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Anon - I don't have much expertise on Wikipedia's banner policies, but I don't understand why there is a warning that the article was written for money, when I can't find any discussion of that on the talk page. It would be very helpful to understand whether this is just an assumption with respect to cryptocurrencies or something else.

Notes on the first draft of this article submitted for review:

(1) This article is related to, but is separate from, a prior article that I submitted related to Algorand. That first article is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Algorand Although it wasn't my intention, it appeared that that first article was about Algorand the organization (which develops the also-called-Algorand technology platform / network) rather than the also-called-Algorand technology platform / network. I've tried to remove any ambiguity about that issue by, among other things, changing the title of this article versus the title of the previous article. I had looked into just submitting a new version of the original article with the title updated, but I couldn't figure out how to update the title. So here we are.

(2) I appreciate that the sources cited in cryptocurrency-related articles are subject to a standard for reliability that is higher than in other subject areas - and I understand the rationale behind that. In the interest of making review of this article as efficient as possible, I am adding a table below with comments regarding on all of the sources that I've cited and why they meet this heightened standard.

Notes on Sources
Citation #	Article	Link	Notes
1	Academic paper titled “A Survey on Blockchain Consensus with a Performance Comparison of PoW, PoS and Pure PoS”	https://doi.org/10.3390/math8101782	This is an independent, peer-reviewed academic paper from a reputable journal. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics
2	Academic paper titled “A Formal Model of Algorand Smart Contracts”	https://fc21.ifca.ai/papers/202.pdf	This is an independent, peer-reviewed academic paper from the proceedings of a reputable conference. https://fc21.ifca.ai/papersubmission.php
3	Academic paper titled “A Survey of Distributed Consensus Protocols for Blockchain Networks”	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8972381	This is an independent, peer-reviewed academic article from a reputable journal. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/aboutJournal.jsp?punumber=9739
4	Academic paper titled “Recent advances in consensus protocols for blockchain: a survey”	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11276-019-02195-0	This is an independent, peer-reviewed academic article from a reputable journal. https://www.springer.com/journal/11276/ https://www.springer.com/journal/11276/ethics-and-disclosures
5	CNBC article titled “Bitcoin and blockchain consume an exorbitant amount of energy. These engineers are trying to change that”	https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/23/bitcoin-blockchain-consumes-a-lot-of-energy-engineers-changing-that.html	CNBC is a well-regarded mainstream news source.
6	VentureBeat article titled “MIT professor debuts high-speed blockchain payments platform Algorand”	https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/15/mit-professor-debuts-high-speed-blockchain-and-payments-platform-algorand/	The reliability of VentureBeat has been commented on positively on the noticeboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_91#Venturebeat.com,_aumag.org,_uscops.com,_and_positivelyaware.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_105#VentureBeat
7	Business Journals article titled “Algo VC Fund Raises $200M to Fast-Track Its Own Cryptocurrency”	https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/fundings/2019/08/27/algo-vc-fund-raises-200m-to-fast-track-its-own.html	I’m citing Business Journals for the fact that the Algorand test network was launched in April 2019. Discussion on the noticeboard indicates Business Journals is generally reliable, with the caveat that it does include a mix of legit content and paid content and that the paid content should be avoided as unreliable. It goes without saying that this source has been used carefully here, and that it is not paid content that is being cited to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_288#Business_Journals_/_bizjournals.com
8	Crowd Fund Insider article titled "Bahrain’s Shariah Review Bureau Certifies Blockchain Firm Algorand As Shariah Compliant”	https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/10/153198-bahrains-shariah-review-bureau-certifies-blockchain-firm-algorand-as-shariah-compliant/	I’m citing Crowd Fund Insider for the fact that the Algorand main network was launched in June 2019. I didn’t find any discussion of Crowd Fund Insider on the notice board. It is not e.g. a well-known mainstream newspaper, but it does have paid staff and is not e.g. a self-published blogging service. The article that I'm citing to appears to be written by a paid staff member and appears (in my view) to be reliable. Crowd Fund Insider is cited in 300+ English-language Wikipedia articles.
9	Forbes article titled "Visa Partners With Ethereum Digital-Dollar Startup That Raised $271 Million”	https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/12/02/visa-partners-with-ethereum-digital-dollar-startup-that-raised-271-million/?sh=2a0b3bbf4b1f	Per the "Perennial Sources" discussion on Forbes, articles from Forbes "contributor" are seen as generally unreliable, while articles from Forbes staff are seen as generally reliable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#Forbes This article is labeled as being produced by Forbes Staff and so should be seen as reliable.
10	Forbes article titled "Stimulus Checks From A Crypto Exchange; Bitcoin Rebound”	https://www.forbes.com/sites/cryptoconfidential/2020/09/20/stimulus-checks-from-a-crypto-exchange-bitcoin-rebound/?sh=3578ebf078d5	This is also a Forbes staff article. See above. Note: I'm citing this article for the point that USDC is on the Algorand platform. The USDC Wikipedia article already says that USDC is on Algorand, though it (naturally) currently doesn't link to an Algorand page, and it cites to some primary sources. Perhaps the USDC page should be updated. Something to note for the future, anyway.
11	Il Sole 24 Ore article titled "Blockchain at the service of the environment: a public register of air quality" (original Italian title: "Blockchain al servizio dell’ambiente: un registro pubblico di qualità dell’aria")	https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/blockchain-servizio-dell-ambiente-registro-pubblico-qualita-dell-aria-ACz2ciIB	Il Sole 24 Ore is a well-regarded (Italian) mainstream news source.
12	Bloomberg article titled “Crypto Push by Republic Platform Sparked by New Token”	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-24/crypto-push-by-republic-investment-platform-sparked-by-new-token	Bloomberg is a well-regarded mainstream news source.
13	Music Business Worldwide article titled “Ditto Launches Opulous Platform to Help Artists Access Funding Without the Need for Traditional Banks”	https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ditto-launches-opulous-platform-to-help-artists-access-funding-without-the-need-for-traditional-banks/	I didn’t find any discussion of Music Business Worldwide on the notice board. It is not e.g. a well-known mainstream newspaper, but it does have paid staff and is not e.g. a self-published blogging service. The article that I'm citing to appears to be written by a paid staff member and appears (in my view) to be reliable. Music Business Worldwide does have its own Wikipedia page, and it is cited in 200+ English-language Wikipedia articles.
14	Il Sole 24 Ore article titled "Copyright becomes a digital asset on the blockchain" (original Italian title: "Il diritto d’autore diventa asset digitale su blockchain")	https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/il-diritto-d-autore-diventa-asset-digitale-blockchain-ADwWtTSB	Il Sole 24 Ore is a well-regarded (Italian) mainstream news source.

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