According to news on December 2, Ava Labs founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer responded to questions from community users on the X platform and revealed that Avalanche (AVAX) is in discussions with the incoming new U.S. government. He said the team would not flaunt political ties to the government on social media, but would instead present results directly in "complete Avalanche style" and advise the community to "plan accordingly."