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Algorand's all set to dominate following Circle partnership

4 Jul 2020 4 minute read 2 comments Vasilios Filip

Algorand Foundation has entered into a partnership with Crypto FinTech firm Circle to launch the latter’s USDC stablecoin on its blockchain. This will allow USDC to use Algorand’s infra capabilities to increase its transactional efficiency and outrea...

Algorand [ALGO] vs Cardano [ADA] - Difference, Partnerships & Ecosystem - Which is Better?

15 Jun 2020 6 minute read 8 comments Vasilios Filip

Introduction The ‘Trilemma’ of Blockchain space  - Scalability, Security, and Decentralization - are the three things every blockchain is trying to solve simultaneously. But it’s easier said than done, as proven by the scalability issue faced by Ethe...

The Case for Algorand's Scalability and Smartcontracts

27 Apr 2020 5 minute read 4 comments Vasilios Filip

A smart contract is very similar to the traditional contract only that it is purely virtual. It is a computer protocol that is in charge of facilitating, verifying, or enforcing negotiations. Smart contacts make it possible to conduct credible exchan...

Realio to launch Algorand-powered Token Sale

12 Mar 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Vasilios Filip

Realio and Algorand recently announced a partnership with each other. In the process, it became the latest project to leverage Algorand’s blockchain protocol. Realio is an end-to-end digital asset issuance and peer-to-peer trading platform focused on...

Marshall Islands to launch CBDC on Algorand Blockchain with the help of SFB Technologies

9 Mar 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Vasilios Filip

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) is the digital form of fiat money that will be generated by the country’s central bank and can be used as legal tender. As the world embraces technology and a cashless approach, several central banks around the wo...

How Algorand will become the ideal developer platform?

25 Feb 2020 3 minute read 3 comments Vasilios Filip

Algorand is a one-of-a-kind a permissionless, pure proof-of-stake blockchain that is capable of fast transactions without the complicated power requirements of other networks. Silvio Micali’s brainchild has quickly emerged as one of the most attracti...

Real-world Blockchain Environmental Use Case in 2020: Algorand partners with PlanetWatch for Global Air Quality Monitoring

21 Feb 2020 3 minute read 3 comments Vasilios Filip

Introducing PlanetWatch – The world’s first immutable air quality ledger PlanetWatch is an environmental monitoring service that is building the world’s first immutable air quality ledger utilizing the Algorand blockchain and IoT technologies. They a...

Tether launches Stablecoin on Algorand's next generation Blockchain

13 Feb 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Vasilios Filip

Tether (USDT), the largest stablecoin in the world, has gone live on Algorand 2.0. In the process, Tether became the first stablecoin in the market to leverage the Algorand blockchain to provide instant confirmation, micropayments, and automatic wall...

Tether launches Stablecoin (USDT) on Algorand's Next Generation Platforms

10 Feb 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Vasilios Filip

Tether, the world’s most used stablecoin, announced that they will be partnering with Algorand. Traders will now have the option to use the USD-backed stablecoin on the Omni, Ethereum, Tron, EOS, and Algorand blockchains. Regarding this collaboratio...

What is Algorand? Comprehensive Project Breakdown

29 Aug 2019 3 minute read 0 comments Vasilios Filip

  Algorand (ALGO) is a new cryptocurrency that is trying to address the three biggest issues plaguing the crypto space – decentralization, security, and scalability. Currently, a crypto project can’t improve two features without compromising the thir...