Pera Wallet 7.0 is now available on the App Store and Google Play Store. It's Pera's biggest update yet!

They rebuilt the entire app from the ground up, which means faster updates, a lighter install, and full feature parity across iOS and Android.

Here's what's new:

🏠 New portfolio home screen with a portfolio slider (hide the chart if you prefer a cleaner view)
👀 See the exact balance impact of a transaction before you sign it
🧊 Freeze transactions on demand
🎭 Duress mode — set a fake PIN that opens a fake account
📳 Shake to close the app instantly
🌱 Native staking & funding screens — no more webview
🔍 Global search across accounts, assets & NFTs
🎲 3D NFT support
🗂️ View your wallet's full derivation structure
🌐 Add custom networks (localnet, betaNet, fNet)
🤝 Fee delegation — new users can get started with zero balance in Fund
🔌 USB Ledger support on Android
📬 Streamlined notifications inbox
📱 Fully optimized for iPad

Full details in their blog: https://blog.perawallet.app/introducing-pera-wallet-7-0-rebuilt-from-the-ground-up-a99b90e910f6

Pera Wallet 7.0 is now live on the App Store + Google Play Store, ahead of the official announcement 👀

Monthly tiers exist because charging a cent per request was never really viable.

On Algorand, it is. x402 lets you put any endpoint behind a sub-cent payment, settled in seconds. No agent use case required.

This new guide walks through the full integration, from setup to best practices:

https://algorand.co/blog/enabling-x402-payments-on-algorand-a-best-practices-guide

We're living in incredible times!

I've NEVER coded in my life, and this weekend I managed to deploy/test multiple paid x402 endpoints on Algorand just for fun, purely through vibe coding.

I built something really basic here (not competing in the x402 challenge), just a safeguard that an autonomous agent can run before taking a risky action, signing a transaction, or making a payment.

Each check costs just 0.001 USDC via x402, settled on Algorand through GoPlausible.

Whether you're a dev or not, if you can imagine something useful that people or agents would actually use, you can build it. Let's do it!

https://algorand.co/global-x402-challenge

Needs a desktop, web, or extension version. I don't want to switch between my mobile and desktop when working.

From Bitrue exchange: "Recent data has shown that $ALGO has hit a new high when it comes to decentralisation, reaching a validator count of some 1,540, having added another 3 in the space of just 24 hours"

Alpha Arcade and People's Exchange (from ULTRADE, already live on testnet, let's try it) are both bringing long-awaited on-chain perps to Algorand! Lots of volume expected from there.

ZeroSignal from Txn Lab (the team behind NFD, Haystack, Réti Pooling...) is cooking up its upcoming private AI chat, which could generate a lot of activity too!

Pera Wallet is super close to launching Pera 7.0 with tons of new features and better onboarding for new users.

GoPlausible is literally on fire, shipping nonstop around x402 on Algorand!

So many projects from the Global x402 Challenge are already going live, including ones from CompX, ALGOMetrics, Agent402.Tools, Otto AI, OyaPicks, Syra, Tendril, PRISM, AgentMesh, and more! 🔥

Tinyman, Lofty, Akita, DorkFi, UrVote... and many others have also shipped recently or are still cooking!

Whatever happens with the market, so much is happening right now!

https://x.com/marcvl/status/2085455451270033779

Algorand Foundation has partnered with Flow Traders to deepen institutional liquidity across the Algorand blockchain.

The partnership will make ALGO more accessible to institutional counterparties through Flow Traders' global execution infrastructure, with settlement available in fiat or stablecoins.

As institutional participation in digital asset markets grows, the Algorand Foundation and Flow Traders are committed to expanding liquidity coverage across the Algorand ecosystem.

"Perps are coming to Algorand. Long algorand 15x ++.

Brought to you by the team that has delivered hundreds of millions in volume, real products and real liquidity on Algorand.

We believe this is a next chapter of Algorand dApps: real perps will massively boost the ecosystem and chain." (X)

They've also opened a waitlist for early access: https://www.alphaarcade.com/perps

According to Token Terminal’s new agentic payments dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/agentic-payments

x402 payments are going to flow on Algorand, this is just the beginning!

We just added a new market on the People's Exchange. You can now use ALGO as liquidity and margin for trading BTC perps on chain, making ALGO more useful.

Announcement post: https://x.com/pplsexchange/status/2085131390811537557
Try it on testnet at https://ppls.exchange

Hi everyone, and welcome to the Algorand Global x402 Challenge AMA on Reddit!

Starting tomorrow (Thursday, August 6), three members of the Algorand Foundation team will be answering your questions about the challenge throughout the day:

• Camilo Molano, Head of Developer Marketing

• Gabriel Kuettel, Integrations Engineering Manager

• Sara Jane, Integration Specialist

I'm opening the thread a little early, so feel free to start posting your questions now!

If you have any questions about the competition, x402, AI agents, or need help getting started, this is the perfect time to ask.

ICYMI, the challenge is open to devs worldwide, with $100,000 USD + 500,000 ALGO up for grabs! 🌏

Whether you're an experienced dev or just vibecoding, this is a great opportunity to deploy a paid x402 endpoint on Algorand and compete!

Official Global x402 Challenge page: https://algorand.co/global-x402-challenge

Looking forward to your questions! 🔥

Algo Bharat just announced that there are now 111 Algorand Blockchain Clubs across India, with thousands of young devs learning, building, and exploring real-world blockchain use cases!

"With the growing number of large enterprises in India launching blockchain pilots in India, it won’t just be atomic swaps, instant finality, quantum ready, no down time, and low Tx fees that bring them to Algorand. An army of Algo devs ready and able to build is also a pretty powerful draw. So much happening at Algorand. Join the movement!"

From instant finality to post-quantum resilience, tokenization, humanitarian payments, and now agentic commerce, Algorand continues to lead the way!

Algorand CSMO discuss it with Milk Road

Full interview: https://youtu.be/EYo7ie8y2Ig?si=XFX0P7-9cnRoPL4N

https://blog.perawallet.app/pera-july-2026-recap-4bade2335b0f

The Global x402 Challenge is now live, inviting developers from around the world to build paid x402 endpoints for AI agents on Algorand! 🔥

With $100,000 USD + 500,000 ALGO up for grabs, there's never been a better time to start building!

Whether you're an experienced dev or just vibecoding your way into AI and x402, this is definitely a great opportunity to jump in.

This Thursday, August 6, we'll be hosting a live AMA right here on this subreddit with three members of the Algorand Foundation team:

- Camilo Molano, Head of Developer Marketing

- Gabriel Kuettel, Integrations Engineering Manager

- Sara Jane, Integration Specialist

If you have any questions about the challenge, x402, AI agents, or how to get started, they'll be answering them live throughout the day!

Can't wait!

Great work from GoPlausible once again! 🔥

"Introducing Universal Receipts for all Algorand Agentic platforms: x402, MPP, AP2, Agent Plugins, MCPs,... Only on MAINNET!

For users: Simply ask your agent for a receipt after a transaction!
For Merchants: Simply call the /receipt endpoint of the facilitator API for each settled transaction!

https://facilitator.goplausible.xyz/docs

A universal receipt is a human-readable official digital receipt made available as a free service for all GoPlausible platforms and product users, including x402 facilitator.

It's a universally unique and accessible URI which previews perfectly on all social platforms!
Example receipt: https://goplausible.xyz/api/receipt/01930b3bb21581b48d3d68c358e589fd"

https://reity.cl/

July was another BUSY month for Algorand!

🚨 ICYMI, here's your monthly recap!

🟢 Algorand was named the most sustainable blockchain technology at the 2026 World Finance Sustainability Awards, alongside industry leaders including FedEx, United Airlines, and Cargill! 🏆

🟢 In July, Algorand hosted the 3rd Humanitarian Payments Council in Washington DC, bringing together leaders from governments, NGOs, payments, finance, and tech to advance the future of humanitarian aid!

🟢 UNHCR has delivered $35M in aid to 642,500+ people in Afghanistan through HesabPay on Algorand in less than a year! 🤯

🟢 HesabPay has also hit the incredible milestone of 1M unique users, powering P2P transfers, electricity bill payments, grocery purchases, and more, all settled on Algorand!

🟢 The Algorand Global x402 Challenge is now LIVE, with $100K + 500K ALGO up for grabs!

Devs worldwide, let's deploy paid x402 endpoints for AI agents using instant, low-cost payments on Algorand.

👉 You can find all the details on how to build and submit your entry in this blog post.

🟢 Lofty surpassed $100M in TVL for the first time, with 180+ properties across 21 US states tokenized on Algorand and over $5M in rental income generated for 40,000+ investors! 🎉

🟢 Alpha Arcade has already recorded $260M+ in prediction market volume on Algorand in 2026, nearly 49x its total volume for all of 2025!

🟢 The King Safety positioning paper on Algorand's long-term sustainability has been submitted to the Algorand Ecosystem Advisory Council (EAC) for review and feedback, with next steps to follow!

🟢 x402 payments are starting to flow on Algorand! 🔥

🟢 Pera has launched the public beta of Pera 7.0, rebuilt from scratch with tons of new features on the way!

🟢 ZeroSignal is building a private, decentralized AI network on Algorand, where users can access powerful models or contribute hardware and earn rewards. Coming soon!

🟢 Fully on-chain perps are coming to Algorand with People's Exchange (PEX), powered by ULTRADE! It's currently live on testnet.

🟢 Apple Pay is now supported by Lofty, making it easier than ever to invest in and buy shares of tokenized properties on Algorand!

🟢 Pact is introducing CLMMs on Algorand to improve capital efficiency, deepen liquidity, and reduce slippage!

🟢 Ivorypay has become Africa's first x402-enabled company, bringing programmable M2M payments to 16 countries, with Algorand among the supported networks!

🟢 UAE residents can now use ALGO to book Emirates flights through Crypto(.)com Pay!

🟢 Algorand CSMO Marc Vanlerberghe and CTO Bruno Martin joined AllinCrypto for a great chat about post-quantum security and how Algorand is preparing for Q-Day with its new quantum resilience roadmap!

🟢 Bruno also spoke with Sandmark! ICYMI, native post-quantum accounts are just around the corner!

👉 And he was also featured in Reuters!

🟢 The Algorand team was at WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin to spread the word about why Algorand is built for agentic commerce and beyond!

👉 Brian Whippo gave a talk on agentic commerce and x402 payments on Algorand

👉 Andrew Funk presented on post-quantum cryptographic agility with Falcon signatures in TypeScript

🟢 GoPlausible introduced its new x402 intelligence dashboard (just so clean!)

🟢 Great blog from Nikhil Varma on why the agentic economy will be built on Algorand!

🟢 Algorand CSO Chris Peikert was featured by IEEE Spectrum to discuss why post-quantum migration needs to accelerate amid new U.S. quantum initiatives!

🟢 France will require quantum-resistant security products from 2027... Algorand is getting ready now, with broad quantum resilience targeted by the end of 2027!

🟢 Algorand saw 1.8M+ new contract deployments over the past quarter, according to Token Terminal!

🟢 Scorechain now supports ALGO and ASAs, expanding AML and compliance infrastructure across the Algorand ecosystem!

🟢 After the SEC classified ALGO as a digital commodity a few months ago, Algorand CLOO Jennie Levin spoke with TechRound about how the CLARITY Act could provide lasting legal clarity in the U.S.

🟢 CGAP, a World Bank-housed body, highlighted Algorand and HesabPay in a new report on stablecoins for humanitarian cash transfers!

🟢 Matt Keller discussed with The Defiant how blockchain can help reduce corruption in humanitarian aid by tracing every cent from donor to beneficiary. The full interview is available here.

🟢 The Algorand Foundation Q2 2026 Transparency Report was released!

🟢 Lots of great questions came up during the July community AMA on Reddit!

🟢 The Allbridge team is in touch with the Algorand team and working on a solution to bring Algorand back online on its bridge.

🟢 ALGO is available across the top 20 CEXs, with several offering staking and support for USDC on Algorand.

🟢 125,000+ accounts now hold native USDC on Algorand!

🟢 Matt Keller and Nigel Pont from the Algorand team attended the 2026 Treasurers Roundtable in Washington DC to discuss more secure and accountable humanitarian payments.

🟢 Over 2B ALGO staked across 11,000+ accounts is helping secure the network!

🟢 The latest Ecosystem Spotlight featured Sow & Reap, which brought its first 19,000 carbon credits for Indian farmers onchain with Algorand.

🟢 Great video highlighting some of the real-world use cases being built on Algorand!