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Executives from Fuze and LogMeIn Join Cryptography Pioneer and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali to build next-generation ’blockchain for business’ BOSTON, October 24, 2018-- Algorand, a first-of-its-kind blockchain and cryptocurrency purpose built for business, announced today the closure of a $62M equity investment and the addition of senior executive hires from leading global technology brands. Steve Kokinos, co-founder and Chairman at Fuze, and W. Sean Ford, co-founder of uPromise and former CMO of LogMeIn, join Algorand as CEO and COO, respectively. The $62M comes from a broad global investment group representing the venture capital, cryptocurrency, and financial services communities.

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