In a time when there's a new token popping up every now and then and it's extremely hard for anything good to establish itself since the crypto scene is kinda dominated by a few names, why do you think algorand will continue to have an edge over all of them in the long run?

Looking at the "Algorand Transactions History" chart at the link below, click the "1M" view, it appears that Algo transactions fell off a cliff after June 7th. If you click the "6M" view it'll show May as having nearly ~900k total transactions, so June is definitely not on pace for that.

https://algoexplorer.io/top-statistics

Anyone know what happened? New to Algo and trying to learn the tech. Thanks!

1. Circle Collaborates with Algorand Foundation to Launch USDC on Algorand Blockchain. Usd Coin (USDC), the second-largest stablecoin by market cap is getting launched on Algorand, the scalable secure decentralized open-source permissionless pure proof of stake blockchain for the borderless economy. https://www.techidence.com/circle-collaborates-with-algorand-foundation-to-launch-usdc-on-algorand-blockchain/
2. Algorand Asia Accelerator Webinar Series last Wednesday. The first session of our Algorand Asia Accelerator webinar series was last Wednesday with Algorand's Steve Kokinos and Silvio Micali along with the Algorand Foundation's Sean Lee. People learned a lot about the future of frictionless finance! https://www.longhashventures.com/algorand/
3. Celebrated 1 Year of Algorand MainNet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T15MgnIQnHQ&feature=youtu.be
4. Norwegian exchange Kaupang Krypto has listed ALGO. For any norwegians in the community: Kaupang Krypto ( https://www.kaupangkrypto.no/ ) now offers buying and selling of ALGO. https://blogg.kaupangkrypto.no/algorand-algo/

Hello, on the Algorand website there is some mention of Immediate Transaction Finality. Most salient is this sentence: "At most, one block is certified and written to the chain in a given round.". The page is explicit that "in the event of a network partition in Algorand, the adversary is never able to convince two honest users to accept two different blocks for the same round" -- this is a vital distinction that Algorand has over other blockchains I think.

But I would like to understand how this is achieved. Is it the case that each block has the same number of validators, regardless of how large the network grows? That would explain it, but I don't know how you would have a fixed number of validators in a network of varying size.

Can someone please explain how Immediate Transaction Finality and the impossibility-of-forking as achieved in Algorand? Or please link me to some additional reading I can do? Perhaps it is explained in the developer docs or something.

Thanks

1. Algorand Upgrades Protocol with Improved Indexer and API. Recently, Algorand announced two new enhancements: A fully redesigned indexer and refreshed APIs for efficient data retrieval. The redesigned indexer is highly performant at scale, provides computed data such as balances at specific rounds, historic searches, paginated results, and note field searching. The indexer can be run entirely independently from an Algorand node. The refreshed API includes more data, cleaner organization, and pairs with updated SDKs for simpler and more efficient data retrieval. https://www.algorand.com/resources/blog/algorand-upgrades-protocol-with-improved-indexer

2. Algorand Asia Accelerator Webinar Series: Join Us on June 24th! Sign up for Wednesday's first session of our Algorand Asia Accelerator webinar series with Algorand's Steve Kokinos and Silvio Micali along with the Algorand Foundation's Sean Lee. Learn about the future of frictionless finance.https://www.crowdcast.io/e/stfshxwm/register

3. Chess Federation Chooses Algorand Blockchain to Host Player Rankings. Algorand said it will record FIDE Online Arena World Chess players’ data and provide a transparent platform where participants can view game information that’s updated in real time. https://www.coindesk.com/chess-federation-chooses-algorand-blockchain-to-host-player-rankings

For any norwegians in the community: Kaupang Krypto ( https://www.kaupangkrypto.no/ ) now offers buying and selling of ALGO.

Blog post about ALGO in Norwegian: https://blogg.kaupangkrypto.no/algorand-algo/

I like the Algorand project. However, has anyone seen this in the Algorand official wallet terms of service?

1. Right to Terminate. We may terminate your access to and use of the Services, at our sole discretion, at any time and for any reason, with or without notice to you.
2. Algorand reserves the right to update the Algorand Wallet’s disclaimer and privacy policy without notice to users.

Here is the official link - I hope I am misinterpreting what it's saying.

https://www.algorand.com/wallet-disclaimer

Last week, Algorand’s latest update included a fully redesigned indexer and refreshed APIs!

Learn about all the new features and how to get started in this article! https://developer.algorand.org/articles/algorand-v2-sdks/