Well, this Saturday (25) the crypto scene is pretty chill. Bitcoin is hanging around $77,000, with a slight dip of about 0.3%. But hey, the one that decided to stand out was Algorand (ALGO), right? It's the one that's risen the most among the top 100 in the market.

The coin jumped about 9.1% this afternoon, trading around $0.11 — its best price in over two weeks, according to data from CoinGecko. And if you take a closer look at the charts, the results are even prettier: over the last 30 days, that token ALGO has already racked up a 36% gain.

This movement didn't just happen for no reason, you know. Over on the other side of the world, in Japan, there was some good news. On Friday (24), regulators placed Algorand on the so-called 'green list' of JVCEA, which is like a registry of cryptocurrencies that can more easily get listed on Japanese exchanges.

This JVCEA is closely monitored by Japan's FSA, which is the same authority that keeps an eye on banks, insurance companies, and the stock market over there.

The Algorand Foundation even mentioned on X that this isn’t just an approval from the crypto crowd — it’s like a 'thumbs up' from the traditional financial system too.

Well, this whole thing about Algorand's post-quantum security is really turning heads. This news helped the coin break out of that slump, you know? After a bit of a downturn, the price is showing signs that it could turn the tide and start climbing.

And it's not for nothing. Algorand is positioning itself as a modern blockchain, ready for a future where quantum computers could become a reality and mess with the security of traditional cryptocurrencies.

In fact, this whole talk about resistance to quantum threats became the main reason for this recent pump. Earlier this month, the coin had already jumped over 17% after being featured in a Google study, which highlighted the network as one of the first to adopt post-quantum protocols.

The study — titled 'Protecting Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies from Quantum Vulnerabilities' — came out at the end of March and pointed to Algorand as a practical example of using this technology in the real world, since many blockchains out there could still be susceptible to attacks in the future.

In the case of Algorand, they're already using post-quantum digital signatures called Falcon for transactions and those so-called state proofs. And hey, it's not just theory: the first secure transaction using this tech already went down in 2025.

Now, researchers at Google explained it clearly: for now, this still doesn't guarantee complete protection against quantum computers. But it does pave the way for eventually making a full transition to totally post-quantum security.$BTC