Avalanche Foundation Announces Second Batch of Retro9000 Grants: Artery Chain and 8 Other Projects Receive Over $250,000 in Funding.

According to news from CoinWorld, the Avalanche Foundation has announced the second round of funding for the Retro9000 program, with eight projects receiving over $250,000 in funding. These projects have launched on the Avalanche mainnet and are driving ecosystem development in multiple areas, including Layer 1 blockchain and infrastructure tool development. The specific list is as follows: Artery Chain: Focused on building an AI-native Web3 gaming ecosystem, offering gasless transactions and a unified token economy. CodeNekt: Building a blockchain for vehicle identity and lifecycle management, and has deployed vehicle NFT smart contracts. Tixbase: Developing a blockchain-based ticketing solution. zeroone: Focused on innovative Avalanche Layer 1 blockchain development. NUMINE: Providing infrastructure tools related to mining pools. Letsbuyhealthcare: Exploring the applications of blockchain in the healthcare sector. Bango: Developer tools for building the Avalanche ecosystem. Quboid: Developing infrastructure tools to support the Avalanche ecosystem. The foundation stated that fund allocation needs to complete the 'Know Your Business (KYB)' and 'Know Your Customer (KYC)' processes, and has already contacted each project to coordinate follow-up steps. In addition, the Retro9000 program will continue to support projects that demonstrate significant progress, with the next snapshot scheduled for October 14, 2025.