Avalanche Basics
Learn the basics of the Avalanche network. Avalanche is an open-source platform for launching decentralized finance applications and enterprise blockchain deployments in one interoperable, highly scalable ecosystem.
Community Resources
Avalanche® Brand Assets
How do I view the network status?
What is the Avalanche® consensus protocol?
What is the Primary Network?
Avalanche® platform overview
What is a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG)?
What is nAVAX?
What is WEI?
How do Avalanche® blocks differ from Ethereum's?
What are the differences between the X, P, and C-Chains?
How are C, X, and P-Chain addresses derived?
What kind of tokens do the P and X chains support?
Where can I explore P-Chain activity?
Tokenomics FAQ
What is the Avalanche® Virtual Machine (AVM)?
Why are some blocks empty?
Which exchanges are compatible with AVAX chains?
What is the Avalanche® (AVAX) contract address?
What is the Contract Chain (C-Chain)?
What is the Exchange Chain (X-Chain)?
What is the Platform Chain (P-Chain)?
What are the transaction fees on Avalanche®?
What is the Snowman consensus protocol?
How do I see gas fees?
How are gas fees calculated?
Are there reorgs on Avalanche®?
Is Avalanche® network permissionless or permissioned?
What units of measure are used on Avalanche?
Has the Avalanche® code been audited? Where are the audit reports?
What is AvaCloud?
How to transfer assets from Polygon
How do I avoid losing my transaction on chain?
How to use the Avalanche Network on Hexagate
How to connect to the Fuji Testnet?
How do I see my Avalanche C-Chain assets natively in Ledger Live?
How to retrieve the Keystore file for an Avalanche wallet