Avalanche Price

Avalanche (AVAX) is a cryptocurrency listed on global exchanges and tracked across major data providers. It currently ranks #34 among all cryptocurrencies by total market value. It belongs to the Smart Contract Platform and Layer 1 (L1) category. Live price, market cap, trading volume, and historical performance are displayed on this page and refreshed continuously.

Avalanche uses a novel consensus family called Avalanche Consensus (Snowman variant), based on repeated random subsampling of validators. The result is sub-second finality with high throughput. The network has three built-in chains: the Exchange Chain (X-Chain) for asset transfers, the Contract Chain (C-Chain) for EVM-compatible smart contracts, and the Platform Chain (P-Chain) for staking and subnet coordination. AVAX is used for staking, transaction fees, and as the unit of account on the platform. Validators must stake at least 2,000 AVAX.

There are currently 431,771,961 AVAX in circulation out of a maximum supply of 720,000,000, meaning approximately 60% of the total AVAX that will ever exist has been issued. New tokens enter circulation through the protocol's pre-defined emission schedule.

Avalanche reached an all-time high of $144.96 on November 21, 2021. Currently the price sits 95.3% below this peak. All-time highs are useful benchmarks for assessing the asset's historical price range, but past performance does not predict future results.

Avalanche (AVAX) is traded on most major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, OKX, Bybit, and Bitstamp. Availability depends on your jurisdiction and the exchange's listings. After purchase, many users transfer their AVAX to a self-custody wallet for long-term storage. This information is educational and does not constitute investment advice.

Cryptocurrencies, including Avalanche, are highly volatile and carry significant risk of loss. Over the past year, AVAX has lost approximately 64.7% of its value. Whether Avalanche is appropriate for a given portfolio depends on the investor's individual risk tolerance, time horizon, and financial situation. Always research the project's fundamentals, understand the risks, and only allocate capital you can afford to lose. This page provides market data only, not personalised investment advice. Consider consulting a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.

Bitcoin (BTC) was the first cryptocurrency, designed primarily as a digital store of value and peer-to-peer payment network with a fixed supply of 21 million coins. Avalanche (AVAX) focuses on smart contract platform use cases, with a different technical design, supply schedule, and ecosystem. Bitcoin derives its value primarily from scarcity, security, and brand recognition, while Avalanche's value is tied to adoption within its specific use case and underlying network effects.