Avalanche is an Ethereum competitor that facilitates decentralized applications and the creation of custom blockchains on its ecosystem.
AVAX has soared in price recently, trading at $104.21, up 85% in the last month alone.
In September, the Avalanche Foundation announced a $230 million raise to jump-start liquidity in the network’s burgeoning decentralized finance ecosystem.
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