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Arbitrum recently released a great post arguing that Optimistic Rollups (OR) represent the future of Ethereum, since they offer inherent scalability and cost advantages over ZK Rollups (ZKR). Their piece is well-written and worth reading. In the spirit of friendly debate, we’d like to present a different perspective. Polygon has committed $1 billion to ZK […] The post ZK and the Future of Ethereum Scaling appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

The new capital comes as PlotX, a GameFi Ecosystem, continues to expand on Polygon, growing at 144% month-over-month PlotX, a gaming dapp built on Polygon, today announces closing a $5 million pre-Series A funding round and grant led by Polygon & Hashed. PlotX is already one of the fastest-growing GameFi ecosystems on Polygon and this […] The post PlotX Secures $5 Million in Funding Grant Led By Polygon, Hashed To Expand Play-To-Earn Ecosystem; Launches Staking Program appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

The much-anticipated implementation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559 is coming to the Polygon blockchain, bringing with it burning of the native MATIC token and better fee visibility. Known as the London hardfork, EIP-1559 went live on Ethereum mainnet in August last year and was one of the biggest changes in its history. After a successful […] The post EIP-1559 Upgrades Are Going Live on Polygon Mainnet appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Polygon Zero’s mission is simple: to use zero-knowledge proofs to scale Ethereum to a billion users, without compromising decentralization or security. Achieving this requires fast and efficient proof systems. Today, we’re excited to share Plonky2, a major milestone for zero-knowledge cryptography. Plonky2 is a recursive SNARK that is 100x faster than existing alternatives and natively […] The post Introducing Plonky2 appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Welcome to 2022! This is shaping up to be another amazing year for the Polygon ecosystem. But after an absolutely breakthrough 2021, it’s got big shoes to fill. Over the past year, Polygon made big strides toward accomplishing its mission of bringing the next billion users to Ethereum. The network’s low-fee infrastructure attracted some of […] The post Polygon’s Breakthrough Year: 2021 in Review appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Earlier this month, Polygon’s core development team with help from bug bounty  platform Immunefi successfully fixed a critical network vulnerability. Considering the nature of this upgrade, it had to be executed without attracting too much attention. We are now ready to give the full account of what happened. A group of whitehat hackers notified Immunefi, […] The post All You Need to Know About the Recent Network Upgrade appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

BUIDL IT is now undoubtedly the biggest showcase of upcoming Web3 talent within the Indian subcontinent. We are immensely proud and grateful to all those who have contributed to making this event a grand success. Bringing Web3 to India with such grandeur is a feat that could not have been possible without your amazing participation. […] The post It's a wrap for India’s BIGGEST web3 hackathon appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Uniswap’s decision to launch V3 on Polygon is already making waves. Popsicle Finance announced that it too is going to take advantage of low gas fees offered by Ethereum’s leading scaling solution. Popsicle’s Sorbetto Fragola is a Uniswap V3 Optimiser that automatically changes liquidity range to maximize fees for providers and make sure the best […] The post Popsicle Follows Uniswap V3 to Polygon appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Today, we are pleased to announce another big milestone for both Polygon and the wider Ethereum ecosystem. Uniswap is live on Polygon! On November 20, we submitted a proposal to deploy Uniswap to Polygon. The proposal successfully went through all three phases of the Uniswap governance process, and 72M+ UNI holders supported it! We are […] The post Uniswap, the #1 Ethereum App, Is Live On Polygon appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Polygon is coming to the Opera browser in a partnership that can potentially onboard millions of users into Polygon’s ecosystem of decentralized apps (dApps). Opera will integrate the Polygon blockchain in their Web3-ready browser and its built-in crypto wallet on Android in the first quarter of 2022. The integration will enable Opera’s users in-browser access […] The post Polygon Is Bringing Web3 to Opera Browser appeared first on Polygon | Blog.