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AlgoKit-Core proposes June 2026 release of Rust-based mobile SDKs with 88,888 ALGO in retroactive funding

The AlgoKit-Core working group proposed a June 2026 release of native Android and iOS SDKs built on a unified Rust core. The release covers account creation, transaction encoding, and asset transfers, and requests 88,888 ALGO in retroactive funding for development work completed during May and June 2026.

The proposal is tracked on the xGov forum as proposal #3618757149, posted on 27 June 2026.

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AlgoKit CLI v2.11.0-beta.1 decouples from algosdk, upgrades algokit-utils to 5.0.0a1

The Algorand Foundation has updated the AlgoKit CLI to reduce dependencies by decoupling the project from the algosdk library. The update introduces the algokit-algod-client and algokit-transact modules to replace existing algosdk functionalities and upgrades algokit-utils to version 5.0.0a1.

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Go-Algorand 4.7.0 adds cursor-based pagination for application boxes and a rekey-to flag

The Algorand DevOps team has released Go-Algorand 4.7.0, which introduces cursor-based pagination for application boxes and a new --rekey-to flag for calling applications. The update also includes optimizations for the box assembler, logging improvements, and fixes for race conditions in asset creation and logging.

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AlgoKit CLI documentation migrated to Astro Starlight and published as a pre-release

The Algorand Foundation has updated the AlgoKit CLI documentation to use the Astro Starlight framework, moving from static GitHub markdown files to a dedicated site hosted on GitHub Pages. The update includes a new sidebar navigation system, a home page, and a specialized build script to automate the generation of CLI reference pages.

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