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.

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.