Algorand (ALGO) Crypto News Today

The first atomic swap, conducted on May 27, saw $2 million in USDC exchanged for the new mTBILL.

Some tokens saw price appreciation without increasing daily active wallets, indicating that altcoins are still in an early “speculative” phase of the cycle.

Enel and wallet provider Conio’s tokenization initiative lets Italians offset energy bills via partial ownership of solar farms on Algorand.

The Official Trump memecoin aims for prices in the triple-digit range, while SOL, BTC, XRP, ALGO and XDC prepare for a breakout to new all-time highs.

Cardano and Hedera join the Decentralized Recovery Alliance alongside Ripple and Algorand to shape the future of crypto security standards.

ZachXBT identifies gaps in block explorer quality across several layer-1 blockchains, urging significant improvements.

Tether discontinues support for the Eos Network and Algorand implementations of its flagship stablecoin USDT.

The Algorand Foundation’s latest ad takes a swipe at the “big three” crypto networks, saying they’re too slow, too expensive or prone to failure.

Ripple joins the Hedera and Algorand Foundations and industry players to advance a recovery standard to rival ERC-4337.

While the S&P 500 dips in average dividend payouts, crypto staking rewards continue to surge, with the highest reward returning 84.19% per year.

The Algorand Foundation said on Jan. 25 that it was “in the process” of recovering Staci Warden’s account, but posts containing racial slurs and other insults continue to appear.

Some community members criticized Warden, saying she qualifies as an intern for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Layer-1 blockchain Algorand recently went live with its Dynamic Lambda or “dynamic round times” update, which touts higher throughput and increased network performance.

Blockchain ecosystems Hedera and Algorand collaborated on a new alliance and open source protocol to troubleshoot the need for decentralized recovery for digital assets.

The UN Development Programme, which is tasked with eliminating poverty in over 170 countries, wants to educate its 22,000 staff on distributed ledger technology.