The Avalanche Foundation announces that Retro9000 applications are now closed and the program has concluded, following the final disbursement of funding from its final rounds. As we move forward, here is a look at the final results ⤵️

Round 3 saw 2,722 AVAX burned across the program, resulting in over $20,000 in rewards distributed to the top 20 projects based on verified onchain activity. Eligible projects will receive rewards upon successful completion of KYC and KYB checks.

This is your Avalanche Ecosystem Recap 🗞️ Here is some, but not all of the recent progress we have seen across DeFi, gaming, infrastructure, community, research, and more ⤵️ 🔺 The Avalanche Foundation has received over 150 applications for the Call for Research Proposals program. Submissions remain open on a rolling basis, with grants of up to $50,000 available for research on tokenomics, validator economics, and network security. 🔺 The Avalanche Foundation is delighted to welcome @MSzluinska as Chief Operating Officer. Marta specialises in operational delivery and governance in technically complex environments, and we look forward to the impact she will bring to the Foundation and broader ecosystem. 🔺 Retro9000 C-Chain Round 4 is live. User verification directly impacts project scores, enabling the community to support emerging projects on the leaderboard. 🔺 @DinariGlobal expands dShares - tokenized stocks, ETFs, and REITs backed 1:1 with shareholder rights to the Avalanche C-Chain. 🔺 Avalanche has been included in @FortuneMagazine's inaugural Crypto Top 100 list. 🔺 @PharaohExchange welcomes Dinari's dShares to Avalanche, underscoring growing confidence in onchain real-world assets and advanced liquidity infrastructure. 🔺 @FIFACollect's Avalanche L1 activated Right to Ticket redemptions for the FIFA World Cup 2026, driving a 761% increase in transactions week over week. 🔺 @AvaxTeam1 has received more than 3,000 applications from over 80 countries to join its latest cohort. 🔺 @BenqiFinance continues to deliver established lending and staking infrastructure on Avalanche, reinforcing its position as one of the ecosystem's largest DeFi platforms by TVL and long-term commitment to the network. 🔺 @YourGrails launched its BETA platform, enabling users to open digital packs backed by real cards and engage in online battles, with over 1,000 packs opened in the first week. 🔺 Avalanche is now available on @changenow, expanding access through its non-custodial swaps, wallet, custody, API, and payments services. 🔺 @mugafi and Tenset are bringing the first sports IP real-world asset opportunity to Avalanche, backed by The Glasgow Cosmic franchise in the European T20 Premier League. 🔺 @YOM_Official launched its mainnet, bringing its decentralised cloud gaming network fully live on Avalanche after more than three years of development. 🔺 @LFG_GTFO reached 10K followers and launched King of the Hill mode in Gladiator Mayhem. The arena now exceeds 69,000 players, with new Blackjack Battles promotions underway. 🔺 @coreapp introduced perps trading alongside new community engagement features powered by push notifications and analytics for enhanced user experiences on Avalanche. 🔺 @ash_avax expands Safe multi-sig wallet support to the Avalanche C-Chain. Avalanche Summit returns to New York City on September 16-17, uniting institutions, builders, developers, and operators around real markets, real assets, and real business use cases. Early bird tickets are nearly sold out. Did we miss any updates? Let us know, we're watching! ⬇️