@inbook{55eff1f39deb44079c45493f8f8f1579,
title = "Algorand Blockchain",
abstract = "Algorand is a blockchain-based cryptocurrency whose native token is called ALGO. The consensus protocol of Algorand is based on a Byzantine agreement protocol where each round of the protocol consists of several steps and each step is executed by a subset of users. Algorand is a proof-of-stake blockchain meaning that the number of ALGO tokens in each user{\textquoteright}s account determines the probability that the user is selected to take part in each step of the protocol. This chapter presents the main components of the Algorand protocol as well as the main use cases of the Algorand blockchain.",
keywords = "Algorand, Sortition, VRF",
author = "Arash Mirzaei and Amin Sakzad and Ron Steinfeld and Jiangshan Yu",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-32146-7\_6",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031321450",
series = "Advances in Information Security",
publisher = "Springer-Praxis",
pages = "173--193",
editor = "Sushmita Ruj and \{S. Kanhere\}, Salil and Mauro Conti",
booktitle = "Blockchains",
address = "Switzerland",
}