The Avalanche blockchain surpassed 1 million each day transactions twice within the span of per week, which was the primary time the community hit this milestone since February 2024.
Avalanche transactions topped the mark on June 1 and once more on Saturday. Whole transactions for the week starting June 2 reached 5.8 million, the very best weekly complete since early 2024, in response to knowledge from blockchain analytics platform Nansen.
The spike in exercise was largely pushed by MapleStory Universe, Avalanche famous on X. MapleStory Universe is a Web3 gaming ecosystem constructed on Avalanche. Its first recreation, MapleStory N, launched on Might 15.
Earlier than the side-scrolling on-line role-playing recreation landed on Avalanche, the blockchain’s each day transactions hardly ever topped 500,000 in 2025.
MapleStory grew to become a cultural phenomenon amongst players within the 2000s and early 2010s. It served as a proto-metaverse for socializing, making pals and even forming romantic relationships.
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Its authentic Web3 model was one of many early examples of digital economies, in-game currencies, tradable gadgets and user-driven content material — parts that blockchain expertise now goals to boost. The franchise stays deeply nostalgic for millennials throughout South Korea and Southeast Asia.
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Pleasure round MapleStory Universe has additionally been buoyed by its developer, Nexon, a Tokyo-listed South Korean gaming big and the world’s Twenty first-largest publicly listed company Bitcoin (BTC) holder, in response to knowledge aggregated by BitcoinTreasuries.NET.
As of Monday, it holds 1,717 BTC, acquired in April 2021 and held since.
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MapleStory’s launch additionally launched the developer’s Nexpace Coin (NXPC), the first forex of the MapleStory Universe.
Regardless of early buzz, NXPC has struggled to take care of its momentum. After reaching an all-time excessive of $3.77 shortly after launch, it has since fallen 64% to $1.34 on the time of writing.
Avalanche gaining momentum as gaming blockchain
Avalanche has been gaining traction in Web3 gaming since late 2024. Its momentum was fueled by the launch of Off The Grid, a shooter constructed on its GUNZ subnet, which marked a shift towards attracting mainstream players, not simply crypto natives.
That narrative additionally applies to its native Avalanche (AVAX) token.
On Might 14, the day earlier than MapleStory N launched, AVAX was buying and selling as excessive as $26. It has since declined to $20, far under its yearly excessive of $54 reached in December.
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