Avalanche

Avalanche is an open-source platform offering decentralized application development within an interoperable and scalable ecosystem. Its robust consensus mechanism ensures near-instant transaction finality.

Networks Mainnet
Released 2020
Consensus Avalanche Consensus
Smart contracts Yes
Block time ~2 seconds
Smart contract language(s) supported Rust, Solidity
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What makes Avalanche unique?

Avalanche is an open-source blockchain protocol enabling decentralized application development within an interoperable, decentralized, and highly scalable ecosystem. Its robust consensus mechanism makes it the first ecosystem tailored for global finance, ensuring near-instant transaction finality.