# Grayscale Highlights NYSE Selection of Avalanche for Settlement

By John Kim

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Published: 2026-11-11T02:23:42.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-11T02:23:42.000Z
Section: Business

> The exchange facilitates trading in millions of shares daily, putting the selection in a broader market context.

Grayscale highlighted the New York Stock Exchange’s selection of Avalanche (AVAX) as a settlement ledger, a step in the exchange’s move toward on-chain operations.

The NYSE’s choice puts a blockchain network in view as part of its transaction infrastructure. The exchange is one of the world’s largest stock markets and facilitates trading in millions of shares each day, giving the decision significance beyond crypto markets.

The NYSE selected Avalanche as its settlement ledger as it moves toward on-chain operations. An on-chain ledger would bring blockchain technology into the settlement stage of exchange operations.

Traditional financial institutions have increasingly explored blockchain for financial transactions, including clearing and settlement. The NYSE’s selection reflects that broader integration trend, as a major U.S. exchange has chosen Avalanche for settlement. That trend places blockchain in focus well beyond crypto markets.