In this episode, we explore Blackhole—a new decentralized exchange built on Avalanche that’s turning heads with its unique focus on gaming, liquidity bootstrapping, and ecosystem partnerships. Joining the conversation are Elio from Blackhole and Jason Desimone from The Arena, who break down how their platforms are tackling both technical and community challenges for Web3 projects.Speakers:1. Breevie - Host2. Jason - The Arena3. Elio - Blackhole
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Granting Institutions Easy Access to DeFi with August Digital
Accessing DeFi used to be complex and fragmented—especially for institutions navigating on-chain finance for the first time. Today on Avalanche Live, we’re exploring how August Digital is changing that, offering seamless access to multiple DeFi protocols through one unified platform built for institutional scale.SpeakersAya Kantorovich - Co-Founder and Co-CEO of August Digital, with previous experience at Pantera Capital and FalconX.Vera - Senior Investment Associate at Blizzard Fund.Breevie - Senior Social Media Manager at Ava Labs.
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Retro9000: Powering the Next Wave of L1 Infrastructure and Tooling
Avalanche’s $40M retroactive grant program designed to reward builders who are already live and making an impact. Today, we’ll break down how it works, what we’ve learned from the first cohort, and how you can position your project for the next snapshot and to help us do that I’m joined by some absolute stars, we have….SpeakersBreevie — Senior Social Media Manager, Ava LabsDaniel Ortiz — Senior Program Manager, Avalanche FoundationXenia(Zen-Ya) Soborova — Ecosystem Lead, Avalanche FoundationMehmet Dogan(Memo) — Program Manager, Avalanche Foundation
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Unlocking Native Yield, Capital Efficiency & Composable Liquidity with XSY.fi
Today we’re exploring a powerful new addition to Avalanche’s DeFi stack: Unity (UTY) by XSY.fi. Designed as a synthetic, delta-neutral dollar, Unity keeps your capital active without leaving the ecosystem. We’ll unpack how it works, why it matters, and what it signals for the next wave of capital-efficient on-chain finance.SpeakersHost: Breevie – Sr. Social Media Manager, Ava LabsMatthew Schmenk – Business Development, Ava LabsW. Sean Ford – CEO & Co-Founder, XSYDavid Markley – COO & Co-Founder, XSY Austin Campbell – Head of Strategy & Risk, XSY
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Owl Explains: The Truth About Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake
In this Owl Explains session, we unpack the insights from “Proof-of-Work versus Proof-of-Stake: A Comparative Economic Analysis” (RFS 2025), co-authored by Professors Kose John and Fahad Saleh. The paper argues that, under real-world conditions, Proof-of-Stake (PoS) offers higher security than Proof-of-Work (PoW)—primarily due to how environmental costs influence miner behavior, investment, and attack vulnerability.This panel bridges academia, protocol design, and legal frameworks to explore the deeper implications of blockchain security economics, validator incentives, and what the future might hold for consensus architecture.SpeakersLee Schneider – General Counsel, Ava Labs (Host & Moderator)Stephen Buttolph – Chief Protocol Architect, Ava LabsKose John – Charles William Gerstenberg Professor in Banking and Finance, NYU SternFahad Saleh – Associate Professor of Finance, University of Florida
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