Avalanche Sets Record-Low Block Time as AVAX Tests Key Support Level
Avalanche achieves a new network speed milestone with an average block time of 911 milliseconds, while AVAX hovers near a critical price threshold.
Avalanche achieves a new network speed milestone with an average block time of 911 milliseconds, while AVAX hovers near a critical price threshold. Avalanche (AVAX) is trading at $8.92, down 0.1% since this brief published. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by TronWeekly, with live market data added, as of Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:30:04 UTC.
The record-low block time demonstrates Avalanche's continued focus on scalability and performance, which could attract more developers and users to the network. The current price action around $8.295 will be crucial for AVAX's short-term trajectory.
- Avalanche sets new record with 911ms average block time.
- AVAX tests key support level at $8.295 after 7-day decline.
- Next resistance levels at $10, $11.432, and $14.934.
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- Avalanche Sets Record-Low Block Time as AVAX Tests Key Support Level — this brief
Avalanche has achieved a new milestone in network speed, recording an average block time of 911 milliseconds, as reported by TronWeekly. This development underscores the platform's commitment to enhancing scalability and performance.
The Avalanche token (AVAX) is currently testing a critical support level at $8.295, according to analyst Giannis Andreou. The token has declined by 6.19% over the past week, and its performance around this level will be crucial for its short-term trajectory.
If AVAX manages to break above the current support, it could target resistance levels at $10, $11.432, and $14.934. Conversely, a breakdown below $8.295 could expose the token to further downside risk towards $7.
The broader crypto market remains relatively flat, with a total market cap of $2.76 trillion. 
Bitcoin is also flat over the past 24 hours, while the Fear & Greed Index stands at 54, indicating a neutral market sentiment.
Avalanche's Total Value Locked (TVL) currently stands at $137.52 million, showing a 1.5% decrease over the past week, according to DeFiLlama. This metric reflects the network's ongoing activity and the demand for its decentralized finance applications.
Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, Avalanche (AVAX) has moved from $8.93 to $8.92 — -0.11%.
The chart plots AVAX's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 AVAX ≈ ₦12,318.56 (about $8.92), up 0.1% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 4.2% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 25, 2026.
TLT reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Avalanche Sets Record-Low Block Time as AVAX Tests Key Suppo — questions & answers
What is Avalanche's new block time record?
Avalanche has achieved an average block time of 911 milliseconds.
What are the key support and resistance levels for AVAX?
AVAX is testing support at $8.295, with resistance at $10, $11.432, and $14.934.
How has AVAX's price performed over the past week?
AVAX has declined by 6.19% over the past seven days.
How much is 1 Avalanche worth in naira today?
About ₦12,318.56 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $8.92. The naira price moves with both AVAX's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Avalanche in naira page for any amount.
Has Avalanche's price moved since this brief was published?
AVAX is down 0.11% since this brief first published — trading at $8.92 now versus $8.93 at publication. TLT re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from TronWeekly. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.