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Dexter Facilitator Adds Avalanche Support

JANUARY 2026 — Dexter, the powering millions of x402 settlements, today announces native support for Avalanche C-Chain – bringing Dexter's gas-sponsored payment infrastructure to one of the fastest and most scalable blockchain networks.

Avalanche joins Solana, Base, and Polygon as the fourth major chain supported by Dexter's facilitator.

Why Avalanche?

Avalanche's unique consensus mechanism delivers sub-second finality with throughput that rivals centralized systems. Its subnet architecture powers enterprise deployments across gaming, DeFi, and institutional finance.

For x402 sellers, Avalanche support means:

  • Instant finality – Transactions finalize in under 1 second, no probabilistic confirmation
  • Enterprise adoption – Access to institutional users and enterprise deployments
  • Gaming ecosystem – Strong presence in blockchain gaming via subnets
  • Gas-free for buyers – Dexter sponsors AVAX fees, buyers only need USDC

How It Works

Dexter's Avalanche integration tracks AVAX gas spending separately from other chains:

  1. Buyer signs an EIP-3009 authorization for USDC transfer
  2. Dexter facilitator validates the payment details
  3. Settlement executes with Dexter sponsoring the AVAX gas fee
  4. USDC arrives in the seller's wallet

Average settlement time: under 1 second.

Technical Details

FeatureStatus
NetworkAvalanche C-Chain (eip155:43114)
AssetNative Circle USDC
x402 v1✅ Supported
x402 v2✅ Supported
Gas Sponsorship✅ Enabled
Backpressure LimitsPer-seller AVAX caps

USDC Contract: 0xB97EF9Ef8734C71904D8002F8b6Bc66Dd9c48a6E

Multi-Chain Backpressure

Dexter's backpressure system tracks gas spending per native token. Avalanche transactions consume AVAX caps separately from ETH caps (Base) and POL caps (Polygon). This ensures fair rate limiting across all chains.

Four Chains, One Facilitator

With Avalanche, Dexter now supports four major blockchain networks:

ChainNative TokenNetwork ID
SolanaSOLsolana:5eykt...
BaseETHeip155:8453
PolygonPOLeip155:137
AvalancheAVAXeip155:43114

All chains support gas-sponsored USDC payments through the same x402 protocol.

For Sellers

To accept Avalanche payments, specify eip155:43114 (or avalanche for v1) as your supported network:

{
  "payTo": "0xYourAvalancheAddress",
  "network": "eip155:43114",
  "asset": "0xB97EF9Ef8734C71904D8002F8b6Bc66Dd9c48a6E",
  "amount": "1000000"
}

About Dexter

Dexter is building the payment infrastructure for the AI economy. With 3.5M+ settlements processed, Dexter operates the world's most-used x402 facilitator. Support for Avalanche continues Dexter's multi-chain expansion.

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