Build a
network.

Own the chain.Set the rules.

An Avalanche L1 is a blockchain for your application alone. It can require its validators to be in a given country, pass KYC/AML checks or hold a license.

  1. Virtual machineThe EVM by default, or a VM in any language with gRPC.
  2. Gas tokenAllocate it at genesis, mint more, burn fees or route them.
  3. AccessChoose who may deploy contracts and who may transact.
  4. Validator setProof of authority, proof of stake or your own rules.

more than 99.9%

less upfront cost to launch an L1 since the Etna upgrade in December 2024.

about 1.33 AVAX

a month in P-Chain fees per L1 validator.

2 cores

with 4 GB of RAM and 100 GB of storage run an L1 validator under 10 TPS.

Final in a second or less.No reorgs.

A transaction is final when consensus accepts its block. Apps and exchanges need no extra confirmations.

under 0.5 seconds

Your L1

about 1 seconds

C-Chain

Shown at true speed. Sources: AvaCloud for its L1s, the Avalanche docs for the C-Chain.

Any L1 can connect.No bridge operator.

With Interchain Messaging (ICM), the sending chain's validators sign each message. The receiving chain checks the signatures against the sender's validator set on the P-Chain.

Height: transactions in 30 days, on a log scale. Base height: no indexed count. Red: ICM messages in the same 30 days.

34.8K

ICM messages between these chains in the last 30 days.

67%

of the sender's stake must sign each message, by default.

Build yours.

Your own L1

Deploy an L1 on the Fuji testnet in one click, with a managed validator node.

Build an L1

Your app on the C-Chain

Deploy Solidity contracts and verify them from Foundry or Hardhat. Each transaction is final in about a second.

Build on C-Chain
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