I think @seawillpdx is on to something here. Or, at least that is what I want to believe. Seems too coincidental, and everyone departing has had great things to say about Algorand and their desires to remain in the community.
Head of socials feels good, and apparently Herkelrath will be on X in the near future. algorand:native
I would certainly hope there is an aggressive campaign in the works. If not… what is even going on behind the scenes? Can’t solely rely on community to spread the word!
Is there such thing as an interim for the interim? Good luck to @bmartins_ , but now what?
This is exactly right. It’s “gas” after all.
IMO, people need to start to think of ALGO as a commodity rather than stock.
Good way to think of $ALGO is looking at it as oil.
The majority of us think about the oil usage only when we are the pump, yet oil is used to produce so many other things.
DeFi and RWA projects are/will use $ALGO for tx fees, but most of us are not thinking about even greater usage of $ALGO = creation/maintenance of wallets, NFTs, ASAs, NFDs and SCc.
And just like oil, there is a finate supply of ALGO.
So my theory (NFA) and why I'm hording $ALGO is due to the fact that I'm seeing it as an 'lubricant' of the future.
So, with that, what is the total market cap of most commonly used coomodity oil?
Pretty cool that if you run a node on Algorand, as it stands with the current token price, each winning block proposal nets you over $1 USD in algorand:native. That can really add up over time, and so easy to just set it and forget it!
My view on the delay of project “King Safety” is one of optimism. The board certainly knew that Staci was not going to be the CEO in 2026, and it would not make any sense whatsoever to bind a new CEO to a roadmap that he had no part in creating. I believe William will make solid decisions as to the direction of algorand:native after he has time to review the state of the union.
New CEO William Herkelrath regarding the tokenomics of algorand:native on @RealAllinCrypto today (41:37):
"Our goal is to shift from a net seller of the Algorand token to a net buyer of the Algorand token."
youtu.be/p1VKpIsDXzU?si=lIBr…
From the interview with Algorand's new CEO, William Herelrath:
"I think there's a really intriguing upside associated to prediction markets... and it's going to be more than two once we get there."
@alphaarcade
youtu.be/bmMMyr89FIk?si=8NT4…
Note, the verbiage in the patent is not “such as Algorand” as in other patent submissions. This is explicitly Algorand.
🧵 The U.S. Air Force appears on a patent application that explicitly uses @Algorand
And Algorand isn’t buried somewhere in the references.
It’s part of the architecture described in the patent itself.
Secure Multiparty Computation + Algorand + U.S. Air Force-backed research.
Let’s dig in.
The patent application is titled:
“Systems and Methods for Blockchain-Based Secure Multiparty Computation.”
Applicants:
→ Florida International University
→ The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
The invention was developed with government support under an award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
So what exactly is being built?
The focus is Secure Multiparty Computation (MPC).
MPC allows multiple parties to jointly compute a function using private inputs without revealing those inputs to each other.
That has obvious implications for environments where privacy and secure collaboration matter.
And this is where @Algorand enters the architecture.
The patent explicitly states that MPC can operate over the Algorand blockchain.
Messages from MPC participants can be packed into Algorand transactions and transmitted efficiently between parties using Algorand’s gossip protocol.
Why use a blockchain for MPC communication?
Traditional peer-to-peer MPC communication can become increasingly complex as more parties participate.
The patent describes using blockchain infrastructure as an efficient and reliable broadcast channel while preserving the integrity of exchanged messages.
And Algorand wasn’t selected merely as a generic example.
The document discusses characteristics of the network including:
→ Fast transaction propagation
→ Gossip-based communication
→ Transaction ordering
→ Message integrity
→ Relay and participation node architecture
Algorand becomes part of the communication layer for the MPC system.
The proposed architecture can even attach MPC messages directly to the note field of Algorand transactions.
Those transactions are then propagated through the network and recorded on the Algorand ledger.
That distinction is important.
This isn’t simply:
“Algorand mentioned in a patent.”
The patent describes an implementation in which Algorand can perform a specific architectural function:
secure communication between MPC participants.
And there is another important distinction.
This does not mean the U.S. Air Force has adopted Algorand operationally.
It means Air Force-backed research produced intellectual property in which Algorand is explicitly incorporated into the described MPC architecture.
That’s already interesting enough without exaggerating it.
Zoom out and the broader picture becomes fascinating.
Algorand was designed from deep cryptographic research.
Today we’re seeing it explored across:
Secure Multiparty Computation.
Privacy-preserving computation.
Post-quantum signatures.
State Proofs.
Native PQ accounts.
Different cryptographic problems.
Different technologies.
But the same underlying theme:
building infrastructure where security is part of the architecture, not an afterthought.
And in this case, the research behind that architecture carries a particularly interesting line:
“GOVERNMENT SUPPORT”
Awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Sometimes the interesting part isn’t simply who mentions a blockchain.
It’s what they’re actually trying to build with it.
It’s happening.
Handing your AI agent your credentials is like giving a contractor a copy of your house key.
Convenient, until it ends up somewhere it shouldn't.
AC2, the Agentic Communication and Control protocol, works more like a doorbell. The agent asks, you let it in, and nobody holds your key but you.
Live now, get started below 👇
Handing your AI agent your credentials is like giving a contractor a copy of your house key.
Convenient, until it ends up somewhere it shouldn't.
AC2, the Agentic Communication and Control protocol, works more like a doorbell. The agent asks, you let it in, and nobody holds your key but you.
Live now, get started below 👇
Uh oh, here come the TA people! 😉 $ALGO For the record, I follow a lot of "TA people" and tend to agree with some analysis from time to time. This flag just looked all pretty and made me think of them is all.
Warning to all in the AlgoFam!
☢️ Scam warning - @algoblow
Received two credible reports that algoblow[.]com rekeyed accounts when users connected to check airdrop
The scam is a $BLOW asset optin that also rekeys the user account. Users who sign these transactions have their accounts rekeyed, thereby permanently losing access to them.
It may only trigger for high value accounts. 4 accounts have been rekeyed so far:
A43BSFDDZGPEVB2XUUX652OOHNHRA3OZVP4FNM7MF5TDOCUFZWGLS7MR6A
TJ7SMOGG52KCSEDWGP4NNCJMJFFLBFI5IKQS7GDUJN5UZJWCP7NTPPFMJ4
XTC4LUY4T5U2KBGRMJD5STGLS2UQJM6QW2N7PCYFB76BYGSH7PV3WOQ22U
YKTO4C2WAC2BSMJMYKM43YCGUYHU3XHAHAYG6UUSF3BLOF6VMGRXKYB7ZU
Exercise extreme caution $BLOW
Now just get the Pera Mastercard support in the U.S. and I'll be a happy camper!
$ALGO is finally available for @RobinhoodApp users in the U.S 🇺🇸






















