pipeline quality and volume were stronger during the difficult market conditions of 2022–2023 than in mid-2024, 2025, and today.

· Average project quality decreased significantly.

· Venture participation weakened.

· Ecosystem narratives and strategic priorities shifted frequently, creating uncertainty for builders and investors.

We stayed.
We fought.
We adapted.

Our Attempt to Reignite Growth:

Rather than waiting for Avalanche ecosystem momentum to return, we chose to build initiatives aimed at bringing high-quality teams and activity to Avalanche. The goal was to create new ecosystem catalysts, projects capable of generating excitement and adoption , while enabling Colony’s community to be the first participants to benefit through fundraising opportunities and early access, similar to an incubator approach.

Initiative 1: HyperSDK-Based Exchange

We began building a HyperSDK-powered L1 CLOB exchange (spot and perps), leveraging Avalanche’s emerging stack. For context, development started before HyperLiquid had gained broad industry attention.

We assembled a highly experienced team that had previously built a large exchange with billions in deposits, onboarded major market makers into the beta product, and committed significant capital and time. The objective was to create a HyperVM Avalanche L1 capable of serving as a cross-chain liquidity hub, with secured initial trading flow from an established exchange and market-making agreements already in place.

The initiative generated strong interest during multiple discussions with Ava Labs leadership at the time, including Patrick O’Grady, who expressed enthusiasm about its potential and alignment with the broader HyperSDK vision. After Patrick O’Grady left, the longer-term direction of HyperSDK became unclear.

However, through ongoing conversations with Ava Labs teams, including weekly calls, we continued development under the understanding that HyperSDK was progressing toward production readiness. That understanding was further reinforced during in-person discussions at the London Summit itself with members of the HyperSDK team at Ava Labs. By that stage, after more than a year of development, substantial capital investment, and two dedicated teams working closely within the HyperSDK ecosystem, we had reached a functional beta product.

Shortly after the summit, we learned through public communications that HyperSDK was being deprecated as a production direction.

Overnight, the business model underpinning the initiative was rendered non-viable.

The impact was significant, both financially and operationally. We absorbed the loss, regrouped, and continued building. We remained publicly supportive of Avalanche, determined to try again.

Because that is what builders do.

Initiative 2: Bitcoin-Centric L1

In 2025, we designed a Bitcoin-centric Avalanche L1 leveraging BTC.b as gas. Once again, we assembled the strongest execution team we could. Through a joint venture with the first regulated mining specialist in the UAE, a specialist that is financed by Abu Dhabi–based sovereign and royal family–affiliated capital, we developed a fully integrated mining application on Avalanche designed to onboard Bitcoin-native activity into the ecosystem. With full account abstraction, miners could use their Bitcoin rewards as collateral to access stablecoin liquidity and manage operational expenses such as electricity costs.

Under the hood, this model would have generated recurring TVL growth on BTC.b, meaningful ecosystem activity, and sustainable economic value across Avalanche. We secured more than $100M in TVL commitments, and the beta product was functioning as intended as we prepared for launch.

Then, once again, through a public announcement on X, we learned that BTC.b stewardship had transitioned to another entity.

We were not informed in advance. Despite our weekly calls with Ava Labs.

At that point, we faced a difficult but unavoidable reality:

We could not responsibly encourage builders to choose Avalanche when two of our own major initiatives had become structurally non-viable following abrupt ecosystem changes for which we had no prior visibility, materially impacting our confidence and our credibility with partners we had worked hard to bring into the ecosystem.

The first time hurt.
The second time ended it.

We are all familiar with the saying: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

3. The Broader Avalanche Ecosystem Reality

This section is not written in anger. It is written in clarity.

Over five years, many of the executive and senior leaders we built relationships with at Ava Labs transitioned out of their roles. Strategic continuity weakened, and each transition introduced additional friction. When long-term ecosystem builders lose stable counterparts, coordination inevitably becomes more difficult.

Across 2024–2025, several structural trends became increasingly visible:

· Overall ecosystem capital thinned.

· Venture participation declined materially.

· Blizzard Fund activity effectively halted, with publicly observable portfolio performance significantly reduced (approximately -95% from peak levels), making it difficult to sustain follow-on capital formation such as a Fund 2.

· Recently announced ecosystem funding initiatives appeared extremely limited relative to the scale of resources available. At a time when the stated ambition is to attract the next generation of large-scale applications and businesses, the level of capital commitment put forward seemed rather very modest. Sustainable growth requires proportional investment. This naturally raised questions among builders and the broader community regarding the depth of commitment toward meaningful ecosystem expansion and value creation.

· Codebase and other funding initiatives appeared increasingly not directed toward the Avalanche on-chain community.

· Fundamental questions around tokenomics and validator economics remained unresolved. While Avalanche’s technology is solid, the economic model connecting network usage to sustainable demand and value accrual across the ecosystem appeared increasingly uncertain for long-term participants.

· Leadership changes, including among founders and other key figures , occurred with limited public visibility, sometimes without any formal public communication.

· Transparency and communication across parts of the ecosystem remained inconsistent. Builders often operated with limited visibility into strategic decisions, capital allocation, and long-term priorities, which contributed to uncertainty and friction over time.

· Public communication and positioning from parts of the ecosystem leadership occasionally created friction with builders, other ecosystems, and external stakeholders, sometimes prioritizing competitive rhetoric over collaborative industry engagement. In a highly interconnected industry, attracting talent and sustaining long-term trust depend on humility, consistency, and constructive dialogue. Areas where improvement was often discussed by ecosystem participants.

· Marketing leadership rotated frequently, and ecosystem narratives and strategic priorities shifted repeatedly, creating uncertainty for builders and investors, with limited evidence of sustained global brand marketing efforts.

· Community participation weakened, with fewer active projects operating today than in prior cycles.

· Previously active community channels became noticeably quieter, if not shut down.

We could go into far greater detail on each of these points, having operated closely within the ecosystem for years and heard consistent feedback from other builders. We will not speculate publicly about specific memecoin initiatives, funding decisions, support for questionable actors, or ecosystem metrics that raised concerns over time. That is not the purpose of this article.

This article is not written to weaken an ecosystem we strongly believed in, but to shed light on our experience and to provide feedback that we hope will be heard by current leadership as they pursue structural improvements.

Leadership has recently acknowledged that changes are needed. However, the challenges extend beyond tokenomics, architecture, or individual technological initiatives. Sustainable ecosystem growth depends on strong fundamentals, sound economic conditions, trust, transparency and consistent execution. Not on the emergence of the next narrative cycle.

Real growth also requires supporting serious partners and builders who commit for the long term, those who are not simply chasing trends, but who believed in the ecosystem as deeply as the ecosystem believed in itself. And it goes without saying: the community remains central. Support, transparency, listening, execution, and community alignment are foundational elements of any successful ecosystem.

In this article, we are speaking openly about realities that are rarely discussed publicly, with the hope that this perspective, coming from a partner that believed in and supported Avalanche exclusively for five years, will contribute constructively to future progress.

This article is also intended to provide context to our community as to why it is no longer possible for Colony to continue operating under the current conditions. The broader crypto market has faced challenges across cycles, but Avalanche’s relative trajectory compared to similarly capitalized ecosystems has been difficult to ignore.

Without meaningful structural changes, Avalanche appears to be evolving toward a sustainability-focused model: one where a strong foundation treasury can support ongoing operations over time, even in the absence of significant ecosystem expansion. Such a model can persist for many years. However, it differs fundamentally from the high-growth ecosystem trajectory that Colony’s mission was built around.

We remained optimistic for five years. Today, we must be realistic. Colony’s mission was to accelerate ecosystem growth. When growth stalls structurally, that mission becomes unsustainable.

We cannot operate without conviction.

And conviction, ultimately, is what building requires.

4. An Orderly Wind-Down

There are many ways crypto projects shut down, regardless of whether they delivered their vision or created value for their community:

• Some disappear quietly.
• Some exit team token allocations before announcing closure.
• Some remove liquidity without notice.
• Some allow tokens to decline toward zero while promising an new token airdrop or future recovery.
• Some leave communities with little transparency or recourse.

We are not doing any of that.

Liquidity remains intact.
Community funds remain accessible.
The team has not sold its CLY token allocation.

From day one, Colony built its full product suite from scratch. Not by forking existing protocols, but by creating new infrastructure aligned with our original vision.

Despite AVAX declining more than 90% from levels at the time of our launch, Colony still generated and distributed substantial value to the community for five years.

We are closing in an orderly manner, with a transparent timeline and final distributions of up to to the community.

For the past five years, the team has not sold its token allocation and will not do so during the wind-down process. The team also chose not to stake its allocation to capture yield generated by our different products, prioritizing community distribution instead. Some CLY tokens staked by certain team members were acquired on the open market under the same conditions as any other participant. In addition, at certain points, the team repurchased portions of early investor allocations to support market stability.

This reflects a consistent commitment to alignment with the community and to maximizing value for participants from start to finish. Our approach has always been to build, not extract.

Despite this good-faith track record over the past five years, some commentary has questioned the nature of Colony’s closure, often from individuals with limited familiarity with our various products, initiatives, and the broader scope of what has been built and delivered across the ecosystem during 5 years. Colony is conducting an orderly wind-down that preserves liquidity, maintains access to community funds, and distributes remaining created value, consistent with the principles that guided the project throughout its operations.

Closures in crypto often create uncertainty and concern. However, the approach we are taking preserving liquidity, maintaining accessibility of community funds, and distributing additional value generated through our investments, is not always typical in this industry. That is precisely why we are conducting this wind-down with structure and transparency.

Colony operates within a corporate framework and international legal obligations. As such, the wind-down must be conducted in a manner that respects both regulatory considerations and fiduciary responsibilities.

Our objective remains the same as it has always been: to maximize fairness and value for the community while closing operations responsibly and in full compliance with applicable legal obligations.

5. Final Airdrops & Wind-Down Plan

During Colony’s operations, treasury resources were deployed into ecosystem initiatives, investments, and infrastructure activities. The resulting third-party tokens, rewards, and proceeds generated through those initiatives were distributed to the community over time as part of Colony’s programs. The treasury itself has always remained a company asset. This structure was established from inception based on legal guidance and consistent with the intended non-security characteristics of the token.

Since inception, Colony chose to operate with an unusually high level of transparency by maintaining the treasury on-chain and allowing the community to observe how resources were deployed and how value was created over time. This transparency was a deliberate choice by the company to demonstrate alignment. It did not reflect, and was never intended to reflect, ownership or entitlement of token holders over the treasury itself.

Many organizations in the ecosystem operate with significantly less visibility into their funds and treasury deployment. The company could have operated without exposing treasury activity publicly and simply continued distributing program outputs when available. Instead, we deliberately chose transparency to build trust and provide clear visibility into how initiatives were executed.

As part of the wind-down process, the company sought and obtained external legal advice regarding the implications of any action involving the treasury and the token.

The treasury has at all times been owned, managed, and controlled exclusively by the company and has never constituted assets held for or on behalf of token holders. Ownership of the token has never conferred ownership, governance, liquidation, or other rights over company assets, including the treasury itself. The token’s purpose was to provide access to certain functionalities, opportunities, and ecosystem initiatives developed by the company, not rights to company assets.

Given the company’s legal structure, the manner in which the token was designed and operated, the applicable regulatory frameworks governing digital assets across jurisdictions, and based on external legal advice received, distributing treasury assets, whether directly or through mechanisms linked to token ownership, in connection with a shutdown could reasonably be interpreted as transferring company-managed economic value to token holders. Actions of this nature may result in the token being characterized as a security or security-like instrument in certain jurisdictions, which could expose the company and individuals involved to significant regulatory and legal consequences.

These risks are not theoretical. Proceeding with treasury distributions despite legal guidance could create substantial liability across jurisdictions. As a result, the company must conduct the wind-down strictly within the applicable legal framework. The company cannot and will not take actions that could reasonably expose it or its contributors to violations of applicable securities laws, including actions that could result in the token being characterized as a security.

For the same reasons, deploying treasury assets for token buybacks, liquidity provision, or other token market activity during a shutdown could be viewed as an indirect distribution of value linked to token ownership. Such actions would carry comparable regulatory risks, including potential security-token characterization, and therefore cannot be undertaken.

Accordingly, no treasury assets will be used for distributions, token buybacks, liquidity provision, or other token market activity in connection with the shutdown. The treasury will instead be handled strictly within the company’s legal and corporate framework as part of the orderly wind-down.

Final Distributions to the Community:

While the treasury itself cannot be distributed for legal and regulatory reasons, Colony will distribute the remaining value generated through investments and initiatives funded by the treasury, consistent with the approach followed throughout its operations.

This reflects the same principle that governed Colony throughout its lifetime: token holders benefited from the outcomes of treasury-supported activities, not from ownership of the treasury itself.

Movement Exit Agreement:

We have reached an agreement with a third party (under NDA) to fully exit Colony’s Movement position after Q1 2026. This arrangement accelerates the remaining 3 year vesting into USDC and converts a portion of the position into immediately accessible liquid capital. That capital will be distributed to $CLY stakers.

Distribution amount : $500,000 USDC.

Additionally:

• March 9th, 2026: One additional $MOVE unlock will be distributed (~$40,000 at current prices). In total, more than $214,000 worth of MOVE will have been distributed since December, in addition to the upcoming $500,000 USDC, totaling over $714,000.

• 10 million CLY community incentive tokens (~$137K equivalent) will be distributed pro-rata to long-term stakers who supported the protocol over time prior to the final airdrop, increasing their allocation in the final USDC distribution.

• The final USDC distribution of $500,000 is expected toward the end of March, subject to execution timelines.

These distributions represent the final value generated through Colony’s operations that can be returned to the community within the applicable legal and structural framework.

Our objective throughout this process remains unchanged: to conclude operations responsibly within the legal and structural framework that governs the company.

Operational Timeline:

· End of Q1 2026: Colony operations cease

· March 9, 2026: Final monthly $MOVE distribution (~$40,000 at current prices), sent directly to $CLY staker addresses on Ethereum, consistent with previous distributions.

· Before March 31, 2026: Distribution of 10 million $CLY community incentive tokens (~$137,000 equivalent) to long-term $CLY stakers, prior to the final USDC distribution, increasing their allocation in the final USDC airdrop. These $CLY tokens will be claimable through the application (Airdrops page) and may either be compounded (staked) to increase the USDC allocation or claimed and sold. (https://app.colonylab.io/airdrops)

· Before March 31, 2026: Final USDC distribution of $500,000 (related to the Movement position exit agreement). USDC will be claimable on the Airdrops page. (https://app.colonylab.io/airdrops)

· Following the final USDC distribution: Staking deposits will be disabled. Unstake / Withdrawals will remain available, with unstake fees disabled.

· Q2 2026: The following sections of the application will remain available to withdraw funds: Unstake page, Airdrops page (investments, liquidity provision rewards, AVAX rewards, fees rewards, final USDC airdrop, etc.), DEX page, and Early-Stage page.

· Early Q3 2026: Application sunset and frontend shutdown

CLY/AVAX Liquidity pools will remain in place. Colony will not remove liquidity.

Users must withdraw all funds from the Colony application, including staking positions, airdrops, AVAX rewards, USDC final airdrop, DEX liquidity, or other protocol interactions, prior to the early Q3 2026 sunset (on 1 July 2026). After this date, the application interface will be discontinued, and users will only be able to interact directly with the underlying smart contracts.

https://app.colonylab.io/

6. A Personal Note

We dedicated five years of our lives to this ecosystem.

We built through the bear market.
We reduced salaries dramatically to extend runway over five years.
We absorbed losses.
We remained loyal when it would have been easier to leave.

Colony was never just a project to us, it was a mission.

This is the first and only time Colony has spoken critically about the ecosystem. We believe we owe that honesty to the community before stepping away.

We can no longer pursue this mission with the level of conviction required to continue responsibly.

Thank You

To our ecosystem partners :

Avalaunch, Yield Yak, Benqi, and many others who walked this road alongside us. Your trust, collaboration, and commitment to the Avalanche ecosystem helped shape what we built. Much of the effort you invested in the ecosystem often remained unseen, but we witnessed it over the past five years, and the C-Chain would not be what it is today without your contributions. We are proud of what we accomplished together and deeply grateful for the support you showed throughout this journey.

To our community:

You trusted us with your belief, your time, and your support.
For that, we are deeply grateful.

We are proud of what we built together. We are proud of the value created, the innovation delivered, and the alignment maintained over the years.

We are sorry we could not bend reality further. We pushed until the very end.

We genuinely wish the Avalanche ecosystem the best moving forward. Its technology has always had strong potential, and we hope that meaningful structural changes will help unlock that potential and take it where it belongs.

Yuzu Pre-seed Sale Now Live on Colony Lab

COLONY — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:05:44 GMT

About Yuzu

Yuzu is the first Concentrated Liquidity DEX on Movement. Yuzu pioneers a Concentrated Liquidity Market Maker (CLMM) model, optimizing capital efficiency and reducing slippage for traders on the Movement blockchain. · Beyond its DEX, Yuzu integrates its platform with Move fun (inspired by Pump fun), capturing fees and reinvesting directly into the ecosystem through incentives, project bootstrapping, token buybacks, and ongoing development. By combining both elements $YUZU plans to create a sustainable value loop, redirecting fees into their ecosystem.

Yuzu offers its users pre-built vault strategies, through their partner Canopy, to make managing liquidity easy. Yuzu is focused on user experience, as an early builder Yuzu was able to get extensive testing through the Movement parthenon testnet program, and has a great opportunity to establish itself as a premiere DEX early in the move ecosystem. YUZU is also working towards being the go-to platform for token launching through move.fun.

✅ Register for the pre-seed sale before Tuesday, January 28th, at 4PM UTC: https://app.colonylab.io/early-stage/deal-flow

Yuzu Pre-Seed Sale on Colony’s Early-Stage Platform

Round: Pre-Seed

Reserved Allocation for $CLY Stakers: $200,000

Token Price and FDV: $0.05 USD — $5M FDV

Vesting Schedule: 100% unlocked at TGE.

Yuzu Features

Trading: Trade seamlessly on the Movement blockchain, powered by the speed and cost effectiveness of the Move language.
Concentrated Liquidity Market Maker:
YUZU’s V3 CLMM model allows users to concentrate their liquidity within specific price ranges, empowering them to develop customized liquidity strategies. Users can maximize their earnings based on market movements, boosting capital efficiency.
Tiered Fee structure:
YUZU applies a tiered fee structure depending on the anticipated volatility of pairs. Yuzu’s adaptive fee structure enhances trading efficiency and profitability for both traders and liquidity providers, creating a more user-focused trading environment.
Launch Tokens:
Users can launch a new token in seconds. Once market cap is obtained they automatically bond with YUZU.
Unique mechanism:
Move.Fun implements a virtual liquidity engine, ensuring that tokens are sent out within the same block upon migration, eliminating front running risk on the bonding curve. This mechanism provides a fair entry into the liquidity pool.

$YUZU Token Utility

The $YUZU token powers governance, enabling holders to have a say in platform decisions while benefiting from the platform’s growth and activity.
Swap fees from DEX get redirected to $YUZU ecosystem.
Revenue generated from Move.fun directly supports the $YUZU ecosystem.

Tokenomics

Detailed tokenomics are available to $CLY stakers on Colony’s app. Visit the data room link on the project’s card in the Early-Stage section for comprehensive information.

Team

YUZU’s team is composed of professionals with diverse backgrounds and a history of success in web3.

Partners and Investors

The team has may partners in the Movement ecosystem including Route-X, Canopy, Arche Protocol, Mosaic and more, showing a firm foundation and strong connections in the Movement space.

Roadmap

YUZU is focused on improved UI, vault integration, concentrated liquidity and the Move.Fun Platform.

Conclusion

YUZU has a first mover advantage in the move ecosystem. Every blockchain needs a DEX, and YUZU has established ties with key projects in the ecosystem. Move.Fun has the potential to mimic the success of token launchers on other networks. This gives YUZU 2 products to gain an early foothold within the up and coming Move ecosystem.

Yuzu Links 🔗

Website | X | Discord | Telegram | Github

About Colony Lab

Colony Lab: The community-driven Avalanche ecosystem accelerator, powered by $CLY.

We empower projects through decentralized fundraising and liquidity. Our inclusive platform offers the community diverse exposure and unprecedented access to Avalanche’s remarkable growth. Join us for seed/private sales investment opportunities and unlock a world of rewards, including airdrops, $AVAX incentives, and a share in platform fees.

Disclaimer:

The information provided in this article is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Readers should conduct their own research and consider their individual circumstances before making any investment decisions based on the information provided. This article does not endorse or recommend any specific investment opportunity or strategy. Any investment involves risk, and readers should be aware of the potential risks and rewards associated with investments in cryptocurrency or other financial instruments. Colony Lab bears no responsibility for any decisions made by readers based on the information provided in this article.

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Route-X Seed Sale Now Live on Colony Lab

COLONY — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:25:40 GMT

About Route-X

Route-X is redefining decentralized finance on the Movement blockchain by providing a comprehensive liquidity aggregation platform. Route-X aims to enhance trading efficiency and accessibility by being a central hub for trading activity and providing the best route for the end user.

Route-X is a DEX aggregator designed to seamlessly integrate with multiple DEXs across the Movement blockchain and find the best liquidity options. The platform optimizes the flow of assets, offering users the best trading conditions by sourcing the most competitive prices and deepest liquidity pools. With a focus on user experience and market efficiency, Route-X ensures accessibility to a wide range of trading options for both individual traders and institutional participants.

Route-X Seed Sale on Colony’s Early-Stage Platform

Round: Seed Round

Reserved Allocation for $CLY Stakers: $200,000

Token Price and FDV: $0.10 USD — $15M FDV

Vesting Schedule: 0% unlock at TGE, 3-month cliff, 12-month linear vesting.

✅ Register for the Seed Sale before Tuesday, January 14th, at 3 PM UTC: https://app.colonylab.io/early-stage/deal-flow

🤯 The community has already registered $150K+ interest for their Seed. The countdown is on — don’t miss it!

Route-X Features

Advanced Liquidity Solutions:
Route-X aggregates liquidity from various sources across the Movement blockchain, ensuring access to competitive rates and deep liquidity. This helps mitigate the issue of fragmented liquidity, making it easier for users to execute large orders without significant price impacts.
Optimized Trading Experience:
With a consolidated trading interface, Route-X offers a streamlined and intuitive trading experience. Users benefit from visibility into multiple liquidity pools and the ability to execute trades at optimal prices with just a few clicks, making the process user-friendly and efficient.
Enhanced Interoperability:
Route-X has partnerships and integrations with DEX’s on the Movement blockchain. This interoperability supports a wide range of financial activities, from token swaps to complex derivatives, catering to diverse user needs.
Robust Security Protocols:
Security is a priority for Route-X, with strict measures in place to protect user’s assets and data. The platform is designed to address vulnerabilities and is built with the safety of Move, ensuring a safe and reliable environment for trading.
Community-Driven Development:
Route-X embraces a community-first approach by actively engaging with users through governance. This collaborative model allows the platform to evolve in line with user needs and market changes, making it more adaptable and responsive.

Specialized Liquidation Channel & Fabric Liquidity Aggregation:

Specialized Liquidation Channel:
RouteX introduces a dedicated liquidation channel, ensuring swift and efficient liquidations when necessary. This is especially important in volatile markets or during sudden price drops, maintaining the stability of the ecosystem by quickly processing liquidations.
Fabric Liquidity Aggregation:
Route-X revolutionizes liquidity access with its Fabric aggregation model. The Fabric structure dynamically sources liquidity from various DEXs, ensuring users always receive the best available rates while minimizing trading fees. This innovation enables larger trades without significant market impact, ensuring better price stability.

$RTX Token Utility

$RTX when staked grants users priority access and governance participation, giving holders both influence and benefits within the platform.
Additionally, Route-X incorporates a buyback and burn mechanism, using platform transaction fees to reduce token supply and enhance long-term value for token holders.

Tokenomics

Detailed tokenomics are available to $CLY stakers on Colony’s app. Visit the data room link on the project’s card in the Early-Stage section for comprehensive information.

Team

Route-X team members comprise professionals with extensive experience in technology, and blockchain. They have cumulative experience in driving multiple projects to success. Additionally Cooper the co-founder of Movement labs has been a big supporter, by providing his insights and access to his network.

Partners and Investors

Route-X has secured support from partners, including RazorDao, Nightly, Avitus, and Versatus. They are building relationships and integrating with the pioneering protocols on Movement.

Roadmap

Route-X is just before the 2025 Q1 Mainnet launch at the moment. Later on they will add features such as the Smart LP Route, Priority Settlement, and the launch of the $RTX token.

Conclusion

Route-X is setting a new standard for liquidity aggregation on the Movement blockchain. Its innovative approach, featuring a specialized liquidation channel and the Fabric liquidity aggregation model, positions it as a leader in the Movement DeFi space. By prioritizing intuitive design, market stability, and cost-efficiency, Route-X is not only enhancing trading conditions but also shaping the future of Movement ecosystem, by being the liquidity aggregator of the Movement community.

Route-X Links 🔗

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About Colony Lab

Colony Lab: The community-driven Avalanche ecosystem accelerator, powered by $CLY.

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Stable Jack Seed Sale Now Live on Colony Lab

COLONY — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:26:04 GMT

About Stable Jack

Stable Jack is a protocol that seeks to provide its users with the ability to trade on yield, volatility and points of the collateral asset while maintaining your principal. This allows for many new DeFi use cases to be built on top, such as yield based collateral for lending markets or leveraged investing without liquidation risks. The protocol will introduce a Yield Token, and Volatility Token, which will represent the underlying collateral, and provide opportunities for savvy investors. Stable Jack is live on Avalanche and is expanding to Movement.

Core Tokens

Yield Token: The yield token on Stable Jack is a USD pegged yield bearing asset that accrues the total yield of the underlying collateral asset. The yield can be fixed or variable, and there is no risk of losing the principal. The Yield Token can be used as collateral in DeFi protocols and can have sustainable double digit yield returns.
Volatility Token: The Volatility Token offers fixed or variable leverage without the risks of liquidation on any asset. The token allows someone to take a long position at a low cost, and without worries of an expiration date as well.

Stable Jack Seed Round Deal on Colony’s Early-Stage Platform

Round: Seed Round

Reserved Allocation for $CLY Stakers: $200,000

Token Price and FDV: $0.20 USD per $JACK — $20M FDV

Vesting Schedule: 10% unlock at TGE, 0-month cliff, 15-month linear vesting.

Why Choose Stable Jack?

aUSD and xAVAX:

aUSD serves as a stable value token, minted upon depositing assets on Stable Jack. Stable Jack converts it into sAVAX and then mints aUSD that represents the principal underlying sAVAX. Alternatively you can also mint xAVAX using the same method, which will represent the yield of the underlying sAVAX. It operates similarly to models from platforms like Pendle, focusing on separating the token’s principal (in exchange for fixed yield) and volatility for those bullish on the underlying asset. This makes aUSD an attractive option for steady interest, while xAVAX, with its volatility capture, is ideal as a low cost, non-liquidation, leverage token.

The Guaranteed Yield Farmer:

The guaranteed yield farmer has a great strategy to utilize on Stable Jack. They get a high fixed or variable yield on any asset, with no risk of losing principal. This is a great strategy for those interested in capital preservation and have substantial amounts of capital on the sidelines. At the time of writing the yield on Stable Jack for $aUSD has consistently remained around 20% and is now hovering at almost 30%. There is no risk of principal loss, as all price exposure is sent to $xAVAX. This means if User A deposits $1,000 worth of assets, when the User withdraws, they will receive $1,000 worth of the collateral asset which can be immediately sold back to their stablecoin of choice.

The Levered Bull:

Another optimized strategy on Stable Jack is for the levered bull. They are able to get into a leveraged position with no risk of liquidations, and no expiry date. This is a great strategy for those that are bullish on an asset and want to take a perpetual leveraged long position. By design the no liquidation, and no expiry allows Users to hold the token through bears, until they want to sell at a profit.

Highly Adaptable:

Currently the platform is setup to accept $sAVAX as collateral, in v2 they will be accepting more asset such as $BTC, yield-bearing $BTC, and $BTC LRTs, $ETH LSTs and LRTs, $ggAVAX, $USDe, and LP tokens. The methodology for StableJack allows for the creation of a volatility token for nearly any asset. This creates new opportunities for long exposure on a multitude of assets.

Revenue Sources:

LST Yield:

Collected as a 20% fee on the yield of the underlying asset. The user retains the other 80% of the yield. At the time of writing the yield APR for aUSD is around 30%, which means Stable Jack is currently making 6% yield off the total underlying asset, and the users keep 24%, which is much higher than comparable low risk strategies.

Minting/Redemption Fees:

Charged on minting and redeeming aUSD or xAVAX. This fee can be changed or removed depending on the condition of the collateral ratio between aUSD and xAVAX, to incentivize the minting or redeeming of certain assets to maintain balance and stability. A similar fee may be imposed on other assets as they are added.

$JACK Token Utility

Users will be able to stake $JACK for $sJACK. Staked Jack will act as a safety module for the protocol. As a reward for doing so, the users who stake will attain certain benefits.

Protocol Revenue: Stakers will be paid with the protocol revenues.
Governance: Users can use governance tokens to vote on this such as fees, distribution of rewards, and adding new assets to be utilized as collateral.
Discounts: Assuming other requirements for Option Liquidity Mining Rewards are met, $sJACK holders will be able to buy $JACK with an additional discount, based on the amount and time period they have staked.

Tokenomics

Detailed tokenomics are available to $CLY stakers on Colony’s app. Visit the data room link on the project’s card in the Early-Stage section for comprehensive information.

Finances

At the time of writing Stable Jack has over $12.9M TVL, and close to 1,000 unique users. This support shows the community’s confidence in the protocol. Since the protocol has launched it has been generating sustainable profits each month and has a net positive income.

Current fundraising will be utilized to scale the platform, and provide for expansion efforts onto other chains.

Security

Stable Jack takes security very seriously, as the protocol will be interacting with large amounts of TVL. This is why the protocol has undergone three separate audits, with three different firms. The details of the audits and the full audit reports can be found in the data room, which will be accessible to $CLY stakers on the project’s card on the Early Stage page.

Team

Stable Jack’s team is made of entrepreneurs in the web3 space, with co-founders who have worked on Heroes of NFT, Struct Finance, and more. Their combined experience has driven Stable Jack to the success it sees today.

Partners and Investors

Stable Jack has secured support from partners in the Avalanche community including Trader Joe, BenQi, Yield Yak and Pharaoh. This support will aid in future partnerships and integrations with other Avalanche ecosystem projects.

Additionally Stable Jack is currently forming partnerships with emerging chains and Bitcoin Layer 2s.

Roadmap

Stable Jack’s roadmap includes adding more collateral and expanding to other chains in the immediate future. Expanding to Movement is part of execution of this goal. During the medium and long term, Stable Jack plans to create a lending market with user-set interest rates, integrations with banks and hedge funds, and the ability to have Real World Assets as collateral. There is a lot of growth potential and additional revenue streams available with these expansions.

Conclusion:

Stable Jack is bringing unique and interesting yield and leveraging capabilities to Avalanche, Movement, and beyond. This gives the opportunity for users to optimize their fixed and variable yield strategies and their leveraged long strategies without liquidation risks. In addition, in the future Stable Jack will also provide for interesting lending/borrowing integrations that are possible with a yield generating collateralized asset. As the project is already live, they have an impressive TVL of over $12.9 million USD, which will be increasing as they onboard new users from novel chains such as Movement.

Stable Jack links

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LYNC Seed Sale Now Live on Colony Lab

COLONY — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

About LYNC

LYNC is the first mobile centric Layer 2, using the Move stack. They plan to lead the shift in Web3 from browser based to mobile based. Their gaming, DeFi, and mobile focused Layer 2 aims to drive a transformation that has already happened in Web2, where user adoption has moved to diverse platforms and simplified infrastructure. LYNC will help developers build in 90% less time and costs, using their native tooling stack.

LYNC Seed Round Deal on Colony’s Early-Stage Platform

Round: Seed Round

Reserved Allocation for $CLY Stakers: $200,000

Token Price and FDV: $0.00067 USD per $LYNC — $60.3M FDV

Vesting Schedule: 10% unlock at TGE, 6-month cliff, 24-month linear vesting.

Why Choose LYNC?

LYNC redefines L2’s as the first consumer L2 powered by Movement. Developers can leverage all infrastructure, dependencies, and SDKs, with a plethora of no-code tools, all in one stack.

This allows builders to significantly cut down on their development time
Get ideas to market at a much faster pace
Remove layers of dependencies
Use OTC templates to speed up idea testing
Leverage MOVE for ultra-high throughput and security

In addition, being built on Move gives benefits such as speed, security, scaling, interoperability, modularity, and more.

LYNC is already powering 50% of the Aptos gaming ecosystem, and currently has over 400 projects live. They will serve as a default gaming partner for the Movement ecosystem.

LYNC is well connected and supported in the Movement ecosystem. They are included in the first cohort of Move Collective projects. The Move Collective is an elite accelerator nurturing the brightest teams building on Movement, with support from the Movement Foundation.

The Void to Fill

Issues:

The issues that LYNC will attempt to solve are growing pains in the Web3 ecosystem. Observing Web2 gaming we can see where the future of Web3 may head.

99% of Web3 projects are browser based leaving the mobile crypto market untapped.
No EVM chains are designed to match the scalability and transaction volume of Web2 based applications.
8% of Web3 games have fewer than 1,000 monthly active users due to complex distribution challenges.
According to Statista, in 2022 alone, the mobile gaming market generated $92.2 Billion Dollars.
Mobile gaming generates around the same amount of revenue as Console and PC games combined.

Solutions:

LYNC will solve the above problems with unique solutions.

End to End mobile stack and templates to onboard net new developers
LYNC will be the first Layer 2 Move language solution to leverage BlockSTM to achieve high transaction throughput and low gas fees, on an Ethereum settlement layer.
LYNC’s developer modules and SDK eliminate the need for major dependencies on third party protocols, greatly reducing development time.

$LYNC Token Utility

LYNC has many benefits and can be used for:

Transaction fee discounts
Participation in the LYNC Launchpad
Lending and staking
Payment for transaction fees on LYNC L2
Access to exclusive events
Using LYNC to pay for seamless transfers
Voting power in governance for LYNC based projects
Fees on the shared sequencer
Stake $LYNC to access developer modules
Get earliest access to high quality, ready to launch templates

Tokenomics

Detailed tokenomics are available to $CLY stakers on Colony’s app. Visit the data room link on the project’s card in the Early-Stage section for comprehensive information.

Team

LYNC’s core team includes Vishwas Bhushan (CEO)and Shanu Joshi (CTO). These two co-founders have significant experience in game design and blockchain. The team has succeeded in developing not only the product, but the important relationships that are needed to form partnerships and integrations with other teams.

Partners and Investors

LYNC has secured support from many backers and investors including Movement Labs. Additionally they have support from Smape Capital, Aptos, Levitate Labs, Amesten Capital, 8186 Capital, and Longhash X among others. LYNC also has support from many notable angels in the space.

LYNC has too many partners/integrations to list here. LYNC is currently integrated with over 400 projects, totaling more than 8,000 smart contracts deployed with LYNC.

Roadmap

LYNC is on its way to become the go to tool for developers looking to bridge Web3 browser apps to mobile. They have already achieved great successes and battle tested their approach with their multitude of partners and integrations. The following graphic shows their future plans.

Conclusion:

LYNC is making waves in the Movement ecosystem already. They are well on their way to achieve their vision of bringing Web3 from browsers to a mobile landscape, with over 400 project integrations. Their developer tools have the capability to reduce the time it takes to bring an idea into reality, by reducing development time by up to 90%. LYNC also has the support of the Movement ecosystem, with support from both Movement Labs, and the Move Collective (a Movement ecosystem accelerator). These combined factors are a recipe for a strong foundation, and a way to push the Web3 space into the mobile ecosystem.

Lync links

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About Colony Lab

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$200K $MOVE Token Incentives: Fund & Grow the Next Generation of Movement Projects with Colony…

COLONY — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:39:41 GMT

$200K $MOVE Token Incentives: Fund & Grow the Next Generation of Movement Projects with Colony Lab’s “Movement Rally”

Colony Lab is proud to introduce the “Movement Rally” program, an initiative designed to empower early-stage projects within the Movement ecosystem by providing crucial funding through Colony Lab’s decentralized fundraising platform. Created by Colony Lab in partnership with Movement Labs, this program offers $200,000 in $MOVE token incentives, airdropped by Colony to participants/investors, while enabling multiple projects to raise essential capital and build a strong community of supporters.

The Movement Rally will officially kick off early next week — dive into the article below to discover all the details and what it means for you!

Colony Lab: The Decentralized Fundraising Partner for Movement

The “Movement Rally” is an initiative created by Colony Lab, demonstrating our commitment to supporting blockchain innovation and helping grow the ecosystem and its use cases. Through a strategic partnership with Movement Labs, this program is set to drive growth within the Movement ecosystem by offering early-stage projects a unique opportunity to secure critical early capital and the community they need to thrive from the outset.

The “Movement Rally” leverages Colony Lab’s decentralized platform, allowing multiple projects within the Movement ecosystem to fundraise through Colony Lab’s vibrant community of thousands of investors who are active DeFi users. Each project participating in the “Movement Rally” will have a raise target set at $200,000. However, the community’s investment isn’t capped at this amount; investors can commit additional capital, and projects have the flexibility to move forward with the initial $200,000 or any amount above that, depending on the enthusiasm they receive.

$200,000 in $MOVE Token Incentives to Drive Participation

A key highlight of the “Movement Rally” program is the $200,000 worth of $MOVE tokens that Colony Lab will distribute as airdrop to reward investors who back multiple projects within the program through its platform. This approach encourages a broad and diversified allocation of capital across the ecosystem. The incentives are distributed on a prorated basis, fairly allocated across Movement Rally projects according to the investment amount. 50% will be given at the completion of the “Movement Rally”, with the remaining 50% distributed over the following three months. Colony Lab will soon share more details about the participating projects and reward distribution.

This incentive structure underscores Colony Lab’s commitment to fostering an enthusiastic and engaged community, driving both investor participation and project success.

Supporting the Next Generation of Movement Projects

The “Movement Rally” is designed to be more than just a fundraising tool — it is a comprehensive support system for early-stage Movement projects. Colony Lab, with its unique decentralized fundraising platform, will provide these projects with unparalleled access to capital, a strong community, and extensive marketing and promotional support. This ensures that each project not only raises funds but also gains visibility and grows its community ahead of launch. The “Movement Rally” initiative and Colony Lab offer these early-stage projects opportunities that go beyond what traditional VCs can provide.

By participating in the “Movement Rally”, projects gain access to a network of engaged investors and potential users, setting the stage for successful launches and sustainable growth. For the community, it offers an unprecedented opportunity to be part of Seed and Private sales of early-stage projects that will be pioneers of the Move language era.

Join the Movement Rally Today!

For both investors and builders, the “Movement Rally” represents an unparalleled opportunity to be part of something transformative. Whether you’re a project seeking critical early-stage funding or an investor looking to support the next wave of blockchain innovation, the “Movement Rally” offers a unique chance to contribute to the future of Move.

With $200,000 in incentives on the line and multiple projects fundraising, now is the perfect time to get involved. Visit Colony Lab’s platform to complete your KYC verification ahead of time and ensure you’re ready to participate in the “Movement Rally” Seed sales.

💻 Complete your KYC today: app.colonylab.io

📄 How to complete KYC verification to invest in fundraises: docs.colonylab.io/early-stage-program/step-by-step-tutorials/kyc-process

About Colony Lab

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About Movement Labs

Movement Labs is the innovative force behind the Movement Network, an ecosystem of Modular Move-Based Blockchains that enables developers to build secure, performant, and interoperable blockchain applications, bridging the gap between Move and EVM ecosystems. The first Move Virtual Machine L2 for Ethereum is being developed, alongside open-source tooling and protocols to facilitate the adoption of the Move programming language across blockchain ecosystems.

With Movement, developers can launch high-performance Move VM rollups with ease, revolutionizing blockchain interoperability and advancing Move-based technologies in the Web3 space.

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$COQ JOINS $CAI, AVALANCHE’S TOP INDEX

COLONY — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:25:39 GMT

From Joke to Juggernaut: The evolution of Coq Inu

$CAI, the Colony Avalanche Index, is the benchmark index for those seeking exposure to the Avalanche ecosystem. It’s currently composed of $sAVAX and leading projects like $JOE, $QI, and $XAVA, weighted by market capitalization.

$CAI offers a hands-off, straightforward strategy to gain exposure to Avalanche with just one token. Rebalanced automatically every month, it saves investors time and money while delivering a high-performing, on-chain product for those bullish on Avalanche.

💻 app.colonylab.io/index

📄 colonylab.io/colony-avalanche-index

After nearly a year of inquiries and requests from our community, we are excited to be adding $COQ to the Colony Avalanche Index ($CAI). We never envisioned a memetoken getting placed in our index, but $COQ’s growth and strength have been remarkable. Let’s dive into the 2nd largest native Avalanche token by market capitalization to see what makes it different.

Coq Inu Journey 🐓

Birds Of A Feather Laugh Together 🦚

Both Co-founders Gribbly and Wojak Satoshi were community members for the highly popular Chikn NFT project. According to $COQ Co-founder Gribbly, the idea for the $COQ coin first came to him in January of 2023 as a throwaway joke during a small surge of memecoins on Avalanche. Fast forward to May 2023 to the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona. The 2 year old devoted Chikn community, or family as they put it, were able to meet many of each other in person. Then the Coq jokes just started flying. It soon became clear that these jokes were not going to stop.

A Fair Plan Is Hatched 🐣

The Goal was to have a memecoin for their community to have fun with. Gribbly and Wojak devised a plan to create something truly fair. All 69,420,000,000,000 $COQ were deployed to the liquidity pool with an initial 150 Avax. There was no allocation, no tax, no presale, and a mechanism to prevent a single wallet from accumulating more than 1%.

This fair launch model was seen as the best way to introduce a coin to a community without exploiting them, or opening them up to a rug.. “$COQ is a community coin with no intrinsic value or expectation of financial return. There is no formal team or roadmap. The coin is for entertainment purposes only.”

Poultry In Motion🐔

On December 7th at 1:14 PM UTC, the contract was launched, shortly after the entire supply was committed to the liquidity pool. Within an hour “around 1,000” wallets from the Chikn community and broader avalanche community had participated in sale.The contract was renounced, meaning nobody will own the contract or be able to make changes. Within 2 days $COQ is crossing over a $10,000,000 market capitalization. Within a couple weeks it is competing with $Joe to be the number 1 native asset on the Avalanche network. $COQ was an instant and undeniable success that now has a $93M market cap and over 79,000 holders.

“I have a meme!”

Within a month of its wild success Wojak posted a meme article in which he states “Coq Inu is on its own path. There’s no roadmap. When I hear roadmap, I hear broken promises. Avax is a community of builders, and this project belongs to the community! We are all Satoshi. Nodes in a network, together building something greater than the sum of its parts.”

An interesting thing can happen when a project by the community and for the community finds wild success, they focus that success back on the community. A few days later they announced the first Coq hackathon, promising 10,000,000,000 $COQ coins in prizes, valued at over $15,000. A couple days later another community member doubles that prize pool.

A memecoin with utility you say?

Zero promises had been made, no expectation given to create anything, yet they decided to try to build something. This was not your average memecoin. This was something different. Within months, $COQ was listed on Crypto.com, Bybit, MEXC, and many others. Multiple popular protocols have since incorporated $COQ, including Benqi (as a collateral asset), Suzaku, Pharaoh Exchange, The Arena, and many more.

Merchandise, gaming, content creation, charity and a myriad of other uses are being developed incorporating $COQ. There is even an L1 in the works, the Coqnet, to handle these apps. The Coqnet will use $COQ for gas fees, further adding to its utility. In less than a year $COQ has grown impressively.

Final thoughts 🤔

Coq Inu is not a traditional project, it is difficult to define. It represents the spirit of the native Avalanche community and its builders. To some it is just a memecoin, to some it is bitcoin for the Avalanche community, to others it is a belief system. What we can say for certain is that it was born on Avalanche, has an incredibly diverse and passionate community of users and builders rooting for its success and is a standout project in our ecosystem. Coq Inu is exploring all that is possible when a community is empowered. We count ourselves amongst those wanting to see this social experiment flourish and thrive, as it embodies the creativity and collective enthusiasm within the Avalanche ecosystem communities. Bok Bok.

🔗 medium.com/@wojaksatoshi/coq-inu-i-have-a-meme-1ccb9f29f52d

About Colony Lab

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About Phuture

Phuture (PHTR) is a decentralised protocol that allows users to gain passive exposure to crypto assets. With leading index products built on Ethereum and Avalanche, Phuture is at the forefront of innovation in crypto passive investing. Phuture has a global team and community to support and grow its mission.

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$ggAVAX joins the Avalanche ecosystem index $CAI

COLONY — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:24:05 GMT

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📄 colonylab.io/colony-avalanche-index

In this article, we will detail what makes $ggAVAX a promising and rapidly growing liquid staking token in the Avalanche network.

What is $ggAVAX?

$ggAVAX is a liquid staking token developed by GoGoPool. When users stake $AVAX on GoGoPool, they receive $ggAVAX in return, allowing them to stay liquid and utilize $ggAVAX in various DeFi applications; such as lending or collateral, while continuing to earn staking rewards from their $AVAX.

Staying liquid with minipools

Minipools on Avalanche let users run a validator by pooling their $AVAX with $AVAX borrowed from liquid stakers. This collaborative approach reduces the minimum amount needed to operate a validator, enabling broader community participation. When community members contribute their $AVAX to a minipool, they receive the yield-bearing $ggAVAX in return. To secure the borrowed $AVAX, operators must provide collateral in GoGoPool’s native token $GGP, covering at least 10% of the borrowed value.

What sets $ggAVAX apart

$ggAvax is not the only Liquid Staking Token (LST) on Avalanche. It is joined by the other prominent Avalanche LST, $sAvax, created by BENQI Finance. Here’s what GoGoPool highlights as setting $ggAVAX apart:

Exclusive MEV Yield: GoGoPool is the only LST provider on Avalanche that captures Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) yield. This unique strategy significantly boosts the overall yield for $ggAVAX holders.
Zero Fee Structure: We maintain a zero-fee policy, with no protocol fees and no delegation or hardware fees. This is possible because our Minipool operators, who contribute their own resources, manage the necessary hardware, thus eliminating additional costs for our users.
Higher Returns than Base Validators: Holding $ggAVAX yields higher returns than operating a base validator independently. This is due to our combined yield sources (base validation yield and MEV) and our efficient use of pooled resources which maximize yield without the logistical and financial overhead of running individual validator hardware.

Impressive stats

Launched in April of 2023 GoGoPool has had an impressive trajectory. At the time of this writing they are running 250 Minipools. This means that over 15% of the 1724 Avalanche network validator nodes are run through a GoGoPool Minipool. They have a current issuance of over 968,000 $ggAVAX representing the equivalent amount of $AVAX locked through their platform.

About GoGoPool

GoGoPool is a decentralized, permissionless staking protocol native to the Avalanche blockchain. It simplifies staking and node operations by offering liquid staking solutions, making validation more accessible and efficient. The protocol promotes decentralization by enabling smaller validators to participate in securing the network.

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About Phuture

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I’M AFRAID TO ASK, WHAT IS Avalanche9000

COLONY — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:12:30 GMT

If you have found yourself wondering, “What the heck is this Avalanche9000 everyone is talking about?” we’ve got you covered with an easy-to-understand breakdown.👇

What Is An ACP 🔎

ACP stands for Avalanche Community Proposal. Think of an open suggestion box in which anyone in the community can propose a concise plan for how the Avalanche network can be improved. If a suggestion gains enough traction within the community, it is scheduled to be implemented. This system gives control to community members, allowing the best ideas to rise to the top. It’s like a democracy, except it actually works!

The Burning Question: What Is Avalanche9000?🤔

Avalanche9000 is a marketing and incentive blitz that will roll out at the same time as Avalanche’s “largest network upgrade ever” on October 16th. This upgrade will make fundamental changes designed to drive growth in the ecosystem. Incentives like “Retro9000” and “Bounty9000” are aimed at encouraging developers to learn and work with the new and improved #Avalanche.

🔧 What’s Included?

The upgrade will include multiple ACPs (ACP-77, 125, 20, 103, 113, 118, 131) . These upgrades include multiple back end tools for builders and developers, such as a verifiable random number generator, warp signature request and more.

🚀 Major Changes Everyone Should Know:

1) ACP-125: Reduce C-Chain Minimum Base Fee from 25 nAVAX to 1 nAVAX

Transaction costs are being reduced by 25x. This cut not only makes more transactions feasible but also boosts Avalanche’s competitiveness against networks like Solana. Users can expect a significantly lower gas bill, making Avalanche even more affordable and attractive.

2) ACP-77 — Reinventing Subnets

This drastically lowers the cost of running an L1 validation (formerly known as a subnet). L1 validators are currently required to also validate the Mainnet by staking at least 2,000 AVAX, resulting in an upfront commitment of 10,000 AVAX ($240,000 at the time of this writing) for a 5 validator network. ACP-77 introduces a pay-as-you-go model, cutting significantly the entry cost to just 1–10 AVAX per month.

What does this change for developers? 🛠

Builders will be able to launch their L1s without having to commit large upfront costs. This, coupled with new incentives, will encourage more experimentation and innovation on Avalanche.
Another benefit of ACP-77 is that by eliminating the need to validate both the Mainnet and the L1, the computational needs can be tailored to each L1. This means L1s with lower traffic can use cost-effective solutions like Raspberry Pis for validation.

What does Avalanche9000 mean for Avalanche?🔺

The Avalanche vision has always been to create a network of thousands of interconnected, application-specific L1s. Avalanche9000 is the catalyst that will make this vision more possible than ever.

How will this impact the community and the industry as a whole? 🔭

With a lower barrier for developers to experiment, we’ll see more unique and interesting Dapps coming our way. This reduction in constraints will open up new opportunities for creative solutions. As more options become available, we anticipate more developers and users joining us on the Avalanche network.

🌟 The Future of Interconnected L1s

Interconnected L1s is an infinitely scalable solution that opens the doors to more application possibilities. For instance an L1 can launch without having substantial liquidity, leveraging a shared liquidity hub. This connectivity allows L1s to integrate to the broader network while remaining customizable to their specific needs, driving more optimized solutions and advancing Web3 to its full potential.

🌱 Growing together

COLONY remains committed to the overall growth of the Avalanche network, and we’re excited to witness the impact of these new features. We look forward to supporting both new and existing developers ready to take advantage of all the opportunities Avalanche9000 will bring.

📰 Discover more about Avalanche9000

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To dive deeper into Avalanche9000, here are some suggested links.

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Colony’s Liquid Vesting DEX Launch: Effortless Trading of Locked/Vesting Tokens

COLONY — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:16:23 GMT

Introduction:

Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Colony Lab’s DEX, a vital component of our Liquid Vesting solution, seamlessly integrated into our Early-Stage fundraising platform. Colony’s DEX, powered by the UniV2 AMM and enhanced by custom contracts, executes Colony’s Liquid Vesting mechanisms to facilitate the smooth trading of locked/vesting tokens for early-stage projects through ceTokens.

💻 DEX access: https://app.colonylab.io/exchange/trade/

DeltaPrime’s TGE and cePRIME Trading:

The DEX launch took place today to align with DeltaPrime’s $PRIME TGE, making cePRIME now tradable in the official cePRIME/AVAX pool on our DEX. cePRIME trading marks only the beginning of Colony’s DEX, with many exciting plans yet to unfold to grow Colony’s DEX liquidity and TVL. More pairs will be added to the DEX in the future, and the Sustainability Program will follow and commence.

Users can now claim their cePRIME on Colony’s Portfolio — NEST section, trade it on Colony’s DEX, provide liquidity, and stake LP to receive an impressive boosted APR of over 31,800% in cePRIME. They will also be able to swap their cePRIME for the project’s native token, $PRIME, according to the project’s vesting schedule. For DeltaPrime, this means a 6-month cliff followed by a 6-month vesting period.

💻 Portfolio — NEST: https://app.colonylab.io/early-stage/portfolio/nests

ℹ️ If you missed DeltaPrime’s Seed Sale on Colony ($0.75) due to deadlines or KYC restrictions, now is your chance to acquire Seed allocations by buying cePRIME on Colony’s DEX (no KYC needed). cePRIME grants you the right to claim the project’s native token $PRIME based on the project’s vesting schedule directly in Colony’s Portfolio-NEST section. ℹ️

VIP Program Reveal:

In addition to the significant utility that ANT tokens hold within Colony’s Early-Stage Platform — enabling users to interact with projects’ NESTs to invest in Seed/Private sales — they also have a crucial role on Colony’s DEX.

ANT tokens can be used to access the VIP Program benefits on Colony’s DEX. CLY stakers (ANT holders) can lock their ANT tokens in Colony’s DEX to reduce swap fees. The longer and the more ANT tokens they lock, the lower the swap fees, adding another layer of utility for CLY.

By participating in the VIP Program, users not only benefit from reduced transaction costs, but the DEX also allows other investor profiles in the Colony ecosystem, such as KYC-restricted users or those who miss certain seed/private sales, to make the most of their staked assets ($CLY and therefore their ANT tokens). This enhances the overall experience and rewards for everyone on Colony’s platform. Additionally, this new utility helps create buying pressure on $CLY from users who are primarily interested in using Colony’s DEX to acquire ceTokens and benefit from lower fees.

How does Liquid Vesting <> DEX work?

When a project conducts a raise on Colony and its final raise target is set, it progresses to the Portfolio phase on Colony’s Early-Stage platform. During this phase, users who participated in a NEST (Private/Seed sale) receive their ceTokens, which represent their full unlocked allocation in a specific Seed/Private sale. These ceTokens enable users to interact with Colony’s Liquid Vesting mechanism.

Within the Portfolio section, users can claim their ceTokens and engage in various activities:

Trade on Colony’s DEX: Users can trade their ceTokens on Colony’s DEX official pools: ceToken/AVAX.
Provide Liquidity ans Stake LP: 10% of the total ceTokens of a project will be provided as rewards for the liquidity providers on the trading pools ceToken/AVAX. CeTokens holders can provide liquidity by pairing their ceTokens with AVAX on Colony’s DEX. By staking their LPs, they unlock a boosted APR in ceToken rewards. Through this process of providing liquidity and claiming ceToken rewards, users can maximize their ceTokens allocation, thereby increasing their ability to swap for additional native project tokens over time.
Swap for Native Tokens: Users can swap their ceTokens for the project’s native token, subject to the project’s vesting schedule of course.

For those who participated in sales on Colony’s Early-Stage platform, the DEX offers the flexibility to trade their ceTokens directly. This allows users to either sell their early allocations acquired in the Early-Stage NEST to other investors or buy more. Additionally, the DEX provides an opportunity for users who missed a fundraising event on Colony or were unable to participate due to KYC restrictions to purchase seed/private sale ceToken allocations from other investors.

ℹ️ Colony’s DEX incentivizes ceToken holders to provide liquidity by offering 10% of the total ceTokens of a project as rewards for liquidity providers in the trading pools (ceToken/AVAX).

👉 Explore Colony’s Portfolio section on our GitBook for detailed information about the actions you can take.

Portfolio | Colony Lab

Why did Colony build the first ever Liquid Vesting solution and its DEX:

In the world of early-stage investing, seed and private sales allocations often come with extended lockups and vesting schedules. These are designed to align interests between projects and investors by ensuring that tokens are distributed gradually over time, in exchange for access to tokens at a low price. These tokens vestings were meant to encourage long-term engagement and prevent market saturation, however, this is often not the case.

Colony recognized this challenge and developed the first-ever Liquid Vesting solution and its accompanying DEX to address these limitations. With Colony’s Liquid Vesting, investors can securely trade their locked and vesting tokens on our AMM (Colony’s DEX) without constraints. This groundbreaking approach introduces a new era of flexibility and liquidity to the primary market, benefiting both early investors and the projects they support.

The benefits of Colony’s Liquid Vesting and DEX:

Alignment of Long-Term Interests: By enabling the trading of vesting tokens, Colony’s DEX attracts long-term participants who are interested in establishing stable positions in promising projects. This helps in distributing tokens to those committed to the project’s success, rather than speculators looking for quick gains.

Increased Liquidity in the Primary Market: Traditional OTC deals often come with high fees and risks. Colony’s Liquid Vesting allows a single allocation to be traded an unlimited number of times on-chain in a trustless and transparent manner, significantly increasing liquidity and making the market more efficient.

Enhanced Flexibility for Early Investors: With Liquid Vesting, early investors can trade their tokens before they fully vest. This flexibility allows them to manage their investments more effectively, reducing risk and freeing up capital when needed, all while maintaining market stability.

Security and Transparency: The entire process is conducted on-chain, ensuring that all trades are secure and transparent. This trustless environment eliminates the need for intermediaries and reduces the potential for fraud.

👉 To learn more about Colony’s Liquid Vesting Solution, check out our Gitbook:

Liquid Vesting | Colony Lab

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