Why Avalanche
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Fast. Powerful. Secure.
The groundbreaking Avalanche consensus powers a network of fast, efficient, highly-optimized chains that finalize transactions almost instantly. Accompanied by a best-in-class developer experience and suite of tools, Avalanche is the platform of choice for builders and users ready for what’s next in Web3.
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Infinitely Scalable by Design
Avalanche is where Web3's big ideas scale with confidence. Whether it’s a single application, or launching a fully-customizable Layer 1 blockchain, Avalanche makes it easy to scale up — or across — in an interconnected ecosystem.
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Customizable Layer 1s
Whatever your use-case, Avalanche makes launching your own L1 more economically feasible, simpler to customize, smoother to maintain and quicker to bring to market. The network is anchored by a lightning-fast and efficient primary chain and a universe of sovereign blockchains, all natively connected through Avalanche Interchain Messaging.
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Global Community
Avalanche is more than just a blockchain network. It's a global community of builders, creators, and collaborators, all together on a mission to drive the adoption of blockchain technology. There are no gatekeepers, just an open ecosystem where knowledge and resources are shared, creating a global movement ready to turn ideas into real-world impact.
Set up a wallet
To connect to the Avalanche ecosystem, set up a non-custodial wallet to store your crypto assets, approve transactions, track your network activity and more.
The AVAX Token
AVAX powers the Avalanche network—used for paying fees, securing the platform, and fueling custom blockchain operations.
Explore the Ecosystem
Discover the expanding web of applications, tools and experiences across the Avalanche network.
Avalanche is Trusted by Businesses Worldwide
Founders, developers and business leaders across the globe chose Avalanche for their digital asset operations, backed by a reliable, enterprise-grade blockchain network.
Build on the Network Designed for Big Ideas
Avalanche is the platform for developers looking to build, launch and scale without sacrificing speed, flexibility, or control. Start today and explore Avalanche’s full-stack of developer tools and resources.
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Academy
Designed for developers of all experience levels, Avalanche Academy offers a whole suite of courses to hone your skillset.
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Builder Kit
BuilderKit is a UI kit designed for creating on-chain applications on Avalanche L1s.
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Documentation
Get the full-stack of Avalanche documentation, all in one place.
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Integrations
Discover best-in-class integrations for your Avalanche project and learn how to implement them.
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tools
Find everything you need to launch, test, and manage Avalanche L1s and dApps—from faucet access to full deployment tools.
Learn More About Building on Avalanche
Take Your Ideas to the Next Level on Avalanche
Avalanche offers a vast ecosystem of support for builders, from incubators and grant programs, to developer community calls and IRL hackathons.
Codebase
Codebase is home to Avalanche’s Builder Support Programs—providing developers with incubators, innovation labs, hackathons, and hands-on resources all year long.
Codebase Incubator
Codebase Incubator is Avalanche's official accelerator program designed to support and grow early-stage Web3 startups.
Codebase Hackathons
Codebase Hackathons bring developers together to learn new tools, build products, test new infrastructure and compete for prizes.
Codebase Innovation House
Codebase Innovation House is a multi-week residency for top builders and founders to accelerate development and collaboration on Avalanche.
Avalanche Foundation Grants
Fueling builders in the Avalanche ecosystem to create powerful tools, applications, and infrastructure.
InfraBUIDL()
Supporting developers building critical infrastructure to advance the Avalanche ecosystem.
InfraBUIDL(AI)
Guiding developers building the next generation of AI tooling purpose-built for the Avalanche network.
Retro9000
Retro9000 is an Avalanche grant program rewarding developers for building, testing, and launching L1 blockchains and essential developer tooling.
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