Algorand Community
By: Fortior Blockchain
Tags: Globalization, Finance, Algorand, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Introduction

Algorand has had an incredible month, growing ~65.00% over the course of only 30 days. Originally founded in the year 2017 by MIT Professor and world-renowned cryptographer, Silvio Micali, just four years later — Algorand is now a $5.0 billion blockchain. The explosive and global growth of Algorand is taking the decentralized world by storm, but it isn’t happening by accident. Although Algorand has arguably the best technology of any blockchain, with its novel pure-proof-of-stake mechanism, the people in the community are what make Algorand a digital place people love to be. This blog highlights a few of the amazing and wonderful people building on Algorand.

Addie Wagenknecht

A seminal innovator in the open-source movement, Addie Wagenknecht is paving a path forward for humanity at the confluence of art and machines. Addie is changing the world, and the way people change the world at the same time. She is a globally renowned innovator and her perspectives on computer science and engineering are shockingly scintillating. Her knowledge depth in software and hardware, are only paralleled by her own imaginative genius. One conversation with her will change the way you think about the world. Check out her Wikipedia Page.

Fabrice Benhamouda

One of the most brilliant cryptographers on the planet, Fabrice is passionate about solving problems on the Algorand blockchain. One of the most beloved members of the Algorand community, Fabrice takes a service-oriented approach to solving problems on the blockchain by engaging with developers directly in the Algorand Discord and Developer Forum. Developers are constantly amazed at his ingenuity, as well as humbly appreciative of his time. Fabrice sets a standard for excellence, leading by example to build the best blockchain — read his Research to learn more.

Autumn Moss Penaloza

Charming, charismatic, and kind, Autumn is a Head of Community with Algorand. Moreover, she is inspiring a better future for gender equality and the advancement of female engineers. Autumn has the ability to light up any room or conference call with positive energy, along with her warm and welcoming demeanor. She’s building a professional, dedicated, and collaborative community — and it’s unlike any other blockchain community out there. To learn more about Autumn, connect with her on LinkedIn.

Liz Baran

One of the generations great innovators, Liz Baran is a technical genius driving the next generation of Algorand technologies. Before migrating to Algorand, Liz was one of the inventors behind Amazon’s Alexa — check out U.S. Patent №10,163,436 and her YouTube Video harmonizing her skillset to send Algo via voice command. Now she is a leader in the Algorand developer community, authoring amazing articles and inspiring new creations on the Algorand blockchain. Her talent for simplifying complicated technology to create scalable and sustainable solutions is truly one of a kind.

Keli Callaghan

A leader on the Algorand marketing team, Keli Callaghan conducts interviews with entrepreneurs and developers around the world building on the Algorand blockchain. She has an electric personality and the ability to engage with and understand some of the most complex cryptographic concepts happening in the decentralized universe. She is a game changer for marketing and for growing the Algorand community. Keli is also an Algorand guru on Twitter, make sure to follow her!

Conclusion

As part of the Algorand ecosystem, it is our great privilege at Fortior Blockchain to work with and be inspired by these great leaders in the Algorand community. Additionally, this is just a small list of the incredible people growing the Algorand ecosystem. Finally, we do truly believe people, not technology shape the future — although having the best technology certainly helps.