We can’t comment on any discussions between the partners of Algorand Technologies and FIFA, but we can say with confidence that the scalability, performance, and security of our Layer 1, as well as its ability to host a collection like this one, are sound.

Of course, open blockchains and the transparent data they provide may not suit every build. Some entities may prefer a private database or want more control over permissions. Still, we wish FIFA the best of luck with their pivot.

There are plenty of exciting applications and companies currently building on Algorand, with many more on the way. From RWAs to DeFi, AI, NFTs, and more, it’s all happening on our enterprise grade chain.

ZTLment is now @ComplyPayHQ 💳

This payment processing company moved from AVM to EVM, and then back to AVM, boosting development speed by 7x while maintaining compliance with EU regulations.

Watch the full video here:
https://youtu.be/hlnEXwjQa4k?si=XbbGD3Co1i7gJ0Sc

Congrats to Alpha Arcade, the prediction market built on Algorand, on its biggest day yet.

📈 $42,886 in total volume
💸 $778 in market fees

Half of all fees were paid to $ALPHA holders in USDC, and the rest was used to buy and burn🔥

Icymi: catch today’s chat with World Chess - now on Spotify And Apple Podcasts.

https://x.com/i/spaces/1dRKZYrQQnaxB

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-world-chess/id1809015088?i=1000706581696

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pBuuhMNVMjHVahw2EZ46Y?si=avpfCHWqSxGU-chFfMDUkw

Join us on May 14th for ALGO Radio Episode 8: The RWA Roundtable 🎙️

A conversation on the current state and future of real-world assets and tokenization.

Featuring:

Pera Wallet
Alexa Jaccarino
Gora Network
STR8FIRE_io
XVCTech
StocktwitsCrypt

Available on X, Spotify & Apple Podcasts

The Pera Wallet Payment Card Beta goes live on May 15th.

Launching in the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain & New Zealand.

More countries to follow.

Spend your USDC wherever Mastercard is accepted.

Powered by Immersve.

Join the waitlist today: perawallet.app/pera-card/

Read the blog (by LoafPickle) Here

Exciting news for the Algorand community!

Jennie Levin joins as Chief Legal & Operations Officer, bringing top-tier regulatory expertise, extensive U.S. policy experience, and strong connections in Washington, D.C.

Jennie will lead our legal and policy initiatives to ensure Algorand plays a constructive role in shaping the future of responsible blockchain regulation.

Be sure to follow the announcement channel for all the latest

https://tttttt.me/AlgorandFoundation

Don’t forget — in under 2 hours ALGO Radio Episode 8: The RWA Roundtable!

Featuring speakers:
Joana Lacerda - Algorand Foundation
Joseph Cecala - Pera
Chris Eisberg - Str8fire
Barclay Rousg - Stocktwits
XVCTech - America Merchant
GoraNetwork - Abdul Osman

Live on X or catch the upload on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

The Pera Wallet Debit Card is now live.

The only card in crypto with real-time, on-chain balance tracking and the ability to withdraw and deposit anytime

No signup fee. No yearly fee. Online and offline payments.

Experience the power of Algorand every day, everywhere you go.

Spend wherever Mastercard is accepted.

Powered by immrsve.

Users in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, and New Zealand, get your card today from the link below.

https://perawallet.app/pera-card/

Algorand just hit the huge milestone of 3 billion transactions.

The first billion took 1,297 days.
The second billion took 529 days.
The third billion took 336 days.

Algorand is speeding up, not slowing down.

All with 0 downtime.

Calling all ETH devs in Cannes!

Join us for AlgoCannes — a builder-friendly day of interoperability talks, dev sessions & cocktails by the beach.

Learn how to go cross-chain with Algorand, meet the team, and unwind with a drink.

Apply now: https://lu.ma/o7225f6w

The BIG QUIZ is ON!

10 weeks - Dozens of prizes, thousands of Algo - more than 100+ questions! 🤯

Each week the questions get closer at increasingly shrinking intervals so keep your eyes on the group 👀

Week 1 - 7Qs - 24hrs per question
Week 2 - 10Qs - 16hrs per question
Week 3 - 14Qs - 12hrs per question
Week 4 - 21Qs - 8hrs per question
Week 5 - 28Qs - 6hrs per question

There is a chance to win every single week — with extra prizes just for entering awarded among runners up!

Full details of all the T’s & C’s check out the thread🧵Here

Algorand is now live on Artemis, a no-code analytics platform used by institutional investors to compare blockchain performance.

With KPIs like active users, developer activity, and volume now visible, Algorand becomes easier to track, analyze, and benchmark.

Check out the dashboard here:

https://app.artemisanalytics.com/asset/algorand?from=chains&tab=metrics

The world’s largest hackathon kicks off on May 30th, and Algorand is proud to power the only blockchain track.

We’re partnering with bolt.new to invite developers, builders, designers, and creators to build what’s next, and we’re backing it with a $25,000 challenge track.

Your mission: use Algorand to bring trustless payments, verifiable data, user-owned identity, or programmable digital assets into your Bolt app.

Over $1 million in prizes. Thousands of builders. One blockchain track.

Sign up today and start building on Algorand.

https://hackathon.dev/

🚨 MidasRWA, a fully regulated German tokenization platform, launches mTBILL token on Algorand, the first non-EVM launch for the token.

mTBILL is a tokenized certificate referencing short-term U.S. Treasury ETFs, available to retail investors across Europe.

Read the full post on X or Bluesky

What’s been cooking recently on Algorand?

🟢 The PeraAlgoWallet x Immersve x Mastercard payment card went live in 5 countries

🟢 Wtrtoken was adopted by an Italian water utility company that provides water to 4% of Italians

🟢 The mTBILL from MidasRWA launched on Algorand

🟢 We hit an ATH in ALGO staked

🟢 Lofty_ai became profitable and hit $4 million in investor payouts

🟢 We became the only blockchain represented at the Boltdotnew World’s Largest Hackathon

🟢 We worked with Artemis to launch an Algorand dashboard

🟢 Algorand-native USDC launched on Cryptocom, with a 2-week deposit-incentivization campaign

🟢 2 new projects with millions of users were onboarded by Algo_Bharat

Stay tuned for more.

P2P is almost here.

This is what building a decentralized future really looks like.