Tag Archives: Polygon (MATIC)

Polygon Labs announced that it will reduce its team by 20% while stating that the company maintains a robust treasury. Meanwhile, the job cut comes shortly after the firm outlined plans at the end of 2022 to hire more employees. According to a press release on Tuesday (Feb. 21, 2023), Polygon Labs said the 20% slash affected 100 job positions. Part of the announcement read: “Earlier this year, we consolidated multiple business units under Polygon Labs. As part of this...

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The quick downfall of FTX with an $8-10 billion deficit in its balance sheet has left the broader cryptocurrency market reeling under its cascading effects. Besides Proof of Reserves (PoR) and Reserves to Liability (R2L) Ratio data, Indian crypto exchanges, battling low volume caused by high taxation and an unfriendly regulatory environment, have responded to the evolving situation with some fresh initiatives. Polygon CEO’s Self-Custody Buzz Polygon CEO Sandeep Nailwal was...

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Starbucks – the world-renowned coffee house chain – is taking its first steps into the world of web 3. In partnership with Polygon, the company is building a blockchain-based loyalty program called Starbucks Odyssey, allowing members to purchase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing digital collectible stamps. Starbucks to Integrate NFTs As announced by Starbucks on Monday, the new program will be available to members of the existing Starbucks Rewards loyalty program, and...

NFT marketplace giant OpenSea announced support for the layer-2 blockchain Polygon on its new Web 3 protocol Seaport. The integration comes with an expanded list of features, including the ability for users to use Polygon’s MATIC as a payment option. In a blog post on Tuesday (August 30, 2022), OpenSea said that the migration of Polygon to Seaport, with the blockchain formerly powered by the Ox protocol, will enable more features for a robust buying and selling experience...

Crypto ETP issuer ETC Group has announced the launch of three crypto exchange-traded products tracking the performance of Avalanche, Cosmos, and Polygon. New Crypto Investment Vehicles According to a report by ETF Stream, the latest investment vehicles – ETC Group Physical Avalanche ETP (AVAL), the ETC Group Physical Cosmos ETP (ATME), and the ETC Group Physical Polygon ETP (MTCE) – will track the price of the AVAX, ATOM, and MATIC. The three new products were unveiled via...

Sandeep Nailwal – CEO and Co-Founder of Polygon – sees massive chaos reigning in the Indian cryptocurrency market. In his view, this disorder causes thousands of developers, investors, and entrepreneurs to leave to countries with more friendly regulatory frameworks. The Uncertainty Causes a Crypto’ Brain Drain’ It is safe to say that India’s digital asset environment is controversial. On one hand, the country has millions of crypto investors, some of whom have even swapped...

Polygon, formerly known as MATIC network, is a layer-2 scaling solution created in 2019 to address several limitations in the Ethereum blockchain, such as transaction speed, throughput, and gas fees. It was originally designed as a scaling solution, but it rapidly evolved into a multi-purpose ecosystem that’s been receiving a lot of attention. MATIC, its native token, debuted on the Binance Launchpad in 2019 amid the Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO) boom. But first thing’s...

Opera – a web browser that supports web 3.0 – recently announced a browser integration with Polygon. It will offer Opera users in-browser access to over 3000 dApps on the network. Polygon Dapps on Opera Opera revealed its most recent partnership in a press release on its site earlier today. The browser – which features a built-crypto wallet that uses Ethereum’s web 3.0 API – allows users to transact in Polygon’s native currency MATIC. It also eliminates passwords, helping...