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AVM

Algorand Virtual Machine, the software environment that executes smart contracts on the Algorand blockchain.

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• Réti Open Pooling now holds 725M ALGO staked by 8,693 users across 225 validators Réti, Algorand's permissionless staking protocol, now locks 725M ALGO from 8,693 stakers across 225 validators — more than double all of the chain's other core DeFi — while its Foundation-hosted contracts sit outside Foundation governance.
• Algorand Foundation absorbs builder Algorand Technologies, pledges $15M for protocol work The company that built Algorand has been folded into its Foundation: IP, protocol development and staff moved in March, and algorandtechnologies.com now serves the unified homepage built around the 2027 post-quantum roadmap.
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• Python.org features Lofty's one-week build of instant property-redemption contracts A python.org success story profiles Lofty's instant on-chain redemption of sold-property shares — contracts its team built in a week with Algorand Python, on a platform that has now paid out $5.2M in rent.
• Runtime Verification proved Algorand can't fork — its KAVM tool has been idle since 2023 Runtime Verification machine-checked Algorand's no-fork safety in Coq and audited 13 ecosystem projects in 2021-22, then shipped KAVM for smart-contract proofs — a tool idle since August 2023.
• Aramid Finance's Soldier-node bridge processed 5,414 cross-chain transfers in nine months A permissionless bridge links Voi, Algorand, Arbitrum and Base via a validator network of Soldier nodes, with on-chain verification, DAO governance, and 5,414 transfers in its first nine months.
• Vestige's on-chain ASA metadata registry passes 766 entries Vestige Labs' Asset Manager puts ASA icons, descriptions, social links and wallet labels on-chain with creator-controlled managers and ARC-62 supply math — 766 registry entries live, full developer docs published.
• Algorand's v5.0.0 clears 90% node support; native Falcon-1024 accounts head to mainnet Go-Algorand 5.0.0 hit the 90% node-support threshold on Aug 15 and is finishing a seven-day cooldown before mainnet activation — adding native Falcon-1024 post-quantum accounts, usage-based fees, and a doubled smart-contract size cap.