Algorand

Algorand

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.

Tech  ·  16 April 2019
Funding Rounds

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.

Business  ·  24 October 2018
Funding Rounds

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.

Business  ·  15 February 2018
Ethereum

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.

Business  ·  10 April 2017
Algorand

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.

Tech  ·  4 April 2017
Algorand

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.

Tech  ·  19 March 2017