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Polygon to Start Much-Awaited Swap of POL Token for Longstanding MATIC
The migration to POL from MATIC will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2% annually.

Solving Fragmentation Is Next Blockchain Race as Layer 2s Multiply, ZKsync Developer Says
Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski told CoinDesk in an interview that fragmentation among layer-2 networks is the next big challenge the blockchain space needs to tackle.

Investment Firm Lemniscap Raises $70M Fund Targeting Early Stage Web3 Projects
Lemniscap is targeting zero-knowledge infrastructure, consumer applications and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN).

Pi Squared, Building 'Universal ZK Circuit', Raises $12.5M
The startup, led by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign computer science professor, uses zero-knowledge technology to enable “trustless remote computing" along with other blockchain use cases including AI.

ZKsync Airdrop of 'ZK' Token Puts Initial Market Cap Near $800M
The layer-2 blockchain ZKsync, has kicked off its highly anticipated airdrop of its ZK token, with 45% of the tokens already claimed.

The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”

Polygon Acquires Zero-Knowledge Cryptography Firm Toposware
Sources close to the deal told CoinDesk that the company was valued at $30-50 million. The purchase means that Polygon Labs has invested over $1 billion on zero-knowledge research and acquisitions, the team shared in a press release.

Layer-2 Network Starknet Gets Ethereum Virtual Machine With Zero-Knowledge Proofs
The zkEVM, called Kakarot, already in testing, will be available via the Starknet Stack.

ZkSync, Ethereum Layer-2 Network, Hints at Airdrop By End of June
ZkSync wrote on X that "handing over governance" is expected by the end of June.

Thiel-Backed Cryptography Startup Lagrange Raises $13M
Lagrange, which specializes in zero-knowledge cryptography, is the latest startup to ride EigenLayer's "restaking" wave.

