The Algorand Foundation said it is closing its Forum and company-run Ecosystem Advisory Council effective Nov. 6, and ending its sponsorship of the Algorand Technical Council as it shifts toward a revenue-generating network model.
The Foundation’s community update, published Nov. 6, also announced an indefinite pause of the xGov grants program starting Dec. 6. It said the Forum had primarily hosted xGov discussions in recent years and promised a read-only archive.
The changes dismantle a formal channel for ecosystem input created earlier this year. The advisory council’s January launch notice tasked it with reviewing key protocol proposals and delivering ecosystem assessments to the Foundation’s board.
For feedback and support, the Foundation now directs developers, node operators and builders to Discord. Periodic Developer Council meetings will continue for technical discussions, with invitations available by asking there.
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View post on XThe pullback follows a broader review under CEO William Herkelrath. In a Sept. 26 summary, the Foundation said every initiative and partnership was being assessed against the goal of self-sustainability. The latest notice puts the emphasis on offering post-quantum security capabilities beyond Algorand.
The Foundation cut 25% of its workforce in March. Herkelrath succeeded Staci Warden as CEO effective Aug. 31, followed by the October resignations of technology chief Bruno Martins and chief strategy and marketing officer Marc Vanlerberghe, as The Defiant previously reported.
Staking Support Survives Roadmap Pause
The Foundation is also indefinitely pausing Project King Safety as an overall roadmap initiative. It said previously discussed proposals to lift the $ALGO supply cap, enable and capture MEV, and raise the minimum transaction fee are no longer under consideration. MEV refers to value extracted by influencing which transactions are included in a block and their order.
Staking support remains in place. “This commitment stands,” the Foundation said on X of its pledge to extend rewards through January 2028. Its July announcement specified that the extension covers Foundation support for bonus staking rewards.
Under the Foundation’s published staking terms, eligible block proposers receive 50% of transaction fees plus a supplementary bonus. The published bonus schedule starts at 10 $ALGO per block and declines by 1% every million blocks. Participating accounts need at least 30,000 $ALGO to qualify for rewards; smaller holders can participate through pools or liquid-staking applications.
The roadmap pause does not rule out all fee changes. The Foundation said usage-based fees, such as those for transactions signed with Falcon-1024 post-quantum accounts, may still be introduced or adjusted.
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