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Согласно отчету CoinDesk, Фонд Algorand официально назначил Уильяма Херкелрата на должность генерального директора, заменив Стаси Уорден, которая занимала эту должность почти пять лет. Херкелрат ранее занимал руководящие должности в поставщике данных блокчейна Chainlink и компании по криптохранению Curv, а также является соучредителем платформы автоматизации AI K3 Labs и официально вступил в должность 31 августа.Algorand заявила, что новый генеральный директор сосредоточится на расширении институционального бизнеса и разработке решений по постквантовой безопасности. В настоящее время Algorand внедрила постквантовые счета на основе системы цифровых подписей Falcon-1024 в обновлении консенсуса v42 и планирует достичь полной квантовой устойчивости до 2028 года. Кроме того, совет директоров фонда также был изменен: Алекс Фаулер присоединился, а Ребекка Реттиг и Майкл Мозьер покинули свои посты.

Сообщение ChainCatcher, официальный документ Фонда Algorand о дорожной карте по противодействию квантовым угрозам, планирует запустить серию преобразований протоколов в 2026 году и достичь общей "квантовой безопасности" сети к концу 2027 года и 2028 году, чтобы противостоять потенциальным угрозам существующим криптосистемам со стороны будущих квантовых вычислений.Дорожная карта показывает, что на первом этапе будет введена система аккаунтов после квантовых вычислений, мультиподписные кошельки и поддержка стейкинга, а затем постепенно будут обновлены основные компоненты протокола, что обеспечит полную криптографическую миграцию от уровня кошелька до инфраструктуры. Известно, что в настоящее время такие организации, как Фонд Ethereum и Solana, также начали аналогичные исследования и планы миграции в области квантовой криптографии.

The Algorand Foundation and Algorand Technologies announced an agreement to integrate the intellectual property of Algorand Technologies and the development and support activities of the Algorand protocol into the Algorand Foundation.In addition, to support the resource needs of Algorand Technologies, Silvio Micali, and the Algorand Foundation in ensuring the ongoing maintenance and support of the Algorand protocol, the Algorand Foundation will commit to investing at least $15 million for the technical maintenance, enhancement, and support of the Algorand protocol.

According to The Block, the Algorand Foundation announced a 25% staff reduction on March 18, 2026. The foundation stated that this layoff is a measure to respond to global macroeconomic uncertainty and the overall downturn in the cryptocurrency market, and it is not a hasty decision. It is reported that the total number of employees at the foundation is less than 200.Currently, the foundation holds approximately $38 million in dollar-denominated assets and 1.1 million ALGO tokens, with ALGO having a market capitalization of about $805.8 million, ranking 78th globally. The foundation stated that it will continue to focus on the long-term development and ecosystem construction of the Algorand protocol. This layoff is a reflection of the recent wave of layoffs in the cryptocurrency industry, with several projects such as OP Labs, Messari, and Block also announcing layoffs recently.

According to Crowdfund Insider, PostFinance, a bank under Swiss Post, is expanding its cryptocurrency asset services, adding Algorand, Arbitrum, NEAR Protocol, Stellar, USDC, and Sui, bringing the total supported assets to 22.The bank stated that since launching its cryptocurrency trading services in 2024, it has opened over 36,000 portfolios and completed more than 565,000 transactions.

The Algorand Foundation announced on Wednesday that it will relocate its headquarters from Singapore back to the United States and form a new board of directors. This move follows the Jito Foundation's return to the U.S. from the Cayman Islands last week.Both organizations stated that the shift in U.S. cryptocurrency policy towards a more friendly approach was a key factor in their return. Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden said that this move aims to ensure U.S. leadership in next-generation financial infrastructure, focusing on instant global payments, the democratization of financial products, and enhancing economic resilience.This decision comes as the U.S. Senate Banking Committee is set to vote on landmark cryptocurrency legislation. Jito Labs CEO previously pointed out that after President Trump took office, U.S. cryptocurrency policy underwent a 180-degree shift, creating a favorable environment for crypto companies to return.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, NYSE American listed company Exodus announced that it will launch common stock tokens on the Solana blockchain through Superstate.It is reported that the company has also launched its common stock tokens on Algorand.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Algorand Foundation has appointed former Ripple engineering head and senior cryptography expert Nikolaos Bougalis as CTO, responsible for advancing the 2025 technology roadmap, focusing on strengthening decentralization, scalability, and security, and promoting enterprise-level adoption. He will collaborate with Algorand Technologies, focusing on privacy, quantum resistance, and performance optimization; his role in the U.S. aims to expand partnerships with enterprises and institutions oriented towards compliant infrastructure.At the same time, the ALGO token has risen about 2.6% in the last 24 hours. According to the information on this page, DL Holdings has purchased 2,995 Antminer S21 units from Bitmain for $41.1 million, bringing the total number of mining machines to 5,195, with a hash rate of 2.1 EH/s. They plan to become the largest publicly listed mining company in Hong Kong within two years and promote mining tokenization and AI optimization.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Tether will stop supporting USDT on Omni, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand on September 1, 2025. The announcement states that this move is part of a broader effort to optimize infrastructure, align with community usage trends, and refocus resources on high-utility, actively developed blockchains.

ChainCatcher news, the Algorand Foundation announced an investment in the decentralized peer-to-peer staking platform Valar, with the specific investment amount undisclosed.

ChainCatcher news, the Italian green energy company Enel Group has partnered with cryptocurrency wallet provider Conio to announce the launch of a solar panel tokenization product on the Algorand blockchain. This tokenization product will allow Italians to own a portion of Enel's solar power plants and use the generated electricity to offset their residential electricity consumption.Enel will manage the solar panels on behalf of partial owners and adjust actual energy production to help reduce electricity bills. Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden stated that with tokenized real-world assets (RWA), the offset of electricity usage "is independent of the place of residence." The project provides residents with a new way to manage energy consumption.

According to ChainCatcher news, Algorand has announced the selection of 14 projects for its first batch of incubators.These include: the project Better Use Blockchain (BUB) that makes blockchain technology easy to use, the NFT subscription management platform Cycles, the game Graphyti that combines generative artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, the decentralized peer-to-peer consensus delegation platform Igoprotect, the wallet Kiwi Protocol, the platform MeMa that democratizes online art revenue, the diversified Web3 tool Myrkle, the decentralized crafts marketplace NaijaChain, the blockchain degree verification platform Pacify, the Engage to Earn platform Poma, the platform ReFind that uses blockchain technology to find people and lost items, the tokenized real estate solution Vank, and the crypto automated trading Telegram bot Vistia.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official blog, Tether has stated that starting from September 1, 2025, Tether will no longer be obligated to accept USDT or EURT exchanges on Omni, Kusama, SLP, EOS, and Algorand. Tether will freeze all remaining USDT or EURT on Omni, Kusama, SLP, EOS, and Algorand on September 1, 2025.Tether customers holding USDT or EURT on Omni, Kusama, SLP, EOS, and Algorand should redeem their assets as soon as possible, or if necessary, request the issuance of USDT or EURT on supported blockchains according to their terms of service. Non-customer holders can migrate their USDT or EURT holdings to supported blockchains through available service providers according to the terms of these providers.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the Algorand Foundation announced the launch of a new tool, LiquidAuth, at the Decipher 2024 conference in Barcelona. This tool is positioned as a decentralized WalletConnect. As a decentralized, free-to-use, open-source, and chain-agnostic authentication tool, LiquidAuth authenticates peer-to-peer communication between wallets and applications using established standards and protocols, aiming to address the risks of centralized wallet communication like WalletConnect, and providing higher security and privacy for user interactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Tether has announced a strategic shift, prioritizing support for community-driven blockchains. After thorough consideration, Tether will cease its support for EOS and Algorand.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, after a vote by the G11 community, the Algorand ecosystem DeFi protocol Folks Finance supports USDT as collateral, further enhancing flexibility and liquidity in Algorand, providing users with more choices and a better DeFi experience.It is reported that Algorand is a decentralized, scalable, and secure blockchain infrastructure. It offers transaction throughput at the speed of traditional finance, with instant finality, near-zero transaction costs, and 24/7 availability. From decentralized finance to generative NFT art, Algorand is powering the economic models of the future. Algorand was designed by MIT professor and Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali.

ChainCatcher news, according to Whale Alert monitoring, around 22:05 Beijing time today, an unknown wallet starting with OSS3CE minted 300 million USDC on the Algorand chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Algorand Foundation has released a new advertisement on YouTube titled "When Blockchain Meets the Real World, Only One Can Deliver."The advertisement showcases a supermarket checkout where shoppers attempt to pay with three different crypto assets: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.In the ad, the person trying to pay with Bitcoin is informed by the cashier that he must wait because the transaction takes 27 minutes. The Ethereum payer is told that the transaction will incur a fee of $112, while the shopper choosing Solana is unable to pay because the transaction keeps failing. Using Algorand to process the customer checkout queue results in "instant completion, low fees."The ad has garnered over 700,000 views on X, with one commenter stating: "Algorand runs at 21 TPS, unable to fund its main explorers, yet has spent over $100,000 on advertising. This is not the way to do things."