Avalanche Treasury Plans $1B AVAX Expansion After $675M SPAC Deal

Highlights:

• Avalanche Treasury plans $1B AVAX purchase starting with $460M in funds.
• Nasdaq listing is expected in Q1 2026 under the ticker “AVAT.”
• The exclusive Avalanche Foundation deal offers discounted token access.

Avalanche Treasury Co. announced a merger with Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) valued at more than $675 million. The deal consists of about $460 million in treasury assets. Once completed, the combined company plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker “AVAT” in the first quarter of 2026.

The company revealed that it plans to acquire over $1 billion worth of AVAX tokens. It will kick off with a discounted token sale of $200 million arranged with the Avalanche Foundation. The agreement also gives 18-month priority access to the acquisition of Avalanche tokens by U.S.-based treasury companies.

Avalanche Treasury Expands Institutional Access

Avalanche Treasury outlined plans to establish better institutional access to AVAX. The firm stated that many institutions have challenges when investing directly in digital assets. CEO Bart Smith confirmed that an active approach will lead to Avalanche Treasury. The strategy involves investment in protocols, validator deployment, and involvement in tokenization initiatives.

The company confirmed that its entry model provides investors with exposure at a 0.77x multiple of net asset value. This represents a 23% discount compared to direct token purchases or passive ETF alternatives.

Introducing Avalanche Treasury Co: the premiere way to get regulated AVAX exposure.

We’re the institutional growth engine for the @avax ecosystem, with an exclusive relationship with Avalanche itself.

Funding builders. Accelerating technologies. Bringing institutions to AVAX. pic.twitter.com/UST5jwCXjR

— Avalanche Treasury Co. (@avat_co) October 1, 2025

The company’s leadership will comprise key figures from the Avalanche ecosystem. Ava Labs founder Emin Gün Sirer will be a strategic adviser. Chief Business Officer John Nahas will join the board of directors. The advisory and leadership appointments are designed to align the company with Avalanche’s core development team.

Strategic Backing from Institutional Investors

Avalanche Treasury stated that it received support from top digital asset investors. Backers include Galaxy Digital, Pantera Capital, CoinFund, Dragonfly, FalconX, VanEck, Kraken, and Monarq. The company plans to use the initial capital raise of $460 million prior to its public offering.

Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. Chairman and CEO Paul Grinberg stated that the transaction provides more than just passive exposure. He added that the multi-chain architecture of Avalanche provides enterprise-grade solutions. The combined company will run with the help of a mandate for token adoption and ecosystem growth.

The business combination is expected to be complete by early 2026. Following the listing, Avalanche Treasury plans to start deploying capital into ecosystem investments and validator infrastructure.

Long-Term Ecosystem Treasury Strategy

Avalanche Treasury proposed three basic pillars of its capital deployment strategy. The first is protocol investment in driving adoption and increasing transaction activity. The second is enterprise partnerships to support real-world asset tokenization, stablecoins, and on-chain payment solutions. The third is giving access to validator resources and liquidity for institutional Layer-1 launches.

According to the company’s CEO, Bart Smith, the company’s purpose is to act as a growth engine for the Avalanche network. Smith said the model links Avalanche Treasury’s growth directly to the growth of the ecosystem. Avalanche Treasury becomes the second dedicated treasury vehicle created for the Avalanche ecosystem. AgriFORCE Growing Systems recently announced plans to rebrand to AVAX One and acquire $700 million in tokens.

agriforce transforming into avax one to buy $700m worth of avax but here's what everyone missed: they're acquiring fintech and insurance companies then migrating them onto avalanche. first nasdaq company building actual revenue streams on an l1. microstrategy holds. avax one…

— Jason Ai. Williams (@GoingParabolic) September 23, 2025

Moreover, Bitwise Asset Management has also applied for an Avalanche ETF in the U.S. This indicates a widespread institutional interest in Avalanche exposure. The moves reflect an emerging trend of Treasury-focused vehicles in the digital asset space. The announcement impacted Avalanche’s market activity. The AVAX token hit an intraday high of $31.36 before easing slightly lower to the current trading price of $30.72.