Algorand

Algorand protocol development and ecosystem growth are now under one roof. Algorand Foundation ( @AlgoFoundation ) and Algorand Technologies 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.

Hypercube has partnered with YTL Corporation to launch the UK's first blockchain-verified water reuse credit, built on Algorand. Treated wastewater. Tokenised credits. 2.9 million people served. This is RWA tokenization in practice.

AI agents. Automated settlement. On-chain markets. @SECGov Chair Paul Atkins just described the financial infrastructure of tomorrow, and called on regulators to adapt. Algorand is built for it: instant finality, low fees, and the scalable rails for AI-driven finance. coindesk.com/policy/2026/05…

The last major banking collapse exposed a broken system. Atomic swaps are the fix. Algorand has had them built in from day one. But what are atomic swaps, and how are they the fix? 🧵

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McKinsey estimate quantum computing could create $622 billion in value for financial services by 2035. The chains positioned to capture that opportunity are the ones that took quantum seriously early. Algorand has had quantum-secure chain history since 2022 and live quantum-secure transactions and accounts since 2025.

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World Password Day is a reminder that shared access done badly is a security risk. On Algorand, multisig is built into the protocol. No smart contract, no third-party trust, no migration when your team changes. Learn more in the blog below.

Failed transactions aren't an option on Algorand. If a transaction is invalid, it's rejected before reaching the chain. No on-chain failures. No wasted fees. At scale, that can mean millions of dollars saved. That's what better blockchain infrastructure looks like.

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Learn more about this new feature: algorand.co/blog/use-evm-w…

@AlgoFoundation Try it out today: algorand.co/xchain

Algorand is now connected to the wider EVM network with over 30 million active users. xChain just launched, meaning Algorand dApps are no longer exclusive to Algorand users. The first dApp on xChain is @alphaarcade, with more to come. Interoperability on Algorand.

@AlgoFoundation Learn more from Algorand's Head of Impact, @mattkeller1, in his latest interview with @AuthorityMgzine on how blockchain can expand financial inclusion, transparency, and drive real-world social impact: medium.com/authority-maga…

1.3 billion adults worldwide still lack a financial account, according to the World Bank Global Findex 2025. But this is already changing through Algorand projects like @HesabPay_, @MannDeshiOrg, and @FolksFinance. Hundreds of thousands of people are already gaining access to payments, savings, and financial tools they were previously excluded from. New pathways to ownership are opening too, often without people even realizing they're interacting with a blockchain. Financial empowerment through blockchain technology is already here.

Internet-native payments just got a lot more powerful. Algorand is now supported across x402, the open standard for programmatic payment flows. Atomic transactions, sponsored transactions, full compatibility. The infrastructure is there. Start building today: docs.x402.org/core-concepts/…

Read the full blog: scottaaronson.blog/?p=9718

Learn more about Algorand's post-quantum readiness: algorand.co/technology/pos…

"If quantum computers start breaking cryptography a few years from now, don't you dare come to this blog and tell me that I failed to warn you. This post is your warning." Newly elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences and quantum computing professor Scott Aaronson, writing on his blog today. Google and Coinbase, amongst many others, have recognised Algorand's leading post-quantum work. Our Chief Scientific Officer @ChrisPeikert helped create Falcon, a cryptographic algorithm selected by NIST as a global standard for quantum resistance, which we run in production on Algorand today. Quantum-secure chain history since 2022. Quantum-secure transactions and accounts since 2025. We heard the warning years ago.

The EVM ecosystem has over 30 million monthly active wallet users. Until today, none of them could access Algorand dApps without creating a new wallet. That changes now with xChain Accounts. xChain Accounts launches today with @alphaarcade, one of the top prediction markets in crypto by transaction volume. Connect with supported EVM-compatible wallets like MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet, or any other EVM wallet. No new wallet or seed phrase required.

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