Avalanche is a smart contract platform that allows users to create their own multi-purpose blockchains or decentralized applications (dApps). Their mainnet was launched in September 2020 and has since become a major hub of activity for DeFi and NFTs. In 2021, they announced their Avalanche Rush incentives program to introduce more applications and to promote further growth of their ecosystem. The Avalanche chain is centered around 3 main blockchains - the P-Chain, X-Chain and C-Chain. The C-Chain is Avalanche’s EVM implementation, which hosts various applications and smart contracts. Users can access Avalanche through centralized exchanges, the official Avalanche bridge or via Celer’s cBridge.
