In brief - Algorand surged more than 40% over the past week after Google cited its "real-world deployment" of post-quantum protocols in a research paper. - Render gained almost 10% in 24 hours, driven by AI demand and adjacency to the trend. - Myriad users see an 82% chance that oil hits $120 next, as geopolitical uncertainty persists. Algorand has extended its rally over the past week, supported by a recent citation in a Google research paper singling out the blockchain as an early adopter of post-quantum protocols. Algorand jumped around 13% in the past 24 hours to $0.12, according to CoinGecko data, far outpacing the broader crypto market. It is up over 44% in the past week, a move experts attribute to growing interest in the quantum-resistant narrative. Google's whitepaper, "Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities," published on March 31, identified Algorand as an example of "real-world deployment of PQC on an otherwise quantum-vulnerable blockchain." The paper highlighted that Algorand had deployed post-quantum Falcon digital signatures for smart transactions and state proofs, executing its first PQC-secured transaction in 2025, and enabling native key rotation. “While this mechanism does not provide full quantum security at present, it facilitates future PQC migration,” the paper’s authors wrote. The rally reflects “renewed focus on quantum computing risks” following the publication of Google’s paper, Leo Fan, founder of Cysic and former lead on quantum resilience at Algorand, told Decrypt. “Algorand stands out because it has post-quantum signature schemes like Falcon live on the mainnet and was specifically referenced in the paper, giving it strong technical and narrative momentum,” he said. If the discussion around quantum security continues to gain traction, Fan added, it could “evolve into a durable market theme” grounded in credible long-term risk and institutional research support. Other analysts echoed Fan’s