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Finance

Blockchain Protocol Algorand Hires Its First CFO

The new finance chief has several years of crypto and TradFi experience.

Algorand CFO Matthew Commons (Algorand Inc.)

Finance

Algorand Wallet MyAlgo Advises Users to Withdraw Funds After $9.6M Exploit

John Woods, chief technology officer of the Algorand Foundation, said 25 wallets were affected.

Two RPC interfaces for Polygon and Fantom were impacted in a DNS hijack attack. (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Markets

Algorand Rises After Italy Selects Blockchain Protocol for Digital Guarantees Platform

The new platform is expected to become operational in early 2023.

Algorand Foundation has declared a $35 million exposure to beleaguered crypto lender Hodlnaut. (DRL)

Videos

Nova Labs CEO: At This Point We Wouldn't Consider Algorand, the Vote Is Over

Nova Labs CEO Amir Haleem says the Helium Network won't consider Algorand as layer 1 at this point because "the votes are already passed." He added that "the desire to look at other L1 blockchains was telegraphed months and months ago." He explains the community's decision move to the Solana blockchain.

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Finance

Algorand Boosters Push Back on Helium’s Proposed Move to Solana

Decentralized Wi-Fi network Helium Network has proposed moving to the Solana blockchain. But a Solana competitor has another idea in mind.

Helium's parent company is pushing into mobile service. (Unsplash/Al Soot)

Finance

Algorand Foundation Declares $35M Exposure to Troubled Crypto Lender Hodlnaut

Hodlnaut was placed under Interim Judicial Management after suspending withdrawals from its platform in August.

Algorand Foundation has declared a $35 million exposure to beleaguered crypto lender Hodlnaut. (DRL)

Finance

Blockchain Protocol Algorand Leads $22M Investment Round in Tokenization Firm Koibanx

The funds will be used by the Latin American firm to expand infrastructure and build payment rails.

The Koibanx team (Koibanx)

Finance

Algorand CEO Steven Kokinos Departs, Interim Replacement Named

The blockchain technology company appointed Sean Ford to replace Kokinos for the time being.

Algorand founder Silvio Micali speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

LimeWire Partners With Universal Music Group for Music NFT Licensing

LimeWire, previously a peer-to-peer music sharing platform, has signed a deal with Universal Music Group to relaunch as a digital music collectibles marketplace built on Algorand. “The Hash” panel discusses LimeWire jumping on the Web 3 bandwagon and what this reveals about the future of the music industry.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Take Some Profits Ahead of Fed Meeting, Expect Higher Volatility

BTC is roughly flat over the past week, although some option traders have hedged against further price declines.

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