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 […]
Polygon's #BUIDLIT Hackathon Extends dApp Submission Deadline
You asked, we answered! Polygon is bumping the deadline for entries to our BUIDL IT 2022 virtual hackathon. You have until Aug. 22 to get your projects in tiptop shape before sending them to the judges. Winning projects will take home $500,000 in prizes! We’ve been blown away by the caliber of developers participating in […]
Finding Your Crew: Community and Building in Web3
How should developers think about crewing up? Where do they find like-minded collaborators? What can a strong community do for the project you’re building? And how are collaborative networks different in Web3? In this blog post, we attempt to answer some of these questions while sharing Polygon’s experience building a strong Web3 community. The timing […]
Sneak Peek of Polygon Tokyo Hacker House
We’re so psyched to meet all of the crazy & talented builders of Japan at our upcoming three-day Polygon x IVS Tokyo Hacker House! Over 100 developers, creatives, and Web3 enthusiasts will join us in person July 1-3 to ship the projects they’ve been dying to create. Hackers can crew up on-site or join as […]
Circle Adds Support for Polygon USDC, Enabling Faster Payments and Lower Costs for Businesses
We’re thrilled to announce that Polygon USDC is the first ‘bridged’ version of USDC to gain support on Circle’s platform, Circle Account and Circle APIs. This integration allows developers, businesses, exchanges, and institutional traders to benefit from near-instant settlement times, cheaper transaction fees, and native cross-chain interoperability. Users can easily transfer and swap Polygon USDC […]
Chainlink VRF V2 is Now Live on Polygon
Since its launch on Polygon last year, Chainlink Verifiable Random Function (VRF) has become the industry standard random number generator (RNG) solution for smart contracts. An upgrade to this indispensable tool is now live on the mainnet. Polygon developers who require access to a secure, fast, and cost-efficient source of on-chain randomness can now leverage […]
