Ecosystem
Algorand community governance period 4 voting overview. (link)
FIFA+ Collect genesis drop is now live. (link)
Afghan E-Payment solution successfully migrates to Algorand through grant funding. (link)
Achievements of the now concluded SupGrants program. (link)
Algorand appoints former Visa and Fidelity executive Michele Quintaglie as Chief Marketing Officer. (link)
Contemporary artist auctions Algorand NFTs at Christie’s. (link)
Book review of The Genius of Algorand. (link)
The State of the Markets interviews Anthony Scaramucci. (link)
Development
go-algorand-sdk v1.21.0 released. Updated block model and fix dryrun parser. (link)
py-algorand-sdk v1.18.0 released. Add depreciation warnings for algod v1 API. (link)
java-algorand-sdk v1.19.0 released. Also adding depreciation warnings and regenerate code for latest specification file. (link)
State Proofs by Silvio Micali. (link)
Watch State Proofs: Demanding better security for cross-chain bridges. (link)
How to store structs, arrays, and mappings in PyTeal. (link)
Introduction to Algorand Blockchain by Nanyang Technological University. (link)
Connecting the Algorand and Cardano Ecosystems Through Milkomeda. (link)
Playlist of Algorand’s learning sessions at Greenhouse Hacks. (link)
Research
Proofs of Proof-of-Stake with Sublinear Complexity. (link)
Analysis of Blockchain consensus mechanisms. (link)
Security
Runtime verification has published their audit report of xBacked. (link)
Rand Labs engaged Kudelski Security to perform security audit of Wormhole and pricecaster smart contracts. (link)
Standards
[Proposed] ARC-0012: Standard for Claimable ASAs. Send ASAs even if account not opted in. (link)
dApps
Planet Watch: included in World Economic Forum’s Crypto Sustainability Coalition. (link)
Lofty.ai: secondary market is now live. (link)
Algodex: liquidity rewards program. (link)
DeFi
Algorand’s TVL has reached a record high of $255m. (link)
36m OPUL ($3m) has been moved to a new wallet. (link)
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