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Algorand introduces a new digital signature scheme for Proof-of-Stake blockchains

On March 8, 2019, Algorand announced a new digital signature scheme designed to improve the efficiency and security of its Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism.

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BLS signature scheme standard draft-00 submitted

Standard draft-00 for the BLS signature scheme has been submitted. The draft was developed by Sergey Gorbunov, Zhenfei Zhang, and Hoeteck Wee in collaboration with Dan Boneh from Stanford University to help standardize the signature scheme across blockchains.