Overview

Avalon Labs is designed to help Bitcoin holders unlock liquidity, borrow, and earn yield without selling their BTC. Its foundation includes BTC-collateralized yield-bearing CDPs (USDa), CeDeFi lending (blending CeFi liquidity with DeFi models), DeFi lending pools, and complementary services. 

Investors & Partners

Avalon Finance is backed by top investors and partners including YZi Labs, Framework, Kenetic, Mirana, SNZ Holding, Matrixport, Antalpha, UTXO, CEiC, Summer Ventures, Comma 3 Ventures, Geekcartel, ViaBTC, Trinito, Presto, Marblex, Paka, DOMO (BRC20 creators), Taiko, and the BNB Chain MVB incubation program. 

Key highlights: 

• Institutional partners like YZi Labs and BNB Chain MVB program. 
• Token listings on Bybit, Binance Alpha, and Bithumb. 
• Notable co-founder: Venus Li. 

Vision

Avalon’s vision is to evolve Bitcoin beyond “digital gold” into a yield-generating, credit-enabling asset active in lending markets. With BTC-backed stablecoins, CeDeFi liquidity, and multi-chain lending, Avalon seeks to integrate BTC into everyday and institutional finance. 

How It Works (Products) 

USDa (CeDeFi CDP): A BTC-collateralized yield-bearing stablecoin, claimed as the world’s first and largest BTC-CDP. 

• USDaLend: Borrowing and lending protocols based on USDa. 
• CeDeFi Lending: Hybrid model merging DeFi with institutional CeFi liquidity providers. 
• DeFi Lending (Isolated Pools): Risk-controlled lending pools, supporting collateral types like LSDFi. 
• Flow: Users lock BTC → mint USDa or borrow → use in Avalon products (USDaLend, DeFi lending). 

Governance — AVL & sAVL 

• AVL: Governance token, total supply 1B, used for incentives, fee reductions, and governance. 
• sAVL (staked AVL): Earned by staking AVL; grants governance rights, emission shaping, and fee rebates. 

Roadmap Highlights 

• TVL milestones ($500M → $800M → $1B+). 
• Launch of USDa. 
• Fixed-rate borrowing. 
• Multi-chain expansion. 
• AVL token listings (from Feb 2025). 

Token Utility

AVL and sAVL provide: 

• Governance power. 
• Access to ecosystem benefits (AVL Lend, fee rebates). 
• Yield rewards through staking. 
• Borrowing cost reductions. 

Tokenomics 

• Total Supply: 162.25M AVL 
• Circulating Supply: 161.68M AVL 
• Max Supply: 1B AVL 

Distribution

• Community Incentive: 28% (48m vesting) 
• Airdrop: 20% (50% TGE, rest 6m) 
• Ecosystem & Treasury: 15% (48m vesting) 
• Team: 10% (18m cliff, 18m linear) 
• Advisors: 4% (12m cliff, 12m vesting) 
• Initial Liquidity: 4% (75% TGE, 3m vesting) 
• Investors: 19% (12m cliff, 12m vesting) 

Ecosystem Components 

• USDa: BTC-backed stablecoin 
• USDaLend: Lending protocols 
• CeDeFi Lending: Hybrid liquidity model 
• DeFi Lending / Isolated Pools: Risk-managed lending 
• AVL & sAVL: Governance, staking, rewards 
• Explorer, docs, and audit reports 

Key Features & Advantages 

• BTC-backed CDP (USDa): Yield-bearing stablecoin on Bitcoin. 
• CeDeFi hybrid model: CeFi liquidity + DeFi innovation. 
• Fast TVL growth & multi-chain expansion. 
• Audits & Security: Contracts audited by SlowMist, BlockSec, Salus. 

Official Links 

• Website
• Twitter
• Telegram

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This integration combines U.S. Treasury yields with crypto-based funding and basis arbitrage strategies. It offers investors the opportunity to benefit from traditional Treasury yields while tapping into additional return opportunities.

Tokenized Money Market Funds Move Closer to Crypto

The integrated fund is part of Franklin Templeton’s BENJI product suite and will serve as collateral and a settlement instrument for investment strategies. This enables investors to access Treasury yields while also tapping into alternative revenue sources.

Tokenized money market funds, now a $7 billion asset class, are at the forefront of the latest developments in financial asset tokenization. Global asset manager BlackRock, in collaboration with Securitize, offers solutions backed by short-term U.S. government bonds through its BUIDL token, while BNY Mellon and Goldman Sachs have also launched tokenized funds for institutional investors.

Franklin Templeton was one of the first traditional asset managers to offer tokenized funds on public blockchains. It pioneered this space with the launch of BENJI in 2021.

BounceBit’s Real-World Application

BounceBit has worked with Franklin Templeton to enable the operational use of tokens in active yield strategies. The company’s CEO, Jack Lu, described this collaboration as “the first real-world application of tokenized Treasury assets in active yield strategies.”

“Partnering with Wall Street giants like Franklin Templeton shows that institutional-grade RWA (real-world asset) products have moved beyond experimentation into scalable, usable infrastructure,” Lu said, highlighting the industry’s transformation.

This development follows BounceBit’s earlier pilot using BlackRock’s BUIDL token as collateral for a bitcoin derivatives strategy, which delivered over 20% annualized returns.

BounceBit (BB) Price Outlook

Following the announcement, the price of BounceBit (BB) surged by 2.20% instantly. This rise indicates positive market sentiment and growing investor interest. Innovations like tokenization in the crypto market are key developments boosting confidence in projects like BounceBit.

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