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Check out our library of content, including the monthly Algorand Community all-hands events, recent speaking sessions, developer videos, and other content related to the Algorand ecosystem.

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Algorand Educate

An educational series in partnership with Encode Club about the Algorand blockchain and how to develop applications using Algorand.

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Algorand Classroom

Join the Algorand Foundation team for simple explanations of the core fundamentals of Algorand.

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Community All Hands

An in-depth discussion with the Algorand Foundation team on various rotating topics in the industry.

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Algorand Assembly: 1st Community All Hands 2023

The Algorand Foundation team held our first Global Community All Hands Call of 2023 which we have renamed the Algorand Assembly on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023. In this Assembly, we introduced new team members, announced community and ecosystem initiatives, and shared a snapshot of what you can expect in 2023 across events, communications and programming

Decipher 2022 | The Main Arena Livestream - Day 2

Decipher 2022 is the second annual gathering of the builders, founders, investors, and strategists deciphering the future on Algorand. Watch all the action from day 2 of Decipher Dubai 2022.

Decipher 2022 | The Main Arena Livestream - Day 1

Decipher 2022 is the second annual gathering of the builders, founders, investors, and strategists deciphering the future on Algorand. Watch all the action from the Main Stage on day 1 of Decipher 2022

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International School on Algorand Smart Contracts Week 2: Writing Smart contracts in pyTEAL

Week 2: Writing Smart contracts in pyTEAL. October 4th, 2022. Writing Smart contracts in pyTEAL Matteo Almanza, Algorand Labs

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International School on Algorand Smart Contracts: Week 1 Algorand transactions and smart signatures

International School on Algorand Smart Contracts: Week 1 Algorand transactions and smart signatures

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International School on Algorand Smart Contracts Week 2: Algorand dAPP Has Never Been Easier

October 2022. Beaker: Algorand dAPP Has Never Been Easier Chris Kim, Algorand Inc. International School on Algorand Smart Contracts Week 2: Algorand dAPP Has Never Been Easier

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International School on Algorand Smart Contracts Wk 2: Writing ABI Compliant Smart Contracts PyTEAL

October 2022 - Algorand ABI: Writing ABI Compliant Smart Contracts with PyTEAL with Stefano De Angelis, Algorand Inc.

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International School on Algorand Smart Contracts: Week 1 - Introduction to Algorand smart contracts

International School on Algorand Smart Contracts: Week 1 - Introduction to Algorand smart contracts with Cosimo Bassi, Algorand Inc.

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International School on Algorand Smart Contracts: Week 1 - Blockchain consensus mechanisms with Ivan Visconti

Algorand has several distinctive features that make it different from other mainstream blockchain platforms: for instance, the instant transaction finality, the native custom assets, the atomic groups of transactions, the separation between stateless to stateful smart contracts, the concept of local variables, and the TEAL bytecode language. All these features can be combined to design complex smart contracts, that can be executed on-chain by the Algorand Virtual Machine.

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International School on Algorand Smart Contracts Week 2: Smart contracts development Lab in pyTEAL

Oct 6th, 2022. Smart contracts development Lab in pyTEAL with Marco Zecchini, Sapienza University of Rome

Decipher 2022 | The Developer Greenhouse Livestream - Day 2

Watch Day 2 of the Developer Greenhouse livestream at Decipher in Dubai.

Algorand Foundation May Community All Hands (May 24th, 2022)

Join our CEO Staci Warden for her first community all-hands as we discuss recent announcements and program changes to our Governance Program, Grants Program and Ecosystem Funding Initiatives. We also shared upcoming community news and updates.

Earth Day in a Green Metaverse Presented by Algorand Foundation (April 22nd, 2022)

first-ever metaverse event dedicated to Earth Day. This Earth Day event will consist of a 1-day live celebration as well as a month-long exhibition of ESG and NFT projects from the Algorand ecosystem. We are honored to have guest speakers from various eco-friendly projects, in addition to leaders from organizations looking to leverage blockchain technology, joining us to share their visions and realize their goals of sustainable development. Watch this session to receive a demo of the metaverse and a kick-off with the incredible speeches from the leaders.

Algorand AVM Livestream from Consensus in Austin TX (June 8th, 2022)

Algorand is hitting the road and taking AVM on a worldwide tour. First stop - Austin, Texas. Watch the full AVM Austin event which brought together the global crypto industry, and a star-studded line-up of entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and industry insiders, creating unparalleled networking opportunities.

Earth Day in a Green Metaverse Series: Staci Warden from Algorand Foundation

Watch our CEO Staci Warden give her opening speech of the #EarthDay2022 metaverse on April 22nd! “The Algorand ecosystem is like our planet earth, green and sustainability is built into our DNA”.

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What's going on in the Algorand Ecosystem' at University of Florida's Blockchain Lab session. (2nd March, 2022)

Pigi Palmisani of the Foundation discusses 'What's going on in the Algorand Ecosystem' at University of Florida's Blockchain Lab session.

Algorand Foundation June Community All-Hands (30th June, 2022)

The Algorand ecosystem just celebrated its third year MainNet anniversary in June. As we are soon marching into the second half of 2022, we would like to invite everyone to watch this month's Community All-hands, featuring several rising stars projects from the Algorand NFT ecosystem such as Tigerchi, PoppinPuffins, G-raffe and Trilemart.

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Hugo Krawczyk Algorand Presentation Blockchain Lab at University Florida (23rd March, 2022)

Our Principal Researcher Hugo Krawczyk presents "Why Algorand?" at the @UF Blockchain Lab.

Algorand Classroom: Why is Algorand such a unique blockchain

Check out this short video on why Algorand is such a truly unique blockchain.

Algorand Classroom: Pure Proof of Stake

Watch the second video in our Algorand Foundation video series! This video discusses the 1st of the key Algorand protocol features, Pure Proof of Stake. The most important and fundamental task of a blockchain is the secure, reliable and fast creation of the next block in the chain. This video outlines the innovative consensus mechanism of the Algorand blockchain and how our protocol solves the blockchain trilemma, achieving global scale, true decentralization with robust security.

Algorand Foundation Classroom: Security

Watch the third video in our Algorand Foundation video series! This video discusses the the key Algorand protocol feature, Robust Security.

July Algorand Community All-Hands: An Asia Pacific Partner Focus

This session covers the recent updates from the Algorand Foundation, a DeFi/NFT discussion with our Asia Pacific ecosystem partners, an open Q&A with our community and we will wrap up with recognition of our Asia Pacific Community Champions. Ecosystem partner panelists include AlgoMint, Meld Gold, Yield, CurveGrid and Props.

Community All-Hands

Community All-Hands: Governance Referendum and Pilot Relay Node Runner Program

Watch our community all-hands discussion from June 18th on the Decentralizing #Algorand Governance proposal, the Governance Referendum, and the Pilot Relay Node Runner Program.

Algorand Payments & Blockchain Use Cases: Better, Faster & Cheaper from Blockchain Ireland Week 2021

Our #BlockchainIrelandWeek2021 session on #Algorand#Payments & #Blockchain use cases with the panel lineup of Sveinn Valfells, Co-Founder and CEO, Monerium Claudio Parrinello, CEO, PlanetWatch Elio Barbera, Managing Director, Cafe' Barbera Mike Wise, Managing Consultant, Bleumi Inc. Discover how the Algorand protocol is being used to mint and move money more securely, less expensively, and with greater transparency; to incentivize, track, store and share global climate data; and to drive competitive advantage and lower distribution costs.

Community All-Hands

April Community All-Hands: Decentralizing Algorand Governance

Join the Algorand Foundation team for a discussion on our Decentralizing Algorand Governance proposal.

Algorand Educate Series: Intro Event

This is the introduction event of the Algorand Educate series. Algorand Educate, in partnership with Encode Club is to teach students about blockchain through the lens of Algorand. The 75+ university blockchain societies from around the world will be participating in the Algorand Educate series, learning about the Algorand blockchain and how to develop applications using Algorand.

Algorand Educate Series: Algorand Consensus Algorithm

The second event of the Algorand Educate series with Encode Club presents the Algorand Consensus Algorithm. The Encode Club team are joined in this session by Associate Director, Developer & Ecosystem Development Asia Markets at the Foundation, Haichao Zhu.

Algorand Educate Series: Algorand Development Environment

The third event of the Algorand Educate series with Encode Club presents setting up your Algorand Development Environment. Encode Club are joined by Russ Fustino and Ryan Fox from the Algorand Developer Relations Team for this informative Demo.

FINNOSUMMIT Challenge: LATAM Blockchain Accelerator Finale Presentations

During the virtual FinnoSummit Finale, Algorand Founder Silvio Micali was hosted in a fireside chat, and Algorand Foundation CEO Sean Lee welcomed the top 10 teams to pitch their projects to an audience of over 400 global attendees. Watch the ten finalist project pitches!

Algorand Educate Series: Algorand Standard Assets

The fourth event of the Algorand Educate series with Encode Club discusses Algorand Standard Assets. Encode Club are joined by Russ Fustino and Ryan Fox from the Algorand Developer Relations Team for this session which includes practical solutions, demos and more.

Algorand Educate Series: Understanding Algorand's Smart Contract Language

The fifth event of the Algorand Educate series with Encode Club explores Understanding Algorand's Smart Contract Language. Encode Club are joined by Russ Fustino and Jason Weathersby from the Algorand Developer Relations Team for this session.

Algorand Founder, Silvio Micali BSN Recording

Algorand Founder Silvio Micali Delivered his Best Wishes in the O.P.B. Press Conference

Silvio Micali's Lecture on Algorand

Silvio Micali, Founder of Algorand, gives a presentation on Algorand at the inaugural Algorand Milan Meetup.

Pixel: Multi-signatures for Consensus

Algorand: Scaling Byzantine Agreements for Cryptocurrencies

Algorand Agreement - Super Fast and Partition Resilient Byzantine Agreement

Algorand Theoretical Paper

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A Proposal for Decentralizing Algorand Governance (Nov 2020)

Efficient Smart Contracts at Scale: Algorand’s Stateful TEAL Contracts (Aug 2020)

Algorand's Approach to the Right to Be Forgotten (June 2020)

Algorand’s Smart Contract Architecture (May 2020)

Algorand's Approach to COVID-19 Reporting (April 2020)

Algorand Co-Chains (March 2020)

Algorand Smart Contracts at Layer 1 (Oct 2019)

Algorand’s Forthcoming Technology (April 2019)

Algorand’s Layer-1 Strategy: Fungible Tokens and Atomic Multi-Party Transfers (Aug 2019)

Algorand’s Core Technology In a Nutshell (April 2019)

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