Algorand appoints former Chainlink executive William Herkelrath as chief executive
Algorand, the high‑performance blockchain founded by cryptography professor Silvio Micali, announced that it has hired William Herkelrath to serve as its new chief executive officer. Herkelrath comes to Algorand with a distinguished track record in the cryptocurrency industry, most notably as a senior executive at Chainlink, the leading decentralized oracle network, and previously at Curv, a digi…
Sept. 9, 2026, 1 p.m.