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Valar's seven-post Medium blog mapped Algorand's staking era, then went quiet

Valar's Medium publication ran seven posts between Feb and Jun 2025 explaining Algorand's shift from governance rewards to staking — then stopped, days before co-founder Uroš Hudomalj won a seat on the xGov Council it had previewed.

Aug 20, 202615 reads

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Valar's seven-post Medium blog mapped Algorand's staking era, then went quiet

Latest

Algorand xGov-funded wallet Confío now settles on BNB Smart Chain

AlgoGazer stakes out everyday Algorand browsing with one-click opt-ins and NFT discovery

Sealed's Android messenger is live, but its Algorand contract remains Testnet-only

Inside Valar Solutions, the hackathon winner now staking 82.98M ALGO on Algorand