PANews reported on December 2 that Ava Labs founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer revealed on the X platform in response to community users' questions that Avalanche (AVAX) is in discussion with the incoming U.S. government. He said that the team would not show off its political relationship with the government on social media, but would directly present the results in "complete Avalanche style" and suggested that the community "make plans accordingly."