Silvio Micali
Founder at Algorand
Silvio Micali received his Laurea in Mathematics from the University of Rome and his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Since , he has been a faculty member of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT. His research interests include cryptography, zero knowledge, pseudo-random generation, Byzantine agreement, secure protocols, mechanism design, and distributed ledgers. Silvio has been awarded the Turing Award (in computer science), the G?del Prize (in theoretical computer science), and the RSA Prize (in cryptography). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Academia dei Lincei. He is also the founder of Algorand LLC, a new foundational blockchain developed from scratch on totally new principles which simultaneously guarantees true decentralization, scalability, and security.
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Blockchain's most underrated and important use case: nutrition aid for mothers in Haiti and banking the unbanked in Afghanistan. Stablecoins for aid. @CamiRusso talks to @Mercinatd (@circle) & @mattkeller1 (@AlgoFoundation) at Algorand's Humanitarian Payments Council about how stablecoins are being
The Algorand Global x402 Challenge is officially live! Developers worldwide, it's time to ship a paid x402 endpoint on @Algorand and compete for $100K USD + 500K ALGO. Turn APIs into pay-per-request services with instant, low-cost onchain payments for AI agents. Join now 👇
Algorand put a hard deadline on the quantum threat While most chains publish research, @Algorand published a schedule: native post-quantum accounts arrive this quarter, with the network fully quantum-resistant by the end of 2027. Falcon signatures already protect its chain history today. With Goog
Today in Washington, D.C., some of the biggest names in aid, finance, and tech are in one room. The Humanitarian Payments Council, founded by Algorand, is bringing together the likes of @Mastercard, @circle, @getpaycode, @UNDP, @mercycorps and more to build the future of how aid money moves.
RT @Algorand: Algorand CTO @bmartins_ was featured in @Reuters' latest article on post-quantum cryptography. Reuters highlights @Algorand…
There have never been more ways to access staking rewards on Algorand. No slashing, no lockups, and a growing range of staking options across the ecosystem. Over 2B ALGO staked across 11,000+ accounts, and still counting. https://t.co/4gs7bJ9VAq
RT @fredestante: 📢 Your Weekly @Algorand Ecosystem Roundup 📢 Follow this 🧵 for a coverage of @AlgoFoundation's ecosystem news in the week…
RT @tokenterminal: JUST IN: @Algorand saw more than 1.8 million new contract deployments over the past quarter. A trendline to follow 👇 ht…
Algorand sees 1.8M new contract deployments in past quarter as builder activity surges
RT @chainspect_app: 🛡️ @AlgoFoundation is now the #4 most decentralized blockchain by validator count With 1,542 validators, Algorand now…