London, UK, Nov 5, 2020 -- Mentat Innovations, a leading artificial intelligence and blockchain solutions provider to global enterprises, today announced that it will develop an open source SAP connector and Enablement API to the Algorand blockchain. Algorand, the world’s first open source, permissionless, pure proof-of-stake blockchain protocol for the next generation of financial products, provides a stable and fast blockchain that is purpose built for enterprise type applications that Mentat’s clients are planning to deploy on established software platforms like SAP.

Boston, MA – November 5, 2020 – PureStake, a leader in secure and reliable blockchain infrastructure, has released a new version of AlgoSigner in the Chrome Web Store. This update adds significant functionality for Algorand Standard Assets (ASAs) and enables users to perform more types of transactions in addition to payments. Users can now transact with a large variety of asset and token types from the universe of available ASAs when interacting with AlgoSigner-enabled dApps. These capabilities are a key component for building DeFi applications on Algorand.

Update on a change to the Algorand Foundation Leadership Team

November 4th, 2020 - Since the Algorand Foundation launched its Grant Program earlier this year, many developers and innovators around the world have been eager to participate. After thorough review and selection, we are delighted to announce that Cudo is the latest recipient of an Algorand Foundation Grant.

October 27th, 2020 - PlanetWatch, a French startup which is leveraging the Algorand blockchain to build a global air quality ledger, announced today that it has already activated over 100 sensors in the Italian cities of Milan and Taranto.

The Algorand Foundation is committed to providing full transparency into our Algo holdings and their changes over time. This report covers approximately a 6-month period, compared to shorter duration of previous reports. Going forward, the Foundation will publish the transparency report biannually to ensure reporting consistency and ease of period to period comparison. 

The Algorand Foundation is happy to publish its latest Transparency report, covering the period from February to September 2020.

London - 15th October 2020 - Algorand Europe Accelerator launched today to support early stage projects looking to build applications on the Algorand platform. Applications are now open until 18th December 2020. You can submit your application here. This program is a joint initiative led by Eterna Capital, Borderless Capital and the Algorand Foundation.

October 12th, 2020 - In order for the blockchain to make a big impact on the world, Algorand is creating an ecosystem that is easy to build with, use, and maintain - even when scaling to millions of users.  The recipients of this month’s Algorand Foundation awards are helping to build the development tools, infrastructure, and research needed to make building applications with  Algorand as easy as possible.  

October 1st, 2020 - August and September have been two busy months for the Algorand community. During this time, we have distributed seven further new Algorand Foundation Grants to some amazing recipients. The Algorand Foundation 250M ALGO Grant Program supports grant applications across four categories; Development Tools & Infrastructure, Research Proposals, Applications & Use Cases, and Education & Community.