Polygon Takes A Major Lead In ZK Rollups; Welcomes Mir, A Groundbreaking ZK Startup In A $400M Deal
TL;DR: We are excited to announce that Mir, a startup building groundbreaking ZK tech, is joining the Polygon family in a $400M* deal. Mir gathered a team of talented cryptographers and engineers, and after almost two years of work developed the world’s fastest ZK scaling technology. The Mir team is now joining Polygon in order […]
Polygon Announces Polygon Miden - A STARK-Based, Ethereum-Compatible Rollup
TL;DR: We are excited to announce the newest member of the Polygon solution suite - Polygon Miden, an upcoming STARK-based, EVM-compatible rollup. The project is led by Bobbin Threadbare, former Facebook’s core ZK researcher who led the development of Winterfell. Today we are releasing Polygon Miden’s core component - Miden VM, the first open-source STARK-based […]
Why Web3 Developers Are Choosing Polygon Over Other Solutions
When it comes to deploying on Ethereum, there is only one place that lets developers easily migrate their projects, offers a broad range of scaling options and has some of the industry’s lowest transaction rates. These are just some of the reasons why the number of teams using Polygon jumped 100-fold in the past year. […]
EY and Polygon to co-develop Ethereum scaling solutions for enterprises and launch Polygon Nightfall - a privacy-focused Rollup
EY, a global professional services and technology firm, is collaborating with Polygon on building and implementing scaling and enterprise solutions for the Ethereum ecosystem. As part of this collaboration, EY and Polygon will work on Polygon Nightfall, a public, privacy-focused Rollup. In addition to this, EY will offer its other flagship blockchain products on Polygon […]
Polygon Is Bringing EIP-1559 Upgrades to Its Network With a Testnet Release
Polygon’s core development team is rolling out a testnet implementation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559 to introduce burning of its native MATIC token and better fee visibility. Known as the London fork, EIP-1559 went live on Ethereum mainnet on Aug. 5 and was one of the biggest changes in its history. After extensive discussions with […]
Polygon ZK Day Recap: Polygon Zero Reveal and Panel Talk With Vitalik
Polygon’s zk day event hosted in partnership with ETHGlobal on Dec. 9 was jam-packed with Zero Knowledge goodness. If you are interested in this technology and what it can do for Ethereum, check this out. The 3.5-hour ZK tour de force included the announcement of a $400 million deal with pioneering ZK startup Mir and […]
Moralis Launches Polygon Mobile SDK to Supercharge DApp Development
Moralis, the Web3 development platform, is launching the Polygon Mobile SDK to let developers leverage the leading scaling solution for Ethereum in their projects. This SDK uses React Native to make mobile Polygon development easier than ever. Developers will be able to create great mobile Polygon apps with Moralis and get access to all other […]
The Best of Both Worlds: ClayStack Brings Liquid Staking to Polygon!
ClayStack, a decentralized liquid staking platform backed by leading funds and angels such as CoinFund, ParaFi, and Coinbase Ventures, will launch the Malawi Testnet later this month. The ClayStack platform empowers users to effortlessly stake their crypto assets while maintaining their liquidity. When users deposit crypto in the platform’s smart contracts, they receive an […]
ZKVerse: A Gentle Introduction to Zero Knowledge Proofs
Welcome to “ZKVerse” – a content series dedicated to exploring the world of Zero Knowledge (ZK) proofs. This technology has recently emerged as one of the key solutions that will allow the Ethereum network to accommodate its next billion users. Unfortunately, ZK is as promising as it is arcane. In this blog series, we will […]