Algorand: The Smart Choice ALGO For Cryptocurrency Investors

Algorand has offered a two-layer smart contract architecture that's much different from earlier approaches

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It's built for scalability and uses a modified proof-of-stake consensus mechanism for efficient transaction processing

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This results in speeds of about 1,000 transactions per second

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The Blockchain supports a variety of programming language

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According to the Algorand website, languages it supports include Java, JavaScript (node.js and browser), Go and Python SDKs, REST APIs…..

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As well as many community SDKs, such as Rust, Swift, PHP, Dart, C, etc.

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It has experienced zero downtime since launch. Other blockchains, such as Solana

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This ensures that Algorand isn't fractured into separate projects and that no one can double-spend on its Blockchain

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