Google Research’s new article on quantum risk in crypto is a strong signal: the move to PQC needs to start now, and #Algorand is leading. On a personal note, I was genuinely surprised to see @Algorand and my team in the paper. Proud. @giuliopizzini, @nullun, and Lakin!
They did their research on #algorand. Interesting they got the nuance on cross-chain integrations (through state-proofs) without the need to trust a set number of entities like other proof of stake systems.If technicals alone moved the "needle"...
Ref: https://t.co/ESWrMLUTKb
We’re excited to welcome five new team members joining from Algorand Technologies.
Chris Peikert, professor of computer science at the University of Michigan and leading post-quantum cryptographer, has joined the Algorand Foundation as Chief Scientific Officer. Chris led Algorand’s post-quantum security implementations and will continue this work as Chief Scientific Officer.
Additionally, four engineers joined from AT, strengthening the Foundation’s technical team under our newly appointed CTO, Bruno Martins.
John Jannotti joined as SVP of Protocol Engineering and will lead the Protocol Engineering team.
Pavel Zbitskiy and an additional team member joined as Principal Protocol Engineers under John.
Additionally, John Lee joined as Director of Protocol Infrastructure.
Welcome to the team!
Algorand protocol development and ecosystem growth are now under one roof.
Algorand Foundation and Algorand Technologies ( @Algorand ) have come to a strategic agreement to unify ecosystem operations.
This agreement creates a unified powerhouse for blockchain innovation here in the United States and positions Algorand as the chain that enables financial empowerment at scale.
Aid programs get cut because donors cannot see where the money goes.
The Aid Trust Portal changes that.
Real-time, on-chain tracking of humanitarian aid flows on Algorand, with fraud detection built in and every transaction verifiable on an immutable ledger.
USDC on Algorand is now supported on @krakenfx and the @Krak mobile app.
Users can deposit, withdraw, hold, and spend USDC with fast, low-cost transactions.
Kraken will also run an Algorand node, supporting network decentralization and security.
Have you tried the Lute browser extension lately? It now uses the browser's side-panel instead of popups and provides the fastest signing in the ecosystem by far.
The @Allbridge_io Algorand integration is now live.
Users can now bridge USDC to Algorand from several chains, including Solana, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Sui, Stellar, and more.
Interoperability on Algorand is here 🤝
Learn more below.
The revamped Algorand Specifications are live. If you are interested in how the Algorand protocol, ledger, network, AVM, and crypto-primitives work, this is for you. It took longer than planned, and it was worth it.
Huge thanks to @giuliopizzini, @nullun & @Argirand.
@claudijd Hey @claudijd we list some third-party auditing services in the ecosystem directory (link below). But I'd be happy to dm or have a call to discuss exactly what you're after?
https://t.co/u6etRoyPqo
⚠️ suggested fee experiment on TESTNET ⚠️
Starting 19th of May, free and public good API endpoints on Nodely are going to return 0.05A as the suggested fee.
- TESTNET only
- Free/Public goods API only
- Suggested fees only
dApps are still free to use whatever fee they like.
@algerstmehn@chainlink@AlgoFoundation@AlgoFamily@AlgorandReport@axelar@sergey_nog I built AVM-compatible CCTP contracts as a proof of concept over a year ago. Unfortunately they must be deployed and managed by Circle to be meaningful, so until Circle decides it's time to integrate Algorand there's not much we can do.
https://t.co/1c2uAEtDpQ
Pera Cards launch on Algorand May 15! 🚀
Spend @USDC anywhere Mastercard is accepted, powered by @immersve 💸
Beta starts in UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, with more countries later 👀
Join the waitlist now: https://t.co/8khsafWMsp
It has been an amazing #Algorand retreat! Thanks to @SilentRhetoric for making this happen. I feel like the @algodevs community deserved this event. I made my best to spread deep Algorand knowledge during these days. Special thanks to my hackathon teammates @nullun, @argimiro, and @Ori2078056, I think a consensus upgrade proposal and implementation it's a major achievement for an hackathon! Go Algorand!
🔥 Big news today!🔥
💱 #EURQ and #USDQ are now available on @AlgoFoundation with @FolksFinance — Algorand’s leading DeFi protocol - to offer trading pairs!
✅ Our fully regulated $USDQ and €EURQ are designed to be MiCA compliant
✅ Trade with confidence using our stablecoins - backed 1:1 by fiat and highly liquid financial instuments
✅ Regulated stablecoins opens up new opportunities for tokenized real-world assets
✅ More choices, more freedom! Native European stablecoins
Read the full announcement: https://t.co/FxBYPk3kRM
#MiCA #Stablecoins #DeFi #RWA #Algorand #Fintech #Quantoz