Steven Kokinos shifts to Algorand advisory role as company appoints interim CEO
Former Algorand CEO Steven Kokinos said he will stay on as a senior advisor and be involved in “key projects” related to scaling adoption until 2023. Blockchain protocol Algorand’s chief executive officer Steven Kokinos has announced he will be leaving his position to focus on projects related to scaling adoption. In a Wednesday Twitter thread, Kokinos said he will be transitioning out of his role as Algorand, where he worked as CEO from October 2018 after leaving software development company Fuze. According to Algorand, Kokinos will stay at the firm as a senior adviser involved in “key....
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed an advisory group for the digital euro project. Called the Digital Euro Market Advisory Group, it was founded with 30 members from business backgrounds. The council will have a say in the design, distribution, and value that this new digital currency can provide for the payments ecosystem. The currency could start its development phase in two years.
ECB Integrates Digital Euro Advisory Group
The European Central Bank has announced the appointment of the Digital Euro Market Advisory Group, an organization that will give council to the....
Algorand and pNetwork have announced a partnership that will bring more connectivity to the Algorand ecosystem with an external network. The partners will launch a cross-chain bridge with major platforms across the crypto industry. To achieve their objective, the Algorand Foundation gave pNetwork a grant to create a bridge powered by its platform. Thus, Algorand […]
The Foundation stated that it is “pursuing all legal remedies to maximize asset recovery.” The Algorand Foundation has revealed a $35 million USDC hole in its balance sheet as a result of exposure to embattled cryptocurrency lending firm Hodlnaut, which has paused withdraws since Aug. 8. Algorand is an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure with embedded smart contract functionality. The Algorand Foundation is a not-for-profit community organization focused on developing the Algorand ecosystem.The announcement was made on the Algorand Foundation website on Sept. 9, with the....