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Algorand Foundation has partnered with Flow Traders to deliver round-the-clock institutional liquidity for $ALGO, targeting the network's fast-growing real-world asset ecosystem.

ALGO is off to a strong start in August. The token is up over 11% this past week and another 3.2% in the last day, now trading around $0.0899. What makes this move interesting is that the Bitcoin price has barely budged over the same stretch. So something else is driving this, so...

M and ALGO are among the very few alts in the green today. PUMP, ONDO, and PI stand in the opposite corner.

Algorand has climbed more than 7% over the past 24 hours, extending its intraday gains to over 9% before easing from session highs. According to CoinGecko, ALGO climbed from an intraday low of about $0.0796 to a session high near $0.0869, gaining more than 9% before easing back to around $0.085 as traders locked in some profits. Even after the pullback, the token remained up roughly 7% over the past day, while trading volume increased alongside the rally. Much of the buying activity followed a series of announcements from the Algorand Foundation and ecosystem projects that pointed to new developer activity, institutional participation and continued network usage. One of the strongest catalysts came from the recently announced GoPlausible x402 Facilitator, which has accelerated adoption of the x402 machine-to-machine payment standard on Algorand. According to GoPlausible, the facilitator has already processed more than $111,832 in settled payments across 160,416 transactions, maintaining a 100% settlement success rate. The rollout also coincided with a developer campaign offering $100,000 in USDC and 500,000 ALGO in rewards for building paid x402 endpoints on the Algorand Virtual Machine. The incentive program is designed to encourage AI agents and automated applications to make programmable micropayments using Algorand's blockchain. Another catalyst came from the institutional side after Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden, together with Ubyx and StakeFi Network, released a position paper urging regulated financial institutions to validate transactions directly on public blockchains instead of relying on permissioned networks. The paper argues that banks seeking secure and trusted blockchain infrastructure should participate as validators because their involvement strengthens the security of public networks. It also presents Algorand's Pure Proof-of-Stake consensus as a model that can support regulated financial institutions. Fresh on-chain data released in the Algorand Foundation's Q2 2026 Transparency Report added another layer to the bullish narrative. The report said total network transaction volume reached 3.64 billion, representing a 3.53% quarter-over-quarter increase. During the quarter, 20 million ALGO was distributed as validator rewards to support network security. According to the same report, community participants now control 80.57% of all staked ALGO, while the Foundation's share has fallen to 19.43%, indicating a more decentralized staking distribution. The Foundation also unveiled its post-quantum security roadmap, targeting full quantum resilience by the end of 2027. Meanwhile, Pera Wallet recorded a 270% quarter-over-quarter increase in fiat on-ramp interactions, while HesabPay expanded payment services supporting more than 600,000 refugees, demonstrating continued real-world usage on the network. ALGO price analysis ALGO's latest rally has strengthened its short-term technical structure, although the daily trend has not yet fully turned bullish. On the 4-hour chart, ALGO rebounded sharply from the $0.076-$0.078 region before climbing above $0.085 with rising trading volume. See below: ALGO/USDT 4-hour price chart. Source: TradingView. The token has remained near its session VWAP, showing buyers have controlled most of the recent move. The Relative Strength Index has climbed to around 70, indicating strong bullish momentum. At the same time, the elevated RSI also suggests the token is approaching overbought territory, where short-term profit-taking often emerges after rapid advances. The daily chart shows ALGO testing its 20-day exponential moving average (EMA) after spending several weeks below it. ALGO/USDT 1-day price chart. Source: TradingView. A successful close above the 20-day EMA could strengthen bullish momentum toward the 50-day EMA near $0.087, while a sustained breakout above that level could expose the 100-day EMA around $0.094. Momentum indicators have also improved. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence has completed a bullish crossover, with the histogram moving into positive territory, signalling that buying momentum has strengthened after an extended period of weakness. Despite the recovery, the broader trend remains under pressure because the 100-day and 200-day EMAs continue to trade above the current price. Until ALGO reclaims those longer-term resistance levels, the daily chart still points to a recovery within a broader downtrend rather than a confirmed long-term reversal. If buyers continue defending the $0.084-$0.085 support area identified on the 4-hour chart, the next upside targets remain $0.087 and $0.094. On the downside, a break below that support zone could send the token back toward the $0.080-$0.082 region, where buyers stepped in before the latest rally. The post Why is Algorand price surging today as ALGO trading volume jumps over 130%? appeared first on Invezz

CoinGecko, a cryptocurrency data and tracking platform, has announced the most searched cryptocurrencies by users in the last three hours. Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) topped the platform’s trending list, while Catecoin (CATE) and Bless (BLESS) completed the top three. According to CoinGecko data, PENGU gained 3.9% in value in the last 24 hours. CATE, which ranks second on the list, saw its price rise by 126.2% during the same period, while BLESS experienced a daily increase of 86.1%. What IF (IF) also stood out with a daily increase of 41.9%. Related News: Watch Out: Entering a Critical Week—Numerous Economic Developments and Altcoin Events Are Coming Up—Here’s the Day-by-Day, Hour-by-Hour Schedule Here is a list of the most searched cryptocurrencies and their total market capitalization over the past three hours on CoinGecko: Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) – $389.13 million Catecoin (CATE) – $19.62 million Bless (BLESS) – $32.72 million Aerodrome Finance (AERO) – $385.03 million Hyperliquid (HYPE) – $11.43 billion Ethereum (ETH) – $224.17 billion Chainlink (LINK) – $6.17 billion Aave (AAVE) – $1.42 billion What IF – $31.24 million Polkadot (DOT) – $1.34 billion Bitcoin (BTC) – $1.27 trillion Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) – $366.19 million Algorand (ALGO) – $758.15 million Cash Cat (CASHCAT) – $41.81 million Solana (SOL) – $42.38 billion *This is not investment advice. Continue Reading: List of the Most-Searched Altcoins in Recent Hours Has Been Revealed

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The post ALGO Price Eyes Key Support as Real-World Asset Adoption Expands Across Algorand appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News ALGO price has spent most of the past two months on the defensive, sliding roughly 45% from its June peak to trade around $0.079. On paper, it looks like another forgotten Layer-1 token. Dig a little deeper, though, and a different story starts to emerge. While price action continues to disappoint, Algorand’s real-world asset (RWA) …

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