Ava Labs has entered 2025 with steady confidence in a crypto landscape often defined by fleeting narratives and trend chasing. While many blockchain projects pivot toward short-term hype cycles, Avalanche has stayed committed to a deliberate and long-term strategy that its leadership says is starting to deliver results.
That commitment was highlighted in a discussion between John Nahas, chief business officer at Ava Labs, and TheStreet Roundtable’s Jackson Hinkle. Nahas expanded on Avalanche’s expanding presence in traditional finance, global brands, and enterprise adoption, areas that have grown in contrast to the project’s earlier consumer-driven focus.
Focusing beyond short-term trends
When asked what is driving Avalanche’s expansion, Nahas pointed to the network’s architecture and its emphasis on building blockchains tailored for specific applications. That contrasts with the crypto market’s frequent cycles of hype and decline.
“If you hyper-focus on the crypto narratives that are on crypto Twitter, or these things that come and go for three or four months, you’re always playing catch-up,” Nahas said. “Where we’ve been successful is in the medium to long term. Things that are worth doing take time.”
Avalanche, one of the top fifteen cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, has built its reputation around scalability and performance. Yet Nahas emphasized that the company’s success now centers on a broader vision: sovereign, purpose-built layer-1 blockchains instead of one universal network attempting to cover all needs.
The thesis behind purpose-built networks
According to Nahas, much of the crypto industry is still shaped by what he described as a “first-generation business plan,” which assumes all activity will ultimately converge on a single network. He rejects this belief, arguing instead that specialized blockchains allow individual sectors to meet unique technical and regulatory requirements.
“We don’t need more block space. We don’t need more blockchains,” Nahas said. “But we do need more blockchains that are purpose-built, because that’s how the real world works.”
He pointed to real-world examples of how this approach is taking shape.
“Banks want their own environment. Asset managers want their own environment. Enterprises want their own environment,” he added.
Enterprise adoption across sectors
That philosophy now underpins Avalanche’s partnerships across industries. Toyota, for instance, is developing four distinct Avalanche chains, each built for different workflows. In Japan, both FIFA and SMBC are constructing independent networks on the Avalanche ecosystem.
According to Nahas, Avalanche’s blockchain model offers flexibility for enterprises seeking control and privacy without sacrificing interoperability. The network supports private permissioned, public permissionless, and hybrid configurations, giving corporate and institutional users multiple ways to deploy digital infrastructure based on their specific requirements.
“Effectively, you are giving people solutions rather than giving them a solution in search of a problem,” Nahas said.
Scaling the network into 2025
Avalanche currently hosts about 80 operational layer-one blockchains, with another 100 in testnet stages, according to Nahas. He expects that number to surpass 200 enterprise and institutional chains across sectors such as finance, identity, artificial intelligence, and government by next year.
This development underscores Ava Labs’ belief that the market’s long-term potential lies in targeted utility rather than speculative momentum. The network’s direction appears to position it well for the next phase of blockchain adoption, especially as large institutions increasingly seek blockchain solutions customized to their industries.
Anastasiia G
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