IPFS
A decentralized file storage system where data is stored across multiple computers, making it resistant to censorship or loss. NFTs often use IPFS to store metadata like images and traits to ensure they remain accessible.
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- Lute is a free Algorand browser wallet, one of five the Foundation recommends Lute is a free Algorand wallet that runs in a browser tab or a Chrome extension, with keys kept on the device and no sign-up. The Algorand Foundation lists it among five wallets for newcomers. One developer builds it. Its gold theme needs a Lutier token.
- Kaafila promised free courses for 100 million users — five years on, none have shipped Kaafila launched an Algorand token in 2021 to fund free education for 100 million users. Five years on, its courses are unshipped, its DEX pool holds about $30, and its own status reads 'Prototype/MVP.'
- Algorand's NFT marketplace field shrinks to three venues after RandGallery freezes After RandGallery wound down, Downbad, Dartroom and AlgoSeas remain active Algorand NFT marketplaces; Shufl, ALGOxNFT and EXA Market are defunct. This guide covers ARC standards, fees, and self-custody.
- Pera Connect SDK 1.6.0 ships experimental ARC-27 browser-extension signing Profile of Pera's developer hub: @perawallet/connect 1.6.0 adds opt-in ARC-27 extension signing, alongside Pera's public ASA data API, NFT parsing specs, and mobile deep links.
- Nodely puts its Unlimited Algorand API tier on Akita's on-chain subscription marketplace Nodely, the team behind Algorand's default free node API, now sells its Unlimited tier on Akita Subscriptions for 249 USDC a month — escrow-based recurring billing anyone can trigger. The whole marketplace lists four offerings.
- Algorand birthday site pins 8th anniversary to June 12, 2027 — dug from block records Profile of isitalgorandsbirthday.com: D13's annual countdown and free NFT drop now targets June 12 for the 8th year — a date the author reconstructed from MainNet block timestamps.
- Nodely's free Algorand API answers 115M+ requests a day — slowed by design Profile of Nodely (formerly AlgoNode): the self-funded Warsaw team behind Algorand's default free node and indexer API — 115M+ daily requests, fixed-price paid tiers, and the network's official node-count KPI.
- AlgoGazer stakes out everyday Algorand browsing with one-click opt-ins and NFT discovery Profile of AlgoGazer, the mobile-first Algorand block explorer from Philadelphia's GlassWave: NFD lookups, one-click opt-ins and a paid 25-ALGO NFT directory — running on listing fees after two rejected xGov grants.
- Vestige's swap router passes 1.48M Algorand swaps and $207M in routed volume Vestige — the Algorand swap aggregator and explorer born as TinyChart — has routed 1.48M swaps and $207M in volume via atomic multi-DEX routing, alongside vaults, a launchpad, fair-launch coins and an on-chain asset metadata registry.
- 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.
- Pera Explorer pairs Algorand's ledger lookup with its own ASA verification program Pera Explorer, the block explorer from Algorand's Pera Wallet team, covers transactions, accounts, ASAs and apps with a testnet mirror — and runs its own token and project verification programs.