The Polygon Blog

Tokens are the élan vital of Web3 networks, and projects are often perceived through the price at which they trade. But token price, subject to market sentiment and speculation, is not synonymous with token value. To understand the fundamentals, we must first unpack the different ways that value accrues to tokens in the new Internet […]

With Ethereum’s Merge finally upon us, we’ve been thinking about how this historic milestone will affect our sustainability efforts. Polygon’s initial commitment to become carbon neutral and eventually carbon negative was largely addressing emissions generated by our relationship with Ethereum. The Merge dramatically changes that equation. Ethereum’s transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake consensus, known as […]

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Starbucks Coffee Company is working with Polygon to provide the blockchain technology to build its recently announced Web3 experience, Starbucks Odyssey. As a result of the partnership, this new Web3-powered experience will allow Starbucks Rewards loyalty program members and Starbucks partners (employees) in the United States to earn […]

The Polygon Avail Testnet is now live. As users begin incorporating Avail into their chain designs, a question that often comes up is, “How many transactions can Avail process?” This is Part Two in a three-part series of articles that will address Polygon Avail’s current performance, as well as its ability to scale in the […]

Ethereum’s much-anticipated transition to the proof of stake (PoS) consensus, known as the Merge, is almost upon us. It’s a momentous event with broad-ranging implications for the greater Ethereum ecosystem. So we wanted to provide a definitive list of frequently asked questions (and answers) as well as address some of the common misconceptions, both of […]

Polygon has teamed up with Alpha Venture DAO and Icetea Labs to launch the inaugural Icetea Labs Accelerator Program for blockchain startups.  Working in a tight three-way partnership, Polygon is co-creating an accelerator to funnel resources, mentorship, education, and business acumen to promising Web3 companies from around the world. The startups selected for the accelerator […]

Applications are open for Polygon Bootcamp Africa, launched in partnership with Xend Finance! The eight-week intensive educational course and hackathon combo will put developers in Africa on the Web3 map.  This is Polygon’s biggest step in providing resources to developers, builders, and creators in Africa, and it comes during an important time.  An internet and […]

As part of our ongoing efforts to inform the Ethereum community about the efforts of Polygon’s zero-knowledge (ZK) teams, we will be posting a series of technical papers by our engineers and researchers. We hope that everyone who’s interested in the inner workings of Polygon’s ZK projects, Ethereum itself, and cryptographic engineering in general will […]

TagSpace, a metaverse platform that delivers real world, mixed reality experiences for festivals, large events, and city exploration, has chosen Polygon as its entrypoint to Web3. TagSpace aims to tap the power of blockchain technology to let users create, share, and monetize their own experiences. With Polygon’s environmentally-friendly chain, tagSpace users can do so while […]

Hola readers! The community celebrated the successful long-awaited Ethereum merge, Starbucks and Polygon are working on the 'Starbucks® Odyssey' Web3 Experience, allowing Starbucks Rewards loyalty program members and partners to earn and purchase NFT collectibles, and $MATIC is now listed on Binance Card in Argentina. Let’s dive in. Key takeaways:  Weekly active users bounced back […]

Polygon Studios is working with ITSBLOC, a Web3 gaming platform, to empower a new generation of play-to-earn (P2E) Web3 games. Low quality and unstable economics are key resistance points preventing gamers from embracing Web3 games. All too often, P2E models suffer from excessive focus on earning and hyper-inflationary economic design at the cost of actual […]