- Algorand’s revenue fell in Q3.
- This was due to the decline in the value of its native token during the same period.
Pure-proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Algorand [ALGO] experienced a decline in its quarterly revenue in Q3 2023, Messari found in a new report.
In the report titled “Algorand Q3 2023 Brief,” the on-chain data provider found that Algorand’s daily revenue denominated in USD closed the quarter at its lowest level in the last year, registering a quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) decline of 23%.
According to Messari, the revenue decline was due to the steady fall in the daily average price of the protocol’s native token, ALGO. Between the 1st of July and the 30th of September, the altcoin’s value plummeted by almost 20%, data from CoinMarketCap showed.
The decline in revenue occurred despite the growth in new demand for Algorand during the quarter under review. Messari found that between July and September, Algorand “added 1.1 million new addresses in Q3, growing its total addresses by 3% QoQ.”
Also, the PoS network saw its average daily transaction count climb by 2.2%. In Q3, it recorded an average count of 713,000 transactions daily. In Q2, this was 698,000. Messari added:
“This increase in transactions was likely driven by the number of transactions facilitated by NFT activity on Algorand in Q3. This metric jumped 321%, from 45,000 to 191,000.”
However, the steady decline in ALGO’s value during the quarter impacted network fees paid to proc
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Author: Abiodun Oladokun