Ava Labs
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Blockchain firm executive named vice chair of new Commodity Futures Trading Commission committee
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Large banks, entertainment companies are looking to develop Web3 strategies, AWS’ Web3 head says
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Amazon Web Services customers will be able to spin up Avalanche blockchain nodes to help support dapp development
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Court documents show Kyle Roche intends to continue operating as a lawyer in the crypto space following the Ava Labs scandal
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Roche Freedman has rebranded almost two months after allegations of a pay-for-play deal with Ava Labs first surfaced
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Ava Labs’ CEO denied relationship with Roche is anything out of the ordinary, despite leaked video
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“Neither I, nor anyone else at Ava Labs ever directed Roche in his selection of cases,” said CEO Emin Gün Sirer in a statement
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UPDATED: New website Cryptoleaks published a series of videos showing lawyer Kyle Roche discussing a pact with Ava Labs which Roche denies exists
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The addition follows the firm unveiling its first multi-coin investment vehicle last month
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The developer of the Avalanche blockchain is in the midst of a $350 million funding round, according to Bloomberg News
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Developers can build and deploy decentralized applications (dApps) on the Avalanche platform
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Proceeds from $230 million token sale to be used by the foundation to accelerate DeFi activity on the platform.
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