Data Availability is Not Data Storage
Recall this grade school experience: you raise your hand and ask, “Can I go to the bathroom?” To which your teacher responds with “I don’t know. Can you?” Might seem far fetched, but this is a perfect entry point to understanding the difference between data availability and data storage. Let's bring this analogy close to […]
The Future is Now for Ethereum Scaling: Introducing Polygon zkEVM
We all know that Ethereum needs to scale, and we at Polygon believe that zero-knowledge (ZK) tech is the most promising pathway to get there. But that path has often seemed as if it would be long and winding. The conventional wisdom has been that the crypto space would need many years to develop Layer […]
Polygon Reaches First Sustainability Milestone by Achieving Network Carbon Neutrality
Polygon has made a major first step toward becoming carbon negative with the retirement of $400,000 in carbon credits representing 104,794 tonnes of greenhouse gasses, or the entirety of the network’s CO2 debt since inception. The milestone comes after Polygon in mid-April released its Green Manifesto, part of its broader vision for sustainable development. The […]
Polygon Avail Launches on Testnet to Turn Monolithic Chains Modular
If we want the entire world to join Web3, blockchains will need to handle more transactions. Monolithic blockchains can’t scale because they’re asked to perform too many tasks (execution, settlement, and data availability) at once. But if chains were able to focus on just one part of the stack at a time, the entire ecosystem […]
Plonky2 is Now Open-Source
Earlier this year, Polygon announced Plonky2, a zero-knowledge proving system that represents a major breakthrough for ZK tech. Plonky2 offers two main benefits: incredibly fast proofs and extremely efficient recursive proofs. It’s a huge leap forward for the ZK space, and we’ve been blown away by the response from the developer community: people want to […]
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to NFTs on Polygon
Ever wanted to learn how to buy NFTs, or are you looking for a new platform to do it? Then you might want to consider Polygon. Learning about NFTs can be a big jungle, but on Polygon, we make it simple to get started through our beginner-friendly ecosystem. Buy NFTs with low gas fees and […]
Polygon is Now Home to Over 37,000 DApps
More than 37,000 decentralized apps (dApps) have been built on Polygon, according to latest data from Alchemy, the world's leading Web3 development platform. That’s almost double the number in March and a fourfold increase since the start of the year. The number of monthly active teams, the most direct measure of developer activity on the […]
PolygonInsights - WEEK31
Hola readers! It’s finally here! Coca-Cola launched first-of-a-kind, generative, and sharable collectibles on Polygon, We have teamed up with Techstars for a web3-specific accelerator program, and Epic league, a web3 games development studio, has announced its global strategic partnership with Polygon. Let’s dive in. Key takeaways: Weekly NFT mints have been escalating for a month […]
Polygon Bridge for Gnosis Safe Has Arrived
The viability of multisig technology depends on two things: cost and security. Maintaining a Gnosis wallet on Ethereum is secure but expensive. Every transaction requires a gas fee. This may not be a problem for everyday crypto users, but for those who manage large treasuries or community owned assets with large transaction volumes, being able […]
Neowiz and Polygon Launch Web3 Game Platform Intella X
We’re delighted to reveal that Polygon is teaming up with the massively popular Neowiz Corporation, a multi-platform video game development and online publishing giant based in South Korea. Together, we will launch a brand new Web3 gaming platform, dubbed Intella X, which will bring some of Neowiz’s popular gaming IPs, including "Cats & Soup" and […]