Polygon


Markets

First Mover Americas: Polygon's MATIC Rallies 25%; BTC Trades Flat

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for June 23, 2022.

Rarible is adding Polygon NFTs. (George Pagan III/Unsplash)

Tech

MATIC Jumps as Polygon Introduces Improved Privacy for DAOs

Identity proofs allow users to vote on governance proposals without compromising their privacy.

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Finance

Binance, Kraken and Polygon Accelerate Hiring in Response to Industry-Wide Job Cuts

Coinbase, BlockFi and Crypto.com are among the crypto-related companies announcing layoffs this week.

Binance, Kraken y Polygon están contratando mientras el mercado está en baja. (Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash)

Finance

Words With Friends Co-Founder Raises $46M for Web 3 Game Studio

Paradigm led the round for The Wildcard Alliance, the new Web 3 subsidiary of Playful Studios.

Words with Friends co-founder launches Web 3 gaming studio. (pictafolio/Getty images)

Finance

Circle to Support Polygon USDC on Payments Platform as Adoption Grows

The move will allow for swapping native USDC across eight other blockchain networks.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

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)

Videos

Polygon Calling on Terra Projects to Move to its Blockchain

Terra and “LUNA 2” (LUNA) have launched following the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. Their thriving developer community will have to decide whether to continue building on the new Terra or abandon ship to competitor blockchains eager to snatch up talent. Polygon Co-founder Sandeep Nailwal and Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt discuss on “First Mover.”

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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)

Videos

Tether Expands With USDT Launch on Polygon

Tether has launched its USDT token on Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform. The largest stablecoin by market capitalization is now available on more than 11 blockchains. “The Hash” team discusses the latest milestone in Tether’s multi-chain push.

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