## Introduction

I have been learning, investing, and advising in blockchain since 2015. I am interested in private-permissioned blockchain and the intersection of blockchain and quantum computing.

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## Question about XGov

**Jan 1, 2024**  
You have to check “enroll” each time, as there is option to stop being xgov… if you just commit as general gov 4x in a row (or not commit at all) after you enrolled after the xgov the next period you will not be xgov. Take it the way that you earn some algos from the general period (let's say 1000).

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Hi [@MHeiner](https://forum.algorand.co/u/mheiner), yes, voting on the two platforms is almost completely independent. The one dependency is that to enter an xGov Term Pool you’ll need to first complete the governance period you enrolled in the xGov program. Once you vote in that governance period, your governance rewards are deposited.

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## Algorand-dedicated R&D team similar to other major chains'?

**Aug 15, 2023**  
This is super helpful. Thanks. Also, updated Choice Coin R&D page: [Choice Coin](https://www.choice-coin.com/research).

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## xGov-48 Alright Peer-to-peer agreements app

**Aug 14, 2023**  
One of the things I have learned about explaining this concept to people is that everyone tries to “break it” 😄. So far, though, the model is holding up well. The short answer is that the same thing would happen as happens today in traditional dealings, which is that you would have probably a…

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### Author: Brian Whippo ([@SilentRhetoric](https://forum.algorand.co/u/silentrhetoric))  
**Category:** dApps  
**Focus:** Social  
**Open-Source:** Yes  
**ALGO Requested:** 100000  
**Abstract:**  [Alright](https://alright.app/) is a peer-to-peer agreements app to safely exchange goods & services with anyone through decentralized escrow. It enables two people to lock in an agreement to buy or sell…

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## xGov-43 Choice Coin Compliance

**Jul 10, 2023**  
Author: Brian Haney ([Bhaney44](https://forum.algorand.co/u/bhaney44))  
**Category:** dApps  
**Focus:** Governance  
**Open-Source:** Yes  
**ALGO Requested:** 9999  
**Abstract:** Choice Coin DAN is a decentralized autonomous network, choice software platform, and R&D hub that uses the Choice Coin cryptocurrency to power its software systems. The goal for this project…

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Agreed. Great points. I have written two papers with more detail on the logical parameters.  
[Statistical Securities Compliance](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4189147) [Cryptosecurity: An Analysis of Cryptocurrency Security and Securities](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3880112).  
But the short of it is that I broke down a bunch of data to generate parameters that the SEC considers…

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I just can’t see approving 9000 ALGO for building up a Twitter account to provide posts on Algorand which are already readily available from a lot of sources. We have VYBE for this already.