Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, is developing an alternative trading system to bring 24/7 trading on chain, and Avalanche is emerging as a leading candidate for the platform. Avalanche’s official account shared the news on September 17, quoting ICE/NYSE executive Michael Blaugrund as saying the network “checks a lot of those boxes” for the exchange group as it evaluates different blockchains, according to the post.