The Avalanche Foundation announced the launch of a $40 million "Retro9000" feedback program on September 26 to support developers in creating layer-1 blockchains and key tools on the Avalanche9000 testnet. As part of Avalanche's recent upgrade, this program aims to simplify the process for developers to build L1 blockchains and promote community support and project testing. Avalanche said the program will guide reward distribution through public leaderboards and community voting to encourage developers to build in a public environment. (Cointelegraph)