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Algorand overhauls its ARC process, requiring proven adoption before finalization and welcoming key hires to strengthen its protocol team. The Algorand Foundation is overhauling its ARC process.  Cusma, the newly appointed ARC maintainer, announced the changes on X. The update targets fragmentation, premature finalization, and weak adoption tracking.  It signals a more disciplined approach to the approval and maintenance of ecosystem standards. Algorand ARC Process Gets Stricter Adoption Rules The biggest change is a mandatory Pre-ARC discussion phase.  Before any proposal becomes a formal draft, contributors must outline its purpose, scope, and overlap with existing ARCs. This step aims to filter out low-value proposals early. Read also:  Algorand Crosses 2B ALGO Staked, Strengthening Decentralization Cusma also addressed a long-standing problem: ARCs reaching “Final” status without real adoption. Going forward, each ARC will carry a machine-readable adoption companion.  This tracker must show ecosystem activity before an ARC can move from “Last Call” to “Final.” Every ARC will now require a sponsor, either the Algorand Foundation or the broader Algorand Ecosystem. This change adds accountability to the process.  Reference implementations will live in the matching GitHub organization and must stay actively maintained. To support authors, the Foundation is introducing the ARC Kit CLI.  This tool enforces formatting rules and manages state transitions locally and in CI pipelines. Cusma noted it will make the process more consistent for everyone involved. 1/ We’re making an important update to the @Algorand Request for Comments (ARC) process. As part of a broader restructuring within the @AlgoFoundation, the ARC process will evolve to be more consistent, maintainable, and avoid proliferation of ARCs without provable adoption. — 🏴‍☠️ cusmȺ 🦜 (@cusma_b) March 27, 2026 Algorand Foundation Welcomes Key Protocol Engineering Hires On a separate but related note, Algorand Technologies recently transferred five team members to the Algorand Foundation.…

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