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what's algorand?

Algorand is a blockchain platform featuring the world's first post-quantum USDC transfer and quantum-secure account capabilities. The project recently launched Algoland, a 13-week "Learn and Earn" campaign offering weekly rewards including $ALGO tokens, flights to DevConnect, and gaming desktops, with grand prizes of 100K ALGO, luxury vacations, and e-bikes. Algorand supports DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and tokenized real-world assets with low fees and fast finality. The platform is being adopted for CBDCs, climate markets, and institutional use cases. The Pera Wallet card has seen 200% signup growth and is expanding to Poland, Portugal, and the Netherlands. Recent events include meetups in Delhi, Istanbul hackathons, and blockchain education initiatives in Pakistan. The ecosystem focuses on quantum-resistant cryptography and cross-chain interoperability.

Snapshot

Algorand attends Digital Assets Conference in St. Moritz, hosting Web3 mixer.

14H ago
VISIBILITY EVENT

Attending the Digital Assets Conference Week in St. Moritz from January 14-16, 2026, with partner Zebec hosting a mixer event for founders, investors, and Web3 leaders.

1M ago

Funding rate arbitrage opportunity for ALGO climbs to 1034.99% APR, ranking first on Sharpe Arb Scanner.

Funding rate arbitrage for ALGO presents 843.04% APR, listed as third-highest yield opportunity among tracked assets.

Algorand commands 19.23% of the tokenized equities market, ranking third behind Ethereum's 49.6% and Solana's 23.75%, following a decline from over 90% market dominance that was driven by the Exodus Movement tokenization.

Algorand executes the first post-quantum transaction on Mainnet using NIST-selected Falcon-1024 signatures, enabling developers to experiment with quantum-secure accounts and transactions on the live blockchain.

Algorand receives verified status on the European Ledger, integrating into Europe's upgraded T2S securities settlement system that combines tokenized central bank money and digital assets on a single DLT-based platform.

Staci Warden from Algorand Foundation participates in Binance Blockchain Week Main Stage panel on December 3rd (15:20-15:45) with representatives from Polygon, Babylon, and Aptos discussing infrastructure and scaling.

Coinmarketcap launches new implementation featuring ISO 20022 projects, with ALGO listed alongside XRP, XLM, and IOTA, and categorized as "Made in America" and "RWA Protocol."

Integration with Coinify launches for USDC payments on Algorand, with the payment processor handling $140M yearly across 60,000+ merchants.

FolksFinance completes $30K security audit competition for Wormhole NTT integration, with 100% of rewards distributed to security researchers across five winners.

ALGO records $51M in 24-hour trading volume, ranking sixth among top RWA (Real World Assets) performers by volume.

2M ago

Liquid Auth goes live throughout Pera Wallet.

Week 8 of Algoland campaign launches with focus on cross-chain bridging using MessinaOne and Wormhole integrations, with bridge transactions counting toward weekly rewards.

Lavazza, the Italian coffee company, implements real-world usage of the blockchain.

Confidential, quantum-secure accounts go live using falcon_verify and HermesVault's zero-knowledge technology.

Week 7 of Algoland campaign features a 100K ALGO grand prize on December 29 in collaboration with Algo Foundation.

Testing of quantum-secure signatures and post-quantum encryption systems is underway to provide quantum-resistance against future threats.

Week 7 of the Algoland campaign launches with a focus on gaming, featuring three gaming projects building on the ecosystem: FracctalLabs (card game), rxelms (virtual world), and CosmicChamps (play-to-earn strategy game).

Folks Finance token lists on Binance exchange Thursday, November 6.

Folks Finance, the largest DeFi protocol on Algorand, raises $6.2M from top tier investors ahead of its November 6 TGE.

Fees increased 44% over the past 7 days, ranking 4th among top chains by fee percentage change.

Week 6 of Algo Foundation's Algoland campaign launches with NFT minting and .ALGO domain claims through NFDomains, offering physical prizes including 3D printer and Ms. Pac-Man Arcade for participants.

30-day average daily active users on Algorand stands at 22.6K.

$FOLKS Token Generation Event scheduled for November 6, with Folks Finance reporting $200M TVL and 200K+ users across 8 chains.

Folks Finance announces upcoming $FOLKS Token Generation Event, with the protocol holding 47% of total value locked on Algorand.

World Chess partnership renews, launching Global Chess Passport for unified player IDs and The Tower 100% onchain rewards platform via Intermezzo.

Folks Finance launches multichain liquidity solution with Wormhole NTT standard in collaboration with Algorand, enabling seamless token movement across chains without wrapped versions while maintaining single native supply across EVM and non-EVM networks.

The Algorand Foundation's Algoland campaign enters Week 5 with Swap Week, offering 10,000 ALGO prizes for completing swap activities on Tinyman, Vestige, and Haystack.

Algorand Foundation becomes a partner of Google's new Agentive payments protocol, providing instant finality with low-cost payments for AP2-ready agents.

3M ago

The Algorand Foundation launches Week 4 of Algoland, a community engagement program that rewards users with points, badges, and prizes including custom oil paintings for gaming, collecting, and trading activities across Algorand platforms.

Folks Finance launches a $30,000 audit competition on October 16th for their Wormhole NTT implementation on Algorand.

Significant whale activity detected with net outflow of approximately 106M ALGO (~$24.4M) from Coinbase to unknown wallets across multiple large transactions totaling over 311M ALGO withdrawn and 205M ALGO deposited.

KEO Rails, a patented blockchain-powered B2B payment settlement system, is being built on Algorand in partnership with Circle and Stablecorp, with American Express as a partner, and network testing activity has ramped up since mid-2025.

Startup Challenges program goes live with $125K USDC in funding available through a 5-week mentorship program, targeting early-stage builders with October 10th registration deadline.

The Foundation appoints Nikolaos Bougalis, former Ripple engineering leader, as Chief Technology Officer.

Algoland Week 1 campaign launches with 1,000 ALGO weekly draws and 100K ALGO grand prizes for users completing dApp quests and tasks.

The token shows breakout attempt above resistance level, with chart pattern resembling previous rally that achieved 2x gains.

Staking system shows strong adoption with 1.9B ALGO staked across 1,790 live validators, offering 5.59% projected rewards rate, while partnering with Nansen for comprehensive staking analytics tracking.

August 2025 shows strong growth with 63.7% increase in ASA creations, 3.9% rise in monthly active users, and RWA TVL reaching $100M milestone.

A blockchain tier list ranks the project in the lowest 'F' tier alongside Cardano, below other major blockchains including Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana.

Staking functionality launches while governance system winds down, accompanied by spiked DeFi volumes and record user growth in H1 2025.

4M ago

Development activity analysis places the project at 7th position among top RWA crypto projects, with ranking improving from the previous month.

Circle mints $100 million USDC, adding substantial stablecoin capital to the ecosystem.

ALGO is included in Bitwise's MSCI Digital Assets Select 20 ETP (DA20) that launched last week on the SIX Swiss Exchange, providing institutional exposure through a regulated product.

Analysis suggests the platform only hosts one tokenized stock (Exodus Movement worth $215m), characterizing it as an "outlier experiment likely incentivized by Algorand" rather than organic market adoption, contradicting previous claims of market dominance in tokenized RWA stocks.

Platform reportedly hosts over 60% of all tokenized RWA stocks on-chain, including industry giants, highlighting significant market dominance in the real-world asset tokenization sector.

Network transactions surge 53% over the past 7 days, ranking 3rd among top blockchain networks by transaction growth.

Network fees increased 26% over the past week, totaling $4.92K, ranking among top 5 blockchain fee gainers.

Network close to resolving centralized relay node issue, moving towards full decentralization.

Network activity surges with simultaneous spike in transaction count and fees, indicating growing organic demand.

Platform discontinues USDT stablecoin support effective September 1.

Network records 26% increase in active addresses over 30 days, ranking 4th among top chains.

Bank-insured tokenized deposits pilot launches in U.S. market, expanding to multiple blockchain networks.

VersaBank launches pilot for bank-issued digital deposit receipts as stablecoin alternative.

XBTO Group partners to provide institutional-grade market making and liquidity services.

New market maker added to improve trading liquidity

Technical breakout forming with price targets of $0.35-$0.4 following support level bounce.

New SEC Chair stance suggests token alone isn't security, marking major regulatory shift from previous administration's position.

GMX adds ALGO/USD trading pair with 100x leverage on Arbitrum network

Holder analysis reveals 92% of tokens held for over 1 year, with only 1% held under 30 days.

5M ago

New US headquarters established, expanding geographic presence in major market.

Weekly active developers show recovery trend while core team maintains stability.

SEC classification inconsistency: Token deemed security on Binance but not on Coinbase.

ALGO token added as collateral asset for margin and futures trading on exchange platform.

xGov platform launches, enabling community-led funding decisions for ecosystem builders.

Captures 62% of tokenized stock market with $343M total value, leading Solana ($103M) and Ethereum ($7.1M).

Active addresses increase 35% week-over-week, ranking 4th among top blockchain gainers.

New roadmap focuses on user empowerment and targets $18.9T tokenized market opportunity.

New AgentNyla integration enables wallet-less token transfers via tweets with auto-generated recipient wallets.

New partnership with Zebec Network focuses on payments and RWA integration, expanding real-world use cases.

Notable accumulation detected with MA 200 recapture and lower high break on daily timeframe.

US bonds tokenization launches on network, expanding into traditional financial instruments.

Hex Trust launches institutional staking support, expanding institutional infrastructure for staking rewards distribution.

Token posts 61% weekly gain amid broader altcoin rally, ranking among top performers as Bitcoin reaches new ATH.

Tether announces termination of USDT support effective September 1, ending redemptions and freezing assets on the network.

Active addresses increase 22% over past week, ranking fourth among fastest-growing chains.

Token surges 21.6%, emerging as one of today's top small-cap gainers amid broader crypto market strength.

6M ago

Token emerges as top performer among major assets during Bitcoin's new ATH.

Weekly double bottom pattern forms amid significant price surge, with $0.30 emerging as next target level.

Transaction fees increase 38% over past week, ranking second highest among major chains.

Securitize and Exodus implement SEC-approved securities tokenization, marking significant institutional adoption milestone.

Developer activity doubles with daily deployments reaching 24.8K, up from 10.8K in late June.

Joins DeRec Alliance to develop cross-chain wallet recovery protocol with Hedera, Ripple, and other major chains.

Staking participation reaches 2B+ tokens milestone.

New multichain capability launched through Wormhole integration, enabling cross-chain interoperability.

Staking service launches on Crypto.com platform with up to 6% APY and flexible unstaking options.

Treasury Secretary announces mid-July target for stablecoin legislation finalization.

Staking rewards replace governance payouts as community stake share reaches 67% with 121% QoQ growth

New strategic partnership with Paycode expands offline-first digital payment infrastructure to five African countries.

First prediction market launches with Foundation backing, enabling crypto-native betting infrastructure through Alpha Arcade platform.

Severe market underperformance against USD (-42%) and ETH (-72%) signals increased exit liquidity risk.

Secures seat at regulatory table through Blockchain Association membership.

Recent P2P upgrade transitions network to permissionless status, resolving previous centralization concerns.

Real-world stock tokenization reaches $348M with 77% market share on chain

Scores 21/30 in Wyoming's blockchain assessment, ranking below Sei (30), Avax (27), Ethereum (26) in government evaluation of performance, security and infrastructure.

Smart contract deployments maintain 6K+ daily baseline with frequent 13K+ spikes, reaching new local high in past 3 days.

Active address growth slows to 18% over 7 days, falling behind BNB Chain and Optimism at 28%

Binance launches flexible ALGO staking with daily rewards for 275M users.

Network records highest active address growth (+43%) among top chains this week.

Lavazza Group implements blockchain-based supply chain tracking system.