Polygon labs


Tech

Polygon to Offer Data Solution Celestia as Option for New Layer-2 Developers

Celestia's "data availability" solution – pitched as a cheaper alternative to storing data on Ethereum – will become an option for builders who are using Polygon’s customizable software stack to spin up new layer-2 networks.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Ethereum's 'Next Wave' of Adoption Is Coming: Optimism Unlimited Chief Growth Officer

Optimism Unlimited Ltd. Chief Growth Officer Ryan Wyatt, who previously worked at Polygon Labs and YouTube, discusses his new role at an operating subsidiary of the Optimism Foundation. Wyatt discusses Optimism's competitive advantages against other layer 2 blockchains in the Ethereum ecosystem, along with possible partnership plans and insights into the future of decentralized Web3 gaming.

Recent Videos

Finance

Polygon Labs Commences $85M Grant Program to Draw Builders to Its Ecosystem

Polygon Labs is offering 110 million of its native token, MATIC, to projects in DeFi, gaming and social media, among others.

Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal, Jordi Baylina and Antoni Martin (Polygon)

Finance

Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Collaborate to Build ZK Solution

The aim of the tie-up is to allow for greater interoperability across chains.

Polygon APIs will soon be available on The Graph. (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)

Finance

Polygon Co-Founder Jaynti Kanani Steps Down

Kanani founded Polygon in 2017 alongside Sandeep Nailwal and Anurag Arjun.

The Polygon team

Videos

The Benefits of Staking at Home

As part of CoinDesk's Staking Week, presented by Foundry, Polygon Labs VP of Governance and Community Hudson Jameson discusses the benefits of staking at home, including not having to pay the fees to those allowing users to deposit ETH to stake, lessons learned, and why it "protects the network." Foundry and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

Recent Videos

Videos

At-Home Staking 'Protects' Ethereum Network, Polygon Labs VP Says

This September marks one year since Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS). As part of CoinDesk's Staking Week, presented by Foundry, Polygon Labs VP of Governance and Community Hudson Jameson shares insights into the ETH staking community and the benefits of staking at home. CoinDesk and Foundry are both owned by DCG.

Recent Videos

Tech

Polygon Labs Promotes Boiron to CEO; President Wyatt to Depart

The management changes come as Polygon, which runs two of the most closely watched networks for scaling Ethereum transactions, is in the midst of a rebrand to the next chapter of its corporate development, known as "Polygon 2.0."

Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron (Polygon Labs)

Tech

Polygon 2.0 Roadmap Calls for ‘Unified Liquidity,’ Restaking, New Chains on Demand

Polygon, a staking solution for Ethereum, says its new architecture will include a shared bridge and a “coordination layer” that connects all of Polygon’s chains, with an emphasis on zero-knowledge technology that has become one of this year’s hottest blockchain trends.

Brendan Farmer, Co-Founder of Polygon (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Videos

ARK Amends Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing; Warner Media Group's New Tune With Polygon

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jenn Sennasie dives into some of the hottest stories in crypto, as Cathie Wood's ARK Invest amends its filing for a spot bitcoin ETF to include a surveillance-sharing agreement. This comes as entertainment company Warner Music Group sets its sights on a blockchain music accelerator. And, a closer look at why crypto criminals are moving on from bitcoin to other cryptocurrencies.

Recent Videos