What AVA is
AVA is a Layer-1 smart-contract platform, currently ranked 311th by market capitalization among the assets we track. As a proof-of-stake Layer-1, AVA hosts applications, settles their transactions, and lets AVA holders earn yield by helping validate. Capital at stake — not electricity — is what keeps the chain honest.
AVA is a digital asset designed for decentralized finance and applications within the Avalanche ecosystem, enabling fast transactions and low fees. It aims to provide scalable solutions for developers and users alike.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Because security is bought with bonded AVA rather than hardware, the share of supply staked is a useful gauge of conviction — and of how much float is effectively locked.
AVA is not mined; it is issued as a token rather than secured by its own mining or staking layer.
Background & fundamentals
AVA operates under a centralized structure, which concentrates protocol decisions in an identifiable issuer or foundation. AVA lists a documented core team of 2, so the people behind the project are at least named on the record. CoinPaprika classifies the project's development status as "On-going development".
In sector terms it is most often filed under Platform, NEO Token, and Marketplace.
Where AVA sits in the market
With AVA near $0.2006, AVA carries a market capitalization of $11.16M. Around $6.54M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 58.59% of the float — unusually high, the kind of churn that accompanies major news or speculative spikes.
AVA carries no fixed maximum supply; issuance follows a programmatic schedule rather than a hard cap. AVA remains -97% beneath its all-time high of $6.47, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
Across timeframes, AVA shows 24-hour +3.03%, 7-day +15.76%.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts AVA in the High-volatility band — it has been actively trading, with daily moves that would be unusual in traditional equities.
How to evaluate AVA
A grounded read on AVA comes down to three questions:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of AVA staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen AVA over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
