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Helicon is live.
- Continuous Execution for a faster C-Chain
- Auto-renewing staking
- 48-hour minimum staking periods
- Stronger validator requirements
- A new reward curve designed to reduce AVAX issuance
Helicon brings more performance, better capital efficiency, and stronger economics to Avalanche.
Helicon is one of our biggest upgrades yet, and lays the groundwork for larger upgrades to come.
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AvalancheGo v1.15.0, the Helicon Mainnet release, is out!
Upgrade before activation: 11 AM ET (3 PM UTC) on September 22nd, 2026.
Nodes not running a Helicon-capable version by then won't be able to follow the network.
Release notes: github.com/ava-labs/avalanch…
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please do not greenlight eip8141, if we want pq accounts we can do it another way but eip8141 is just bad about mempool validation rules and will put us into erc7562 land which is terrible
add the validation rules to the eip and examine holistically
eip8141 is a mistake as-is
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We’re hosting a major ACP discussion on Thursday, December 18, at 13:30 UTC / 10:30 ET, and you should be there.
@rrazvan1 will break down ACP-236 (continuous staking on the P-Chain), and @iJaack will lead a discussion on his proposal to change the delegation dynamics (ACP-247)
These updates could meaningfully shift validator workflows, economics, and decentralization. We want the whole community in the room!
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🚨 P256 (secp256r1) curve precompile is now live on @avax C-Chain! 🚨
Verification of ECDSA signatures over secp256r1 now costs just 6,900 gas. 🔺
This unlocks native compatibility with Apple Secure Enclave, Android Keystore, HSMs, and WebAuthn devices, enabling device-native signing without seed phrases.
Wallets leveraging this precompile can deliver native, effortless onboarding, eliminating one more barrier to mainstream crypto adoption.
build.avax.network/docs/acps…
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Replying to @avax
Already seeing Teleporter messaging costs drop by 87% in some instances, thanks to ACP-181 🚀
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ACP-236 introduces continuous staking to the Avalanche Primary Network. Validators can stake their tokens continuously, allowing their stake to compound and accrue rewards over time.
Questions? Post them in the discussion!
github.com/avalanche-foundat…
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The Mainnet release for the Avalanche Granite upgrade has been published. The Mainnet activation is scheduled for November 19th, 2025 @ 11am ET / 3pm UTC.
All Mainnet node operators must upgrade to v1.14 before the scheduled activation time 👇 build.avax.network/blog/gran…
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P.S. Thanks to @luigidemeo for making the devs do something
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This is actually a bigger deal than it seems. Proper on-chain privacy has been promised many times before, but none of the previous solutions have been remotely practical due to high gas costs, poor performance, the need for custom wallets, and more. As a result, they mostly stayed as research papers or ended up in clunky implementations.
eERC not only delivers the first truly usable confidentiality protocol on EVM, but also makes it incredibly straightforward to use—so much so that you can now send encrypted meme coins with it.
That’s huge. While others are still hoping institutions will adopt their custom solutions, eERC is already being used by degens on existing platforms.
BIG DAY KETTOOORS! eKET is finally here!
Follow the step below if you're an orb holder to register for the upcoming eKET airdrop.
If you aren't an orb holder do not worry you can test all of this out regardless.
1) Encrypted $ket is here, you can access it at ketorbs.xyz/eerc !
$eKET uses the new EERC standard by @AvaCloud. Your current balance and the amount you transfer are kept private using Zero Knowledge Proofs. Learn more at avacloud.gitbook.io/encrypte…
2) Before getting started, you'll need to take a few steps.
First, generate an off-chain decryption key (can be done many times, is saved to your browser, no need to save this key)
Next, do a one-time registration for $eKET (you need to submit a transaction for this).
3) Once you've done that, you will be able to deposit $ket to $eKET or withdraw from $eKET to $ket
4) If you have a balance if $eKET, either by depositing or receiving it from someone else, you can transfer it to another user. But note that the user MUST be registered in order to send to them!
5) If you're a Ket Orb holder, you'll be receiving an airdrop of $eKET as long as you complete the following steps!
* Register your wallet address holding the orbs (requirement for $eKET!)
* Send any amount of $eKET to any other address! It can even be your own, just help us test out the protocol.
The airdrop will happen in 1 week! Make sure to register before then.
6) We're currently reviewing the EERC bounty submissions and will announce a winner soon!
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Stealth mode deactivated❗️
📢 Calling all devs for our next community call on 5/16 to discuss ACP-194: Streaming Asynchronous Execution ⚡️
github.com/avalanche-foundat…
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3/ This research strengthens the ecosystem before ZK scaling solutions reach widespread adoption. Permissionless networks need to handle worst-case scenarios, not just typical usage.
1/ 🛠️🛠️ #Avalanche Etna.2 is out: github.com/ava-labs/avalanch… 🛠️🛠️
This version (v1.12.2) is backwards compatible to v1.12.0. It is optional but recommended for all operators.
🔍 Focus: Keystore Removal + Snowflake Preference + L1 Validator APIs
2/ 🚧 Compatibility Check: VM Interface (v38) 🚧
This release introduces VM Interface v38 to remove the Keystore service and add the FUpgradeTime to the UpgradeConfig.
If you are running a Subnet, make sure to upgrade your Custom VM to v38 before running it with v1.12.2.
5/ Snowman consensus now uses the Snowflake preference rather than the Snowball preference in consensus.
The latest research has shown that Snowflake is sufficient and is more efficient than Snowball.
arxiv.org/abs/2404.14250
6/ Additional APIs have been added to better track L1 validators.
The platform.getCurrentValidators API now returns L1s and L1 validation fees are now exposed with platform.getValidatorFeeConfig and platform.getValidatorFeeState
github.com/ava-labs/avalanch…





















