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Ava Labs
What Does the Booming NFT Markets Reveal About Blockchain and DeFi?
John Wu of Ava Labs, which launched the proof-of-stake Avalanche blockchain, discusses his assessment of the booming non-fungible token (NFT) markets. “People sense and see, finally, real use cases… and that’s why there’s a run in the alts,” Wu said, pointing to the benefits of utility on the blockchain, including Ethereum and Avalanche.

Bitcoin’s Environmental Challenge: Proof-of-Stake vs. Proof-of-Work
Tesla’s decision to stop accepting bitcoin payments due to environmental concerns has reignited the bitcoin energy debate. Will the proof-of-stake network be better for the planet? John Wu of Ava Labs weighs in on the debate and discusses Avalanche, a proof-of-stake blockchain that Wu sees as a complementary to Ethereum.

First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $50K and Crypto's Nouveau Riche Move In
Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T.

Ava Labs Sets Avalanche Mainnet Launch for Sept. 21
With $60 million in funding at its back, Ava Labs' Avalanche is the latest next-gen blockchain network to enter the DeFi landscape.

Token Sales Are Back in 2020
As the price of bitcoin rises, token sales have become trendy once more. Here's how Avalanche, Polkadot and NEAR have fared in 2020.

Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs' Avalanche Blockchain
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch.

CoinDesk at Devcon 5: Interview With CEO of Ava Labs, Emin Gün Sirer
Christine Kim sits down with Emin Gün Sirer, the CEO of Ava Labs and associate professor at Cornell University. They discuss blockchain consensus protocols and ethereum 2.0.

AVA Labs Will Splash Millions to 'Brain Merge' DeFi and Traditional Finance
AVA is already in dialogue with five DeFi projects interested in receiving some of the "many millions" it's making available in grants.

Emin Gün Sirer's AVA Labs Seeks Wall Street Business After Open Sourcing 'Avalanche' Protocol
AVA Labs is looking to build financial infrastructure for Wall Street businesses after open sourcing its novel “Avalanche” protocol.

WATCH: Ava Blockchain Founder Plans to Launch in December
The Ava blockchain should launch later this year, said founder Emin Gün Sirer.
