This week's crypto calendar is packed with major events, as Sonic Labs is about to launch its L1 mainnet, the Avalanche Etna update went live, Jupuary voting began for Jupiter, and more.

Avalanche is going through its largest upgrade since the mainnet launch, unlocking more than $40 million in retroactive rewards.

Bitcoin's failure to cross above $100,000 could extend the current price pullback. The real question is whether or not bulls will buy the dip.

The Avalanche Foundation will disburse $40 million in retroactive grants as the new upgrade hits testnet ahead of a planned 2025 launch.

Also launching Monday is Retro9000, a grant program of $40 million to reward builders developing Layer 1 blockchains and other tools on the Avalanche9000 testnet.

Avalanche's largest upgrade to date, Avalanche9000, went live on testnet Monday. The upgrade is designed to cut costs of sending transactions and operating validators, making it easier to build apps on the network.

Michael Sonnenshein and Kevin Weil will help bolster Aptos's growth in artificial intelligence, institutional adoption and other endeavors.

Michael Sonnenshein, the former CEO of Grayscale Investments, has joined Aptos Labs as an adviser alongside OpenAI's chief product officer, Kevin Weil. Aptos Labs said it will harness Sonnenshein's knowledge to bring more traditional financial institutions to the network.

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The price of Avalanche (AVAX) has risen to a high of $45.07, continuing its uptrend. Cryptocurrency price analysis brought by Coinidol.com.

Bitcoin sellers take the upper hand as BTC struggles to rally to $100,000. What will altcoins do?

Widely followed crypto trader Rekt Capital says that Ethereum (ETH) rival Avalanche (AVAX) is positioning itself for another big rally to new price targets. Rekt Capital tells his 514,000 followers on the social media platform X that AVAX has turned the $38.

The crypto market is buzzing with Avalanche (AVAX) establishing itself as one of the best-performing assets in recent weeks. With its value doubling in record time, AVAX has captured the attention of investors while also rekindling speculation about a potential prolonged rally.

As the altcoin market maintains its November bull rally, top tokens have added significant value to their respective portfolios over the last few days. Following this, the AVAX price has reclaimed the $40 mark and is on the path to recording a new 8-month high.

APT is positioned for a significant breakout, with forecasts pointing to a 67% rally that could push its price to $24.

Avalanche (AVAX) has made a significant move, breaking above a crucial resistance level and soaring over 20% in less than 24 hours. This surge has reignited bullish sentiment among analysts and investors, who are now closely monitoring AVAX's potential to reach the key $50 mark in the coming days.

Avalanche surges 100% after key breakout. Can it sustain momentum and hit $60, or is a pullback coming?

Circle's USDC and CCTP integration with Aptos enhances blockchain interoperability, bridging TradFi and DeFi worlds.

Avalanche price continued its strong rally as the crypto fear and greed index remained in the extreme greed zone. The AVAX token jumped to a high of $45, its highest level since April 12 and 158% above its lowest level in August.

The bulls, institutions, and market participants have become highly optimistic about the crypto markets, and as a result, the tokens have begun their journey to their highs. After the Bitcoin price rally, the altcoins were expected to take over some momentum.

Layer-1 blockchain Aptos (APT) has announced a plan to integrate fintech giant Stripe's payment services and the stablecoin USDC. Stripe's payment services will provide a fiat on-ramp for the Aptos network, according to a new press release from the layer-1 project.

Bitcoin trades just a few hundred dollars from $100,000. What will altcoins do if the price milestone is hit?

A closely followed crypto analyst says that one Solana (SOL) rival may be gearing up for a double-digit breakout.

Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche are forming bullish price action and appear poised to follow bitcoin's surge.

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Dogecoin hit its highest price in over a week, but other altcoins are seeing massive gains as Bitcoin approaches the $100,000 milestone.

After experiencing a notable upside rally in recent days, Avalanche's (AVAX) price action confirms that the rally is likely to continue in the coming days. This bullish outlook has attracted significant attention from traders and investors, leading to a record surge in Open Interest.

The Frosty protocol, developed by a16z crypto and Ava Labs, introduces robust liveness guarantees to the Avalanche blockchain's Snow family, addressing challenges posed by Byzantine adversaries.

Avalanche (AVAX) has been one of the notable performers in the cryptocurrency market, recently reaching new heights and breaking into the top 15 cryptocurrencies. Despite the overall positive market sentiment and growing bullishness surrounding AVAX, the token faces critical challenges that could prevent its price from breaking out further.

Circle has announced the upcoming launch of its USDC stablecoin and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the Aptos blockchain. This move marks a new phase in Aptos' evolution as a scalable layer-1 blockchain designed for diverse Web3 applications.

The Aptos Foundation announced a new partnership with Circle and Stripe, hoping to revolutionize its network functionality. Circle's CCTP and USDC stablecoin will enhance blockchain interoperability, while Stripe will attract TradFi by simplifying fiat interactions.

TL;DR Aptos integrates native USDC and Circle's CCTP protocol, improving interoperability and security in transactions across eight major blockchains. The native version of USDC replaces the bridged USDC, simplifying settlement and increasing transaction security. Stripe will offer fiat-to-USDC conversion services, connecting traditional finance with Aptos' blockchain ecosystem.

Circle will integrate native USDC and the Cross-Chain Transmission Protocol (CCTP) on the Aptos blockchain.

Aptos integrates Stripe crypto payments and Circles USDC, enhancing cross-chain DeFi solutions and fiat on-ramps for global transactions. The post Stripe and Circle's USDC integrate into Aptos ecosystem appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The integrations aim to boost global payments and decentralized finance on the Aptos network.

Aptos Foundation announced that Circle's USDC stablecoin and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol will launch on the Aptos blockchain.

Avalanche trades at $34.05, key levels in focus as whale activity and resistance zones heat up.

Avalanche's unique three-chain architecture and novel consensus mechanism makes it ideal for decentralized applications and digital asset creation. What is Avalanche? Avalanche is a decentralized layer one (L1) blockchain platform and ecosystem tailored for building decentralized applications (dapps), custom blockchains, and digital assets.

Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market registered a sharp decline as speculation cooled after a week of significant gains. BTC has registered an increase of over 30% since the US election, thanks to President-elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto stance.

Sui Network (SUI) has recently demonstrated impressive growth in its decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume, surpassing Aptos (APT) by a significant margin. SUI's trading volume reached $28 billion, three times that of Aptos, which recorded $9.4 billion.

Aptos (APT) recently hit a 7-month high before facing a near-term downturn.

Yesterday, the world's largest asset manager, Blackrock, disclosed that it had expanded its tokenized money fund to other blockchains, including Move-programmed Apots (APT). This development sparked speculation that the Aptos token price could gain from it.

Avalanche (AVAX) has been on a phenomenal upward trend as overall market optimism has buoyed it. Recently, the token surpassed crucial resistance levels fueled by recent Federal Reserve rate cuts and Donald Trump's election victory.

SUI and APT surged, but SUI may outpace APT in gains because of strong market metrics.

BlackRock announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its tokenized liquidity fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), to operate on multiple blockchain platforms.

BlackRock has expanded its BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to five additional blockchains—Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon—enhancing access to tokenized real-world assets and integrating with decentralized finance ecosystems. The post BlackRock's BUIDL Expands to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon appeared first on Cryptonews.

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company's on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains.

The tokenized money market fund will launch on nearly half a dozen new blockchain networks.