The team behind Avalanche launched a major upgrade on the testnet on Monday, called Avalanche9000, which includes multiple technological improvements aimed at dropping the deployment cost of the Block chain by 99.9%. These improvements include community proposals ACP-77 (making Avalanche L1 validators more flexible) and ACP-125 (aimed at dropping the basic fees of Avalanche by 96%). At the same time, a $40 million retroactive grant program, Retro9000, was launched to reward builders developing L1 Block chains and other tools on the Avalanche9000 testnet. (The Block)

The Avalanche team behind the Layer 1 Block chain network launched its major upgrade on the testnet on Monday, named "Avalanche9000", which includes multiple technical improvements aimed at dropping the deployment cost of the Block chain by 99.9%. These improvements include community proposals ACP-77 (making Avalanche Layer 1 validators more flexible) and ACP-125 (aiming to drop the base cost of Avalanche by 96%). The press release stated that alongside this upgrade, Retro9000 was also launched, which is a $40 million funding program to reward builders developing the Layer 1 Block chain and other tools on the Avalanche9000 testnet.