Avalanche Basics

A collection of basic Avalanche terms and concepts

13 articles in this collection
Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue and Rocky Rock

What is WAVAX or wrapped AVAX?

Written by Rocky Rock
Updated over a week ago

Platform

Avalanche Platform Overview

Learn more about the core elements of Avalanche

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is a subnet?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is the Primary Network?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is the Avalanche consensus protocol?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is the Snowman consensus protocol?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is the Contract Chain (C-Chain)?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is the Exchange Chain (X-Chain)?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is the Platform Chain (P-Chain)?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

What is the Avalanche Virtual Machine (AVM)?

Written by Rocky Rock
Updated over a week ago

What is the Avalanche (AVAX) token's contract address?

Written by Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
Updated over a week ago

Wallet

How do I create an NFT within the Avalanche Wallet?

Written by Rocky Rock
Updated over a week ago

How do I transfer my AVAX between Avalanche X-, P-, and C-Chains?

Written by Rocky Rock
Updated over a week ago