Below is a large collection of dapps for the avalanche ecosystem. I have not tested many of these personally, be careful of rug-pulls and/or smart contract bugs. Twitter followers can be used to gauge ~popularity. This is just a collection of popular links, DYOR. Also leave a comment if you find something we should add or remove.

Avalanche bridges connect different blockchains and create better interoperability for the entire ecosystem. A bridge simply allows you to move any supported crypto asset from one blockchain to another.

Avalanche bridgesOfficial TwitterDescription
avax.network
@avalancheavax 409.6K FollowersThe Avalanche Bridge (AB) can be used to
transfer ERC20 tokens from Ethereum
to Avalanche's C-Chain and vice versa.
anyswap.exchange
@AnyswapNetwork 34.9K FollowersAnyswap is a fully decentralized cross chain swap protocol.
synapseprotocol.com
@SynapseProtocol 32.6K FollowersSynapse is a trustless cross-chain AMM & bridge.
axial.exchange
@AxialDeFi 1,765 FollowersAvalanche Bridge for swapping stablecoins
platypus.finance
@Platypusdefi 19.4K FollowersAvalanche Bridge for swapping stablecoins

A decentralized exchange (DEX) allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies through an automated peer-to-peer process that is trustless, and does not require a third party.

WebsiteTwitterDescription
traderjoexyz.com@traderjoe_xyz 76.1K FollowersTrader Joe is your one-stop decentralized trading platform on the Avalanche network combining DEX services with DeFi lending to offer leveraged trading.
pangolin.exchange@pangolindex 70.8K FollowersA community-driven decentralized exchange for Avalanche and Ethereum assets
lydia.finance@LydiaFinance 34K FollowersLydia Finance is an Automated Market Maker, Yield Farming, Staking, and Launchpad platform on Avalanche.
yetiswap.app@YetiSwap 11K FollowersA decentralized exchange for Avalanche assets with fast settlement, low transaction fees.
hurricaneswap.com@hurricaneswap 54.3K FollowersThe 1st Cross-Chain Liquidity DEX on Avalanche.
curve.fi@CurveFinance 206.7K FollowersCurve.fi creates deep on-chain liquidity using advanced bonding curves
baguette.exchange@Baguette_avax 7,705 FollowersA community backed decentralized exchange.
canary.exchange@canarydex 20.2K FollowersCanary Exchange is a decentralized exchange (DEX) which runs on Avalanche.
paraswap.io@paraswap 56.1K FollowersParaSwap aggregates decentralized exchanges and other DeFi services in one comprehensive interface. (Multi-Chain).
marginswap.finance@marginswap 5,963 FollowersLeverage Your Crypto Assets 5x (Multi-Chain).
matcha.xyz@matchaxyz 37.1K FollowersFinds you the best prices across exchanges and combines them into one trade.
growthdefi.com@GrowthDefi 14.5K FollowersCross-chain DeFi for leveraging yield opportunities.

Decentralized borrowing and lending protocols built on the Avalanche blockchain.

WebsiteTwitterDescription
aave.com@aaveaave 351.4K FollowersAave is an open source and non-custodial liquidity protocol for earning interest on deposits and borrowing assets.
defrost.finance@Defrost_Finance 7,219 FollowersDefrost Finance is the platform behind the next generation stablecoin and provides remunerative investment opportunities.
yetifinance.co
@YetiFinance 3,214 FollowersYeti Finance is an interest-free decentralized borrowing protocol built on Avalanche that allows users to borrow up to 11x against their entire crypto portfolio.
wonderland.money
@Wonderland_fi 54.8K FollowersFinancial tools to grow your wealth - stake and earn compounding interest.
abracadabra.money@MIM_Spell 62.8K FollowersYou, the Spellcaster, can provide collateral in the form of various interest bearing crypto assets.
blizz.finance@BlizzFinance 4,946 FollowersBlizz Finance is a lending and borrowing market on Avalanche based on one of the largest DeFi protocol: AAVE.
traderjoexyz.com@traderjoe_xyz 76.1K FollowersWe combine DEX services with DeFi lending to offer leveraged trading.
benqi.fi@BenqiFinance 41.2K FollowersSupply, borrow, and earn. All on Avalanche's non-custodial lending and borrowing protocol.
avai.finance@OrcaDAO 2,569 FollowersTBL-focused protocol providing 0% interest Lending.
teddy.cash@TeddyCashLive 5,606 FollowersBorrow up to 90% on your AVAX, interest free, with Teddy Cash.

Yield farming is the practice of lending or staking your cryptocurrency in ways that generate the highest rate of return on your crypto assets.

WebsiteTwitterDescription
stormswap.finance@StormSwap_Fi 3,798 FollowersStormSwap is an upcoming sustainable decentralized yield farming & yield aggregator protocol powered by Avalanche.
penguinfinance.org@penguin_defi 43.1K FollowersPenguin Finance helps you maximize your yield through a full-fledged ecosystem with yield-aggregation, farming, staking, fundraising, and gaming dApps.
smartcoin.farm@0xSmartCoin 27.4K FollowersThe world's first self-feeding high APR yield farm.
snowball.network@snowballdefi 17.8K FollowersSupercharge your yield-farming strategy by using Snowball to compound your rewards automatically.
yieldyak.com@yieldyak_ 16.7K FollowersEarn more yield and save time by autocompounding on avalanche.
beefy.finance@beefyfinance 203.9K FollowersBeefy Finance is a Decentralized, Multi-Chain Yield Optimizer platform that allows its users to earn compound interest on their crypto holdings.

NFTs (Non-fungible tokens) are tradeable digital assets that represent real-world objects such as art, music, in-game items, and videos. Simply put, an NFT is a digital identifier assigned to an object that cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided. These digital tokens use the blockchain to give the NFT holder a verifiable proof of ownership.

WebsiteTwitterDescription
kalao.io@GetKalao 63.9K FollowersKalao is an NFT ecosystem. We offer a cost-effective and easy-to-use Marketplace, powered by Avalanche.
yetiswap.app@YetiSwap 11K FollowersAvalanche NFT Marketplace
boredgiraffe.academy@Boredgiraffes 9,221 FollowersJust choose the quantity, hit the mint button and start to mint your unique bored giraffe.
partyanimals.xyz@apa_nft 8,531 FollowersParty Animals is a collection of 10,000 unique NFTs.

Below is a collection of DApps that we find interesting, unique, or have not seen anywhere else on the Avalanche blockchain. Know of any other super interesting projects? Let us know!

WebsiteTwitterDescription
avalaunch.app@AvalaunchApp 75.4K FollowersThe first protocol to offer promising and innovative projects a fast, secure, and efficient platform for decentralized fundraising.