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Algorand placed 89th in TheStreet's Roundtable 100, ahead of Bitcoin at 90th

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Algorand received the 89th position in TheStreet's Roundtable 100, a global ranking of leading growth assets across stocks, crypto, and commodities. Bitcoin followed at 90th. Analysts evaluated assets on five criteria: team, safety, value, innovation, and market dominance.

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Governance Other
Algorand Foundation appoints William Herkelrath as CEO

William Herkelrath has been named CEO of the Algorand Foundation.

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Other Governance
Algorand appoints William Herkelrath as CEO and adds him and Alexander Fowler to the board

William Herkelrath has joined the Algorand Board of Directors as new CEO, and Alexander Fowler, Chief Strategy Officer at Nexus Laboratories, has also joined. They serve alongside existing board members Bill Barhydt and Alex Holmes.

Covered by 3 sources

Protocol Release
Algorand v5.0.0 goes live on mainnet, bringing Falcon-1024 post-quantum accounts and a 500,000-transaction start

Falcon signatures and native post-quantum accounts are now live on Algorand mainnet. Google and Coinbase have noted this work. These features make Algorand's cryptographic layer resistant to quantum computing attacks.

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