Algorand blockchain protocol
E87625
layer-1 blockchain
public blockchain protocol
pure proof-of-stake blockchain
smart contract platform
Algorand blockchain protocol is a scalable, secure, and energy-efficient public blockchain platform designed by cryptographer Silvio Micali that uses a pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Algorand blockchain | 4 |
| Algorand | 2 |
| Pure Proof-of-Stake | 2 |
| Algorand Inc. | 1 |
| Algorand Layer-1 protocol | 1 |
| Algorand blockchain protocol canonical | 1 |
| Algorand mainnet | 1 |
| Algorand protocol rules | 1 |
| Algorand validators | 1 |
| Layer-1 Algorand protocol | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T734396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Algorand blockchain protocol Context triple: [Silvio Micali, notableWork, Algorand blockchain protocol]
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A.
Meta River
The Meta River is a major waterway in Colombia and Venezuela that drains the eastern Andes and Llanos plains before joining the Orinoco River.
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B.
Paxos
Paxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its clear turquoise waters, olive groves, and tranquil, less-touristed atmosphere.
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C.
Ethereum blockchain
The Ethereum blockchain is a decentralized, open-source platform that supports programmable smart contracts and powers a wide ecosystem of cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (dApps).
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D.
MiriadaX
MiriadaX is an online learning platform that provides Spanish-language massive open online courses (MOOCs) from universities and educational institutions across the Ibero-American region.
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E.
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
The ERC Proof of Concept Grant is a European Research Council funding scheme that helps previous ERC grant holders explore the commercial or societal innovation potential of their research results.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Algorand blockchain protocol Target entity description: Algorand blockchain protocol is a scalable, secure, and energy-efficient public blockchain platform designed by cryptographer Silvio Micali that uses a pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
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A.
Meta River
The Meta River is a major waterway in Colombia and Venezuela that drains the eastern Andes and Llanos plains before joining the Orinoco River.
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B.
Paxos
Paxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its clear turquoise waters, olive groves, and tranquil, less-touristed atmosphere.
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C.
Ethereum blockchain
The Ethereum blockchain is a decentralized, open-source platform that supports programmable smart contracts and powers a wide ecosystem of cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (dApps).
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D.
MiriadaX
MiriadaX is an online learning platform that provides Spanish-language massive open online courses (MOOCs) from universities and educational institutions across the Ibero-American region.
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E.
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
The ERC Proof of Concept Grant is a European Research Council funding scheme that helps previous ERC grant holders explore the commercial or societal innovation potential of their research results.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
layer-1 blockchain
ⓘ
public blockchain protocol ⓘ pure proof-of-stake blockchain ⓘ smart contract platform ⓘ |
| basedOn | Byzantine agreement ⓘ |
| blockTime | about 3.5 seconds ⓘ |
| consensusLayer | on-chain ⓘ |
| consensusMechanism | pure proof-of-stake ⓘ |
| consensusProperty |
random committee selection
ⓘ
stake-weighted participation ⓘ |
| consensusRole |
block proposers
ⓘ
committee verifiers ⓘ |
| creator | Silvio Micali ⓘ |
| designedBy | Silvio Micali ⓘ |
| designGoal |
decentralization
ⓘ
energy efficiency ⓘ scalability ⓘ security ⓘ |
| developedBy | Algorand Inc. ⓘ |
| energyConsumptionProfile | low energy usage ⓘ |
| feeModel | low transaction fees ⓘ |
| finalityType | instant finality ⓘ |
| governedBy | Algorand Foundation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fast transaction finality
ⓘ
high throughput ⓘ layer-1 smart contracts ⓘ permissionless validators ⓘ |
| launchYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| ledgerType | account-based ⓘ |
| mainnetLaunchDate | 2019-06-19 ⓘ |
| nativeCryptocurrency | ALGO ⓘ |
| networkType | public ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| securityProperty |
forkless finality
ⓘ
permissionless participation ⓘ |
| smartContractLanguage |
PyTeal
ⓘ
TEAL ⓘ |
| supports |
ASA stablecoins
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Algorand Standard Assets ⓘ DeFi applications ⓘ NFTs ⓘ atomic transfers ⓘ enterprise applications ⓘ rekeying ⓘ smart contracts ⓘ stateful smart contracts ⓘ stateless smart contracts ⓘ |
| tokenStandard |
Algorand Standard Assets
ⓘ
surface form:
Algorand Standard Asset
|
| uses | Verifiable Random Function ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Algorand blockchain protocol Description of subject: Algorand blockchain protocol is a scalable, secure, and energy-efficient public blockchain platform designed by cryptographer Silvio Micali that uses a pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Algorand Inc.
this entity surface form:
Algorand blockchain
this entity surface form:
Pure Proof-of-Stake
this entity surface form:
Algorand
this entity surface form:
Algorand blockchain
this entity surface form:
Pure Proof-of-Stake
this entity surface form:
Algorand
this entity surface form:
Algorand validators
this entity surface form:
Layer-1 Algorand protocol
this entity surface form:
Algorand blockchain
this entity surface form:
Algorand Layer-1 protocol
this entity surface form:
Algorand protocol rules
this entity surface form:
Algorand blockchain