Algorand is just a no-brainer for agentic finance!
- Instant finality
- Predictable, low fees
- 100% uptime
And it's already a top 2 chain by agentic transfer volume on Token Terminal over the last 30 days! 🔥
"We are thrilled to announce that USDC on Algorand is now supported for real-world merchant payments across SEA, India, Nigeria, and Argentina via AEON!
Users can now effortlessly spend USDC on everyday purchases using their preferred local payment rails. By merging daily commerce with the AI Economy, we are moving value from digital AI workflows straight to in-store checkout with Algorand." (X)
Algorand Verifiably Random podcast is back for Season 4!
Marc Vanlerberghe (Algorand CSMO), Bruno Martins (CTO), and John Jannotti (SVP of Protocol Engineering) break down Algorand v5.0.0: native post-quantum accounts, the roadmap to quantum resistance, resource-based pricing, and a more powerful AVM.
Worth noting that this only accounts for Exodus shares tokenized on Algorand (via Securitize), and does not include other RWA projects on Algorand, such as Lofty ($100M+ in TVL), Reity, and others!
New blog from Algorand CSMO Marc Vanlerberghe sharing his thoughts on the future of agentic commerce and how enterprises can prepare for it: https://algorand.co/blog/what-every-enterprise-leader-needs-to-know-about-agentic-commerce?utm_source=x&utm_medium=org_social&utm_campaign=agentic_commerce&utm_content=sign_up
He's also hosting a webinar on agentic commerce on Tuesday, August 18, for anyone interested!
https://app.livestorm.co/algorand-foundation/agentic-commerce-101
Many features make Algorand the perfect infrastructure for x402 payments, but one of the lesser-talked-about ones is definitely atomic swaps!
It needs 90% to activate!
What's almost here:
• Native post-quantum accounts
• Larger smart contracts
• Fees that price what a transaction contains
Node runners, upgrading to v5.0.0 is how you vote it in ⌛
More details about the upgrade: https://algorand.co/blog/getting-ahead-of-the-elliptic-curve-whats-in-the-next-consensus-upgrade?utm_source=x&utm_medium=org_social&utm_campaign=consensus&utm_content=readmore
https://node-update-rho.vercel.app/
Algo Surf also added a tracker to their homepage: https://algo.surf/
90% of votes are required for the upgrade to pass
Node runners will vote on whether this consensus upgrade ships.
If it passes:
• Post-quantum accounts at the protocol level
• Fees that price what a transaction actually contains
• A bigger, more flexible AVM
Learn more in the blog: https://algorand.co/blog/getting-ahead-of-the-elliptic-curve-whats-in-the-next-consensus-upgrade?utm_source=x&utm_medium=org_social&utm_campaign=consensus&utm_content=readmore
Read the release on GitHub: https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand/releases/tag/v5.0.0-stable
Pera Wallet 7.0 is now available on the App Store and Google Play Store. It's Pera's biggest update yet!
They rebuilt the entire app from the ground up, which means faster updates, a lighter install, and full feature parity across iOS and Android.
Here's what's new:
🏠 New portfolio home screen with a portfolio slider (hide the chart if you prefer a cleaner view)
👀 See the exact balance impact of a transaction before you sign it
🧊 Freeze transactions on demand
🎭 Duress mode — set a fake PIN that opens a fake account
📳 Shake to close the app instantly
🌱 Native staking & funding screens — no more webview
🔍 Global search across accounts, assets & NFTs
🎲 3D NFT support
🗂️ View your wallet's full derivation structure
🌐 Add custom networks (localnet, betaNet, fNet)
🤝 Fee delegation — new users can get started with zero balance in Fund
🔌 USB Ledger support on Android
📬 Streamlined notifications inbox
📱 Fully optimized for iPad
Full details in their blog: https://blog.perawallet.app/introducing-pera-wallet-7-0-rebuilt-from-the-ground-up-a99b90e910f6
Pera Wallet 7.0 is now live on the App Store + Google Play Store, ahead of the official announcement 👀
Monthly tiers exist because charging a cent per request was never really viable.
On Algorand, it is. x402 lets you put any endpoint behind a sub-cent payment, settled in seconds. No agent use case required.
This new guide walks through the full integration, from setup to best practices:
https://algorand.co/blog/enabling-x402-payments-on-algorand-a-best-practices-guide
We're living in incredible times!
I've NEVER coded in my life, and this weekend I managed to deploy/test multiple paid x402 endpoints on Algorand just for fun, purely through vibe coding.
I built something really basic here (not competing in the x402 challenge), just a safeguard that an autonomous agent can run before taking a risky action, signing a transaction, or making a payment.
Each check costs just 0.001 USDC via x402, settled on Algorand through GoPlausible.
Whether you're a dev or not, if you can imagine something useful that people or agents would actually use, you can build it. Let's do it!
From Bitrue exchange: "Recent data has shown that $ALGO has hit a new high when it comes to decentralisation, reaching a validator count of some 1,540, having added another 3 in the space of just 24 hours"