5 月 18 日，据 SnowTrace 数据，Avalanche 网络在 5 月 15 日交易笔数跃升至 1235 万笔，创下历史新高，其中 Avalanche C-Chain 交易笔数同日达 89 万笔，创下历史新高。
Avalanche 5 月活跃地址数创历史新高达 195 万，昨日活跃地址数达 64.8 万，其中 Avalanche C-Chain 活跃地址数达 42.7 万。近期活跃主要由链游 MapleStory Universe 带来的用户增量和 NFT 交易笔数增长推动。

<div><p>5 月 18 日，据 SnowTrace 数据，Avalanche 网络在 5 月 15 日交易笔数跃升至 1235 万笔，创下历史新高，其中 Avalanche C-Chain 交易笔数同日达 89 万笔，创下历史新高。</p><p>Avalanche  5 月活跃地址数创历史新高达 195 万，昨日活跃地址数达 64.8 万，其中 Avalanche C-Chain 活跃地址数达 42.7 万。近期活跃主要由链游 MapleStory Universe 带来的用户增量和 NFT 交易笔数增长推动。</p></div>

Avalanche昨日活跃地址数达64.8万，5月月活创历史新高

On May 18th, according to SnowTrace data, the Avalanche network saw a surge in transaction volume to 12.35 million transactions on May 15th, reaching a historical high, with Avalanche C-Chain transactions reaching 890,000 on the same day, also setting a new record.

Avalanche's active addresses in May reached a historical peak of 1.95 million, with yesterday's active addresses at 648,000, including 427,000 active addresses on the Avalanche C-Chain. The recent activity has been primarily driven by user growth from the chain game <MapleStory Universe> and increased Non-Fungible Token transaction volume.

<div><p>On May 18, according to SnowTrace data, the Avalanche network saw a surge in transaction volume to 12.35 million on May 15, reaching a historical high, with Avalanche C-Chain transactions reaching 890,000 on the same day, also setting a new record.</p><p>Avalanche's active addresses reached a historical high of 1.95 million in May, with 648,000 active addresses yesterday, including 427,000 active addresses on the Avalanche C-Chain. The recent activity has been primarily driven by user growth from the chain game MapleStory Universe and an increase in Non-Fungible Token transactions.</p></div>

Avalanche's active addresses reached 648,000 yesterday, setting a new record for monthly activity in May

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