brando.algo

Algorand wanderer. Node Runner.

[StarPlatinum @StarPlatinum_]

- you get into crypto
- you make money
- you store everything yourself
- nobody knows your keys
- one day you’re gone
- your wallet is still there
- but no one can access it
- your wealth doesn’t transfer
- your money just stays locked forever

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🇺🇸 NOW: Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token $FRNT, the first US state-issued stable token, is now live on the Hedera.

[brando.algo @TokenizedDeath]

@frugalbc Oh shnikies!

[Brian Whippo @SilentRhetoric]

The NYT won’t say it, but I can:

This is powered by Algorand.

Blockchain as digital public infrastructure can help transform lives through financial empowerment.

This isn’t a possible future of finance to ponder; this is the finance of today.

https://t.co/44VFA4orQR

[Shaw (spirit/acc) @shawmakesmagic]

I met @PsyopAnime irl today

One of the most legit people in the space

Been in crypto since 2017

Making an entire anime series with a small crew

Unbelievable quality in a world of slop

You can just do things

And you don’t have to compromise or bow to anyone

[FrugalBC @frugalbc]

Don't sleep on this news about the new Algorand Ecosystem Advisory Council.

This is a collection of some of the top names we want representing us in the community when it comes to the future of Algorand!

First up is @patrickbennett of @TxnLab - OG builders in the space!

And then there is @SimonBelingar of @CosmicChamps - one of the first projects I ever interviewed on my channel!

And Benedetto Biondi of @FolksFinance? OG platform, forget about it.

Jerry Chu @pmdbt responsible for the largest real estate platform on Algorand.

I don't know Fergal Walsh but I know @tinymanorg and am one of the early users of the platform!

With reps from @AlgoNode_io and @ValarStaking, this is going to be one stacked council!

[Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86]

US Congress just legalized the largest wealth transfer in financial history.

Nobody noticed.

Section 11 of the GENIUS Act prohibits stablecoins from paying yield to holders.

Tether holds $135 billion in Treasuries earning 4.5%.

That's $6 billion annually.

Passed to you: $0.

Tether keeps everything.

Legally mandated.

By Congress.

It gets worse.

January 1, 2026: China activated interest-bearing digital yuan.

American digital dollar: 0% yield (banned) Chinese digital yuan: 0.35% yield (enabled)

For every merchant in Brazil, Nigeria, Indonesia choosing settlement rails:
America charges you to hold dollars. China pays you to hold yuan.

This is what "dollar dominance" looks like now.

The smart money already sees it.
BlackRock's BUIDL: $2.8 billion AUM, pays 4.9% Franklin's BENJI: $849 million AUM, pays 4.9%

Same Treasury backing. Different legal wrapper. Full yield to holders.

Institutional capital is migrating from zero-yield stablecoins to yield-bearing tokenized Treasuries.

The GENIUS Act accidentally created the product that kills its own creation.
BIS Working Paper 1270 quantified the asymmetry:

$3.5B inflow: yields drop 2.5 bps $3.5B outflow: yields spike 8 bps

Ratio is 1:3.

Stablecoin issuers have no Fed backstop. No discount window. No lender of last resort.

One confidence crisis forces a $135 billion Treasury fire sale with no rescue mechanism.

Congress built a bomb and called it regulation.
The GENIUS Act didn't secure dollar hegemony.

It created two financial universes:

One extracts yield from holders. One distributes yield to holders.

America chose extraction. China chose distribution.

Bookmark this.

Full analysis with falsification triggers: https://t.co/PU4Jg8xNve

[marcvl.algo🇺🇦 @marcvl]

X402 is an Internet-native payment protocol, proposed by @coinbase, that will facilitate payments over blockchain rails. It was originally built on Base, but the plan was always to make it an open standard. @AlgoFoundation, together with @GoPlausible, submitted an Algorand-specific spec which is now close to being accepted and merged in the official X402 repo.
This will enable developers to start building 'pay-per-use' functionality on the web and settle these payments on Algorand.
X402 is also a critical cornerstone of making agentic commerce work on a blockchain and Algorand, with its low fees, instant finality, and atomic grouping, is the best infrastructure to enable this.

[FrugalBC @frugalbc]

Pay attention Algo Fam - this new partnership adds liquidity and interoperability, making it easy to onboard via fiat.

Liquidity has been a problem on Algorand - this is a potential solution.

[brando.algo @TokenizedDeath]

@PeraAlgoWallet @motspy It’s going to be Peralyzing

[Haystack @haydotapp]

Deflex is being renamed to Haystack Router 🌾

The new name aligns the router with the broader Haystack brand and makes its role within the system easier to understand for new users and developers.

[CompX @Compxlabs]

Oracle upgrade!

Our oracles just got a great update - we're now utilising pricing data from the good people of @haydotapp!

This, alongside @vestigefi, @Myth_Finance and our own internal feeds via Orbital Lending allow for greater redundancy in pricing.

Thank you @TxnLab !

[Algorand Foundation @AlgoFoundation]

Ferrari is working with @conio to launch the Token Ferrari 499P, enabling its most exclusive clients to trade digital assets and bid on the Le Mans-winning 499P.

Tokenized on the Algorand blockchain.

Read the full article on @Reuters 👇

https://t.co/EEF82j5uBT

[alpha arcade @alphaarcade]

just to set the record straight, AFs been very supportive since the beginning. we work directly with @MecquelWEB3 and others on giveaways, KOLs, and Algoland which was a huge catalyst for us, its what helped us get to $1M+ monthly volume & basically double our DAUs

keep in mind up to this point our product has only been usable for Algorand users, because the only way to make predictions was through Pera. nobody downloads a new wallet just to try a platform, so there was no point trying to onboard non Algorand users yet (which is obviously 99%+ of our TAM)

Now that we’re launching apple pay, credit card, and multichain predictions, we’re finally able to go after the masses. We’ve been lining up campaigns w/ AF to target everyone. This is when things will really be taken to the next level 🫡

[Rian @riandrns]

On-chain flows tell a story, and this one is directional.

$FOLKS is being sent to #Algorand from multiple EVM chains via Wormhole NTT, with meaningful volume coming from BNB, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum, and Polygon.

This isn’t random bridging or test activity, it reflects users intentionally moving real value toward where the token’s utility lives.

The choice of Wormhole NTT matters too, native transfers, no wrapped assets, and consistent supply across chains.

More importantly, Algorand makes sense as the destination, fast finality, low fees, and a stable, reliable execution layer for DeFi use cases. When liquidity consistently flows in one direction, it usually signals where users trust the infrastructure.

And this data suggests Algorand is emerging as a settlement and utility hub for $FOLKS.

[brando.algo @TokenizedDeath]

@tech3000algo @Zert42 @MarcV @StaciW_DC @silviomicali @MecquelWEB3 @AlgoFoundation @Algorand Jfc…