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Algorand's new CEO inherits a 2027 quantum deadline and an undisclosed K3 Labs role

William Herkelrath began as Algorand Foundation CEO on Aug. 31. He inherits a 2027 post-quantum deadline, a live agentic-payments contest, a four-person board that lost its two DeFi-legal directors, and an undisclosed overlap with the company he co-founded.

Sep 9, 202626 reads

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