🏔️ Institutions Meet Builders

**Broadridge's tokenized repo platform now processes $9 trillion monthly**, demonstrating blockchain's evolution into core financial infrastructure. - Rob Krugman, Chief Digital Officer at Broadridge, will discuss this scale at Avalanche Summit - The volume signals that financial firms must adapt to blockchain technology or risk falling behind - Krugman brings 30 years of experience helping established companies integrate new technology into practical business infrastructure The presentation will cover what blockchain adoption looks like at global finance scale and what traditional firms need to do to remain competitive. **Event Details:** September 16-17 | Chelsea Industrial, NYC [Get tickets](http://avalanchesummit.com)

Avalanche is working with technology enablement partners to bring blockchain products to market across multiple sectors. **Key sectors include:** - Finance and payments - Gaming - Sports and entertainment Morgan Krupetsky detailed how Avalanche builders are addressing practical business challenges through these partnerships. The approach focuses on purpose-built Layer 1 solutions designed to deliver measurable business outcomes rather than theoretical applications.

**Plume Networks has launched nOPAL on Avalanche**, a tokenized vault issued by BlackOpal Finance. **Key Features:** - Provides allocators access to FX-hedged Brazilian credit card receivables - Generates yield as credit card payments settle - Leverages Avalanche's ecosystem to connect issuers with capital This launch adds to Avalanche's growing real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem, which includes tokenized funds, institutional credit products, and digitized property records.

**FIFA leveraged Avalanche blockchain** to revolutionize World Cup 2026 ticket distribution and management through FIFA Collect. **Key Features:** - Priority ticket access for over 100,000 fans - Secure secondary market trading capabilities - Blockchain-based ownership verification - Seamless user experience requiring no crypto knowledge **Real-World Implementation:** At watch parties held at SI Stadium, more than 80,000 attendees used blockchain-powered tickets without realizing it. Fans simply scanned their tickets like traditional events, while SI Tickets on Avalanche handled the backend infrastructure. The system demonstrates how blockchain technology can enhance major sporting events through: - Safe and verifiable ticket purchases - Prevention of fraud and counterfeiting - Familiar user interface masking technical complexity Morgan Krupetsky discussed the implementation on NYSE Live, highlighting how FIFA Collect made blockchain accessible to mainstream audiences. [Learn more about FIFA Collect](https://collect.fifa.com/)

**Avalanche Summit** is coming to New York City on **September 16-17** at Chelsea Industrial. The two-day event brings together the Avalanche ecosystem in a city where capital, institutions, and regulators converge. NYC serves as a natural hub for blockchain builders turning concepts into functioning products. **What to expect:** - Focused discussions on industry advancement - Networking opportunities across the ecosystem - Connections between founders, developers, institutions, and investors The event positions itself as a space where product roadmaps meet market opportunities and blockchain concepts transition into business infrastructure. Tickets available at [avalanchesummit.com](http://avalanchesummit.com)