Avalanche Builder Blog
Takeaways and tutorials from building a network of fast, efficient, highly-optimized chains.
Mon Sep 29 2025
FeaturedScaling Web3 Distribution to 169M+ Telco Users with Avalanche
Learn how Binary Holdings deployed as an Avalanche L1, bringing more than 169 million users into the Avalanche ecosystem through telco partnerships.
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Fri Sep 05 2025
Playing in the P2P Network: Investigating Anomalies in Avalanche's Transaction Gossip
A deep dive into how we detected and mitigated anomalous behavior in Avalanche's P2P network, where MEV actors were exploiting transaction gossip protocols to gain unfair advantages.
Thu Sep 04 2025
ACP-226 Dynamic Minimum Block Times for Sub-Second Blocks
ACP-226 replaces per-block gas cost with a dynamic minimum block delay to enable sub-second blocks, align with validator preferences, and prepare the network for higher gas targets.
Thu Aug 21 2025
Avalanche C-Chain Throughput Increases as Validators Signal Higher Gas Targets
Avalanche validators increase the C-Chain's target gas consumption by 30% thanks to the Octane upgrade, paving the way for higher throughput and future scaling optimizations.
Sat Mar 01 2025
Validator Rewards and Staking Mechanisms on Avalanche L1s
This article provides an overview of the mechanics of how L1's can manage their validator set and how the software and infrastructure architecture can affect future integrations.
Thu Jan 30 2025
How Do L1 Validator Fees Work?
This guide provides an overview of how L1 validators are charged AVAX to participate in sovereign L1s, how the fee is determined, and how this information can be retrieved from the Avalanche P-Chain.
Wed Dec 04 2024
Subnet & L1 Validators, What's the Difference?
This guide defines the difference between Subnet and L1 validators, differentiating the roles and responsibilities of each.
Wed Sep 04 2024
Create a Telegram Mini-App using ThirdWeb SDK
This guide shows how to build a Telegram Mini-App using the ThirdWeb SDK on the Avalanche Fuji Network.
Fri Aug 30 2024
Economics of L1 Blockchains: Deploying on Public Permissionless Chains vs. Your Custom L1 Blockchain
Discover the economic factors that influence the decision to deploy blockchain applications on public permissionless blockchains like Ethereum versus creating your own custom Layer 1 (L1) blockchain on Avalanche. This article explores the impact of transaction fees, validator incentives, and decentralization models, offering insights for developers to determine when launching a dedicated L1 makes sense. Ideal for developers and blockchain enthusiasts looking to optimize cost efficiency and user experience in decentralized applications.
Fri Aug 23 2024
What to Expect After the Etna Upgrade
This guide outlines the operational impact on existing network participants expected from the activation of the AvalancheGo "Etna" upgrade.
Fri Aug 23 2024
Use Privy on Avalanche L1
This guide shows how to use Social Login and Embedded Wallets with Privy on Avalanche L1.
Thu Aug 15 2024
Motivation behind Avalanche9000
Learn about the largest network upgrade of Avalanche, that will lower the barrier to launch a blockchain and enable permissionless validation of L1s.
Wed Jul 24 2024
What is a blockchain?
Learn how blockchains differ from centralized systems, their trade-offs, and the best use cases for their secure, transparent architecture.
Sun May 26 2024
Deploy a DApp on the C-Chain with Foundry
This guide shows how to deploy and interact with smart contracts using foundry on a local Avalanche Network and the Fuji C-Chain.
Sun May 26 2024
Install Avalanche CLI
Avalanche CLI is a command line tool for accessing Avalanche, specializing in developing and testing subnets.