• Voyager Digital expands into Europe
    Alt coins

    Voyager Digital adds interest on Algorand USDC

    The crypto broker’s support for Algorand’s USDC stablecoin will facilitate the ability to buy, sell, and transfer other Algorand tokens through the platform

    Crypto asset broker Voyager Digital announced a new investing solution based on the Algorand (ALGO) blockchain. According to a Dec. 3 announcement, it will allow its users to earn 8.5% on the Algorand version of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin

  • Algorand Blockstack smart contract language
    Technology

    Algorand, Blockstack building smart contract language for $100 million deals

    The firms said the open-source Clarity project will help bring DeFi into the financial big time, replacing error-prone programming languages with one offering ‘mathematical certainty’ of how a smart contract will act

    Blockchain developer Algorand has joined forces with decentralized software firm Blockstack to develop a new smart contract language that will deliver the safety, security, and predictability demanded by developers working on high-stakes DeFi transactions that run into nine figures.

  • Major Algorand upgrade
    Alt coins,  Innovators

    Algorand announces $50M grant program to boost its blockchain

    Three beneficiaries have already been announced, and other projects will be able to go through an open application process in due course

    A decentralized finance-focused blockchain platform, Algorand has earmarked a total of 250 million ALGO tokens worth $50 million for multi-year grants initiative, designed “to provide funding to projects building apps to support infrastructure, end-user application, and research innovation on its blockchain.”