Developers


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As Polygon Courts Terra Developers, It Takes Shots at Solana

“We wanted to offer as much assistance as we could,” Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

Polygon Studios on the hunt for talent at a 2022 job fair (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Polygon Increases KYC Scrutiny of Potential Investments and Grants in India

Polygon is now requiring extensive customer details for prospective partners in India as regulatory scrutiny there grows, according to a source.

Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Abdullah Ahmad/Unsplash)

Finance

Kava Onboards Sushi With $14M in Developer Incentive Funding

The integration will allow Sushi users and developers to have seamless access to the entire $300 billion market value of Ethereum and Cosmos from a single network.

A kava farm (Scot NElson/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons)

Videos

What Ethereum Beacon Chain’s ‘Reorg’ Means for Users and Developers

The Ethereum beacon chain experienced a seven-block deep reorganization Wednesday. “The Hash” squad unpacks what happened, why these developments matter and what this means for users and developers of Ethereum.

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BIP 119: Unpacking CTV and How It Would Change Bitcoin

Right now, we can only use Bitcoin scripts to designate when or why a bitcoin is spent. But what if we could use it to designate how a bitcoin is spent?

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Finance

FTX, Liberty City Lead $20M Raise for Dev Platform DoraHacks

The hackathon startup will use the funds to launch an NFT-focused venture fund, among other things.

Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Beyond the Bitcoin Conference Hype: Pleb.Fi Builds Inclusivity

The intensive inclusivity-meets-tech hackathon is one Bitcoin developer’s “love letter to the community.”

Pleb.Fi Signage (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)

Finance

IOST Foundation Starts $100M Fund for EVM Developers

The venture is being funded through IOST's institutional investment partners, with Big Candle Capital (BCC) leading the raise.

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