Avalanche Moves Above $11 Following Institutional Fund Launch and Network Upgrades
Avalanche recorded significant weekly gains driven by a new tokenized bond fund from an institutional asset manager and upcoming reductions in staking lock-up times.
AVAX reached $11.20 on September 20, 2026, touching a 24-hour peak of $11.40 with daily volume totaling $1.60 billion and a market capitalization of $4.97 billion. The move represents a seven-day gain of 51.1% and an eight-month high, with the token's previous daily close above $11.40 occurring on January 29, 2026, at $12.13.
The price surge follows the launch of a tokenized bond fund, named HYB, deployed on Avalanche by New York Life Investment Management, which manages $807 billion in assets. Market activity was further supported by a regulated payments provider integrating AVAX into its service lineup.
Additional structural developments include a network upgrade scheduled for September 22, designed to shorten the validator staking lock-up duration from 14 days down to 48 hours. Despite the recent rebound, the asset remains down 66.3% over a one-year timeframe and trades well below its November 2021 record high of $144.96.
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