{"id":261630,"date":"2022-09-13T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=261630"},"modified":"2022-09-13T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:39:56","slug":"algorand-throws-hat-in-ring-as-helium-community-begins-vote-on-solana-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/algorand-throws-hat-in-ring-as-helium-community-begins-vote-on-solana-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Algorand throws hat in ring as Helium community begins vote on Solana migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algorand (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/algorand\/\">ALGO<\/a>) network believes it would be a better option for Helium (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/helium\/\">HNT<\/a>) than Solana (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/solana\/\">SOL<\/a>) even as voting commenced on the migration proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Two top executives of Algorand urged Helium developers to reconsider their stance on Solana because ALGO's network offers a better option.<\/p>\n<p>Algorand's chief technology officer John Woods <span class=\"s4\">tweeted that ALGO's blockchain meets Helium's need for &#8220;a secure, robust and scalable chain.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Helium needs a secure, robust and scalable chain. 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