Category Archives: Polygon news

Polygon rolled out its first public testnet for its rollup solution zkEVM, with blue-chip DeFi projects Uniswap and Aave jumping on board. Polygon announced today the release of its zkEVM public testnet, which will let developers test the deployment of privacy-enhancing zk-rollups in their decentralized applications (dApps). Zk-rollups are a much-hyped layer-2 scaling solution that promises[Read more…]

Polygon is launching a public testnet for Ethereum scaling solution Hermez, as the race for a dominant Ethereum Layer 2 solution gets underway. Polygon acquired the Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution Hermez late last year for $250 million. Hermez runs on top of Ethereum and boosts its scalability by allowing it to process more transactions for a[Read more…]

 Band Protocol ($BAND) has announced that Web3 and dApp projects on the BNB Chain, Ethereum, Polygon and other blockchains can now integrate its tamper-proof Verifiable Random Function (VRF). Band VRF Live on Multiple Blockchains Band Protocol, a decentralized cross-chain data oracle platform that aggregates and feeds real-world data and application programming interfaces (APIs) to smart[Read more…]

 Band Protocol ($BAND) has announced that Web3 and dApp projects on the BNB Chain, Ethereum, Polygon and other blockchains can now integrate its tamper-proof Verifiable Random Function (VRF). Band VRF Live on Multiple Blockchains Band Protocol, a decentralized cross-chain data oracle platform that aggregates and feeds real-world data and application programming interfaces (APIs) to smart[Read more…]

Polygon was the only blockchain chosen to be a part of the Disney Accelerator program, we are now home to more than 53,000 dApps, Starbucks Coffee Company is working with Polygon to provide the blockchain technology to build its recently announced Web3 experience, Starbucks Odyssey, and Robinhood has chosen Polygon as the first blockchain network […] The post PolygonInsights for Q3 2022 appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Crypto assets have different utilities, but at the end of the day, their performance will be evaluated by their trading price, volume and total market capitalization. That is perhaps the lesson that was reminded to the Polygon network and its native cryptocurrency MATIC, which continues to decline after attaining its all-time high just 10 months[Read more…]

Over the past few months, Polygon Technology teams have been busy helping ship products, sign partnerships, grow the community, and improve the network. Even as macroeconomic headwinds buffet the world of Web3, Polygon Technology remains focused on building the fundamentals that will help enable the next round of growth. A lot can happen in three […] The post Polygon Ecosystem Update Q3 2022: Starbucks, Robinhood, zkEVM and the Merge appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Polygon has teamed up with Moralis and Google Cloud as an official Gold-Tier-Sponsor for the Moralis x Google 2022 Defining DeFi Hackathon!  From Oct. 3 to Nov. 11, hundreds of developers around the world will build the DeFi applications of their dreams, competing for prizes, bounties, and rewards from a pool of $155,000, with $50,000 […] The post Polygon Sponsors Moralis x Google 2022 ‘Defining DeFi’ Hackathon appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Entertainment can help people become more aware of and responsive to the problems we face. That’s why Polygon has joined forces with the Ocean Conservation Exploration and Education Foundation (OCEEF) to advance ocean literacy by finding new and engaging ways to give people exposure to deep sea missions. The shared goal of this effort is […] The post Polygon and OCEEF Bring Deep Sea Exploration to Web3 appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Polygon’s Brian Trunzo sees a broader array of NFT use cases taking hold in the future, from fashion to gaming and beyond. In the early years of the NFT space thus far, it’s been profile pictures and artwork that have yielded top-dollar sales and consistently dominated headlines. But as the market evolves and the immersive future internet of the metaverse takes[Read more…]