Algorand Pauses Project King Safety Indefinitely
The Algorand Foundation has paused its Project King Safety roadmap, which included removing the ALGO supply cap, while closing its community forum.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Economic Policy
The Algorand Foundation has paused Project King Safety indefinitely, a roadmap that included removing the ALGO supply cap. The foundation also closed the Algorand forum and ended sponsorship of its Ecosystem Advisory Committee and Technical Committee.
Why it matters
The pause affects how the network's token supply and fee structure may evolve, which bears directly on holders and developers. The foundation says it plans to build a sustainable, revenue-generating network model.
The foundation will keep its staking-reward extension through January 2028, and the xGov grants program is suspended indefinitely starting Dec. 6. The source does not say how these changes will affect network inflation or token holders over time.
The players
Algorand Foundation
The nonprofit foundation that stewards the Algorand blockchain network and its ecosystem development.
The details
The foundation confirmed that removing the ALGO supply cap, funding incentives through inflation, enabling MEV, and raising minimum transaction fees are not under consideration. It also added native Falcon-1024 post-quantum accounts to mainnet in August, and may still introduce usage-based fees for those transactions.
Timeline
August: Falcon-1024 native accounts added to mainnet
Nov. 6: Algorand forum closed; advisory committee ended
Nov. 8, 2026: Project King Safety paused indefinitely
Dec. 6: xGov grants program suspension begins
January 2028: Staking-reward extension end date
Economic Policy Context
The pause follows the August addition of native Falcon-1024 post-quantum accounts to mainnet, which the foundation now plans to extend to custodians, wallets and issuers across Web3. It marks a shift away from supply-expansion incentives toward a usage-based revenue model for the network.
Holders of ALGO should note that the supply cap and inflation funding remain unchanged for now, but usage-based fees may be introduced later. Developers relying on xGov grants will need to seek other funding after Dec. 6.
The takeaway
Watch whether the foundation introduces usage-based fees, since that would shape the cost of transacting on the network more than any change to supply rules.
What happens next
The xGov grants program suspension takes effect Dec. 6, and the staking-reward extension remains in place through January 2028.
Further reading
Explore more coverage in Economic Policy to see how token supply decisions fit broader policy debates.
Source note: This article includes information reported by TokenPost.
