Avalanche CEO warns AI agents may squeeze L1 block space
Avalanche (AVAX)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reported on 17 September 2026 that Avalanche Treasury Co. CEO Bart Smith warned AI agents could strain Layer 1 block space. Smith noted that automated financial activity moving onchain and traditional markets adopting longer trading hours are driving this pressure. He said AI agents could challenge the assumption that blockchain capacity is effectively sufficient for this growing load.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for AVAX, measured when this story was written up on 17 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
AVAX trades at $7.48 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 45.2% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 45.0%, both lower than the 24-hour ratio of 46.0%. This indicates that buying pressure is fading in the short term relative to the daily average. The 1-hour volume delta is -$35,588 and the 4-hour delta is -$375,044, showing net selling in recent hours. The 24-hour volume delta is -$1,507,178, meaning more volume was sold than bought over the day. CVD at the 24-hour close is -$2,118,235, confirming sustained net outflow. Only 3 of 24 hours saw net buying, highlighting weak demand.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.4% sits at the 51st percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 49.3% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for AVAX, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The 24-hour buy ratio of 46.0% is 2.5 points below the 7-day average of 48.5%. Volume is 1.08x the average, but only 1 of 7 days has seen net buying. The price has dropped 4.1% over 8 days, with a total volume delta of -$4,296,338. This is an unusual day for the coin, as buying is significantly weaker than the weekly norm. The volume is slightly above average, but the lack of net buying days suggests persistent selling pressure.