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Avalanche Advances 18 Percent Following Paxos Integration and Staking Upgrade
Avalanche decoupled from a quiet broader crypto market, driven by institutional adoption through Paxos and an upcoming network upgrade that shortens staking lock-up periods.
Avalanche gained roughly 18 percent on September 19, 2026, reaching $9.78 with a 24-hour trading range between $8.18 and $9.81. The move established AVAX as the top gainer among the 30 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on a day when Bitcoin rose 0.1 percent and Ethereum fell 0.2 percent. The rally brought Avalanche's market capitalization to approximately $4.3 billion, ranking it 29th overall, with 24-hour trading volume reaching about $846 million.
The price rise follows two key network developments during the week. On September 17, regulated infrastructure provider Paxos integrated AVAX alongside the Avalanche-native version of the USDC stablecoin. According to figures cited from Crypto Briefing, Paxos serves more than 650 institutional clients and payment providers reaching over 470 million end users, enabling these entities to access AVAX through existing channels.
Additionally, the network is scheduled to deploy its Helicon upgrade on September 22 at 15:00 UTC. The technical update will decrease the minimum staking lock-up duration from two weeks to 48 hours, providing stakers with faster access to their locked assets. Despite the recent gains—which brought seven-day and 30-day advances to 32.5 percent and 36.5 percent, respectively—AVAX remains approximately 93 percent below its November 2021 all-time high of $144.96.
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