Tether Stablecoin to Launch on Algorand Blockchain
The popular and sometimes controversial stablecoin tether (USDT) is to to be added to the algorand blockchain.
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Jul 17, 2019 at 9:20 a.m. UTC
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Algorand Raises $60 Million in Token Sale
The company sold 25 million tokens in less than four hours.
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Jun 19, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
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Algorand, a Proof-of-Stake Blockchain Company, Goes Open Source
The Flipside Crypto partnership will provide a free user engagement analytics suite.
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Jun 17, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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Turing Award Winner's Blockchain Opens Test Network to Public
The test network for the Algorand blockchain platform – co-founded by MIT professor Silvio Micali – has been opened to the public.
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Apr 16, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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MIT Professor's Blockchain Protocol Nets $62 Million in New Funding
Algorand, the blockchain protocol founded by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, has raised $62 million in new funding.
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Oct 24, 2018 at 8:15 a.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2018
MIT Professor Raises $4 Million to Build a Better Blockchain
The developers of the Algorand blockchain protocol have raised $4 million in seed funding from VC firms Pillar and Union Square Ventures.
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Feb 15, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Vitalik Buterin Doubles Down on Ethereum Incentive Strategy
At a Malta event, Vitalik Buterin, the creator of ethereum, argued further for the role incentives play in securing blockchains.
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Apr 10, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2017
No Incentive? Algorand Blockchain Sparks Debate at Cryptography Event
Should incentives in blockchain systems be a last resort? The developer of the Algorand proof-of-stake system thinks so, but other experts disagree.
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Apr 4, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2017
Scaling Consensus? This Turing Winner Thinks He's Found a Way
Turing Award winner Silvio Micali is working on a new consensus algorithm, one he argues could help massively scale blockchains.
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Mar 19, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2017