Emin Gün Sirer
Founder and CEO at Avalanche
Emin Gün Sirer is the co-founder and CEO of AVA Labs and a professor of Computer Science at Cornell University. His research focuses on Operating Systems, Networking, and Distributed Systems. Additionally, G¨¹n serves as co-director of the Blockchain Alliance IC (Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts), which was funded by the National Science Foundation in
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The first ever Bitwise Staking Report is here. In our new quarterly digest, we take a hard look at the fundamentals for Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, Avalanche, Near, and Tempo. TLDR: Things are looking pretty good under the hood. Read the report: https://bitwiseinvestments.com/crypto-market-ins
⚡️ UPDATE: Hedera, Chainlink, and Avalanche ranked as the top three real-world asset (RWA) crypto projects by development activity, according to Santiment. https://t.co/J5i4hHs2YD
Aave v4 deposits on Ethereum and Avalanche reach $300M as active loans hit $100M
Avalanche hosts nOPAL vault for FX-hedged Brazilian receivables
Echoes of summer 2022 Bit of a goldilocks for small caps/beta as the market gets confidence BTC isn't going to break down just yet and a lot of participants feel the itch to front run Q4 demand. Good to remember alts other than SOL and AVAX (outsized Alameda exposure) didn't make new lows relative
La Liga president calls for FIFA chief’s resignation, and crypto’s football empire could feel the tremors
STON.fi Launches Cross-Chain Swaps, Connecting TON to TRON and EVM Stablecoin Economy
Axie generated more revenue in the last 30d than LayerZero, Abstract or Avalanche... Looks like the latest @AxieInfinity Terrariums update significantly boosted revenue compared to the last period I looked at. And Atia's Legacy is coming. Web3 gaming wins and will keep winning🔥
AI agents are moving beyond chat interfaces and productivity tools. The next question: what infrastructure do they need before they can safely act, transact, and participate in the economy? Tomorrow evening in Seoul, Kite is hosting Proof of AI: Korea Special Edition. An intimate evening of focused
Avalanche daily txns have exploded in the past year. According to @artemis data, daily transaction count for @avax has been moving only one way since Q2 2025. In April/May of 2025, daily $AVAX txns stood at roughly 300,000 per day. Taking into account a spike on July 13 of some 6.2 million transa