TON is set to receive a $20,000 grant from KuCoin’s investment arm to support the exchange’s efforts at building GameFi and payment-based mini apps. KuCoin Ventures, the investment arm of Seychelles-based crypto exchange KuCoin, has announced a partnership with The Open Network (TON) Foundation. The exchange platform’s investment arm plans to award a grant of $20,000 to help fortify and expand the TON ecosystem. This collaboration signals a significant milestone in encouraging...
Read More »Polygon Labs Announced Upcoming Updates for Products and Events Expected in December
The Polygon community is looking forward to several community updates announced for this year, beginning with the Connect event in India. Polygon cofounder Sandeep Nailwal has shared a few updates the Polygon community should expect as the year comes to an end. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Nailwal promised the community “exciting days ahead”. Polygon fam, as we approach the year end, some exciting days ahead for us. Save the dates. 7/12/23 : At Polygon Connect, We bring in an...
Read More »KyberSwap Recovers $5.7M from $47M Hack, Gives Hackers 10% Bounty
KyberSwap has stated that it will continue to cooperate with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to recover user funds and track down the perpetrators of the attack. The KyberSwap team has recovered approximately $5.7 million after last week’s $47 million hack on KyberSwap liquidity pools on Polygon and Avalanche. The company announced that it has negotiated a return of 90% of the user funds, with the remaining 10% serving as a bounty for the hackers. “The KyberSwap team has been in...
Read More »Crypto-Friendly Swiss City of Lugano Adopts Polygon for Swift Payments
Polygon will help Lugano achieve its goals by providing rails to facilitate some of the transactions. Lugano, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Switzerland, has embraced the Polygon network, a Layer 2 scaling solution built on the Ethereum ecosystem to accelerate its crypto evolution. In an announcement on November 22, Polygon said the crypto-friendly Swiss city has upgraded its payment platform MyLugano by integrating its Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network to make payments more...
Read More »OKX to Launch zkEVM Layer 2 Network Atop Polygon CDK
As part of the partnership, OKX will play a pivotal role as a core contributor to Polygon CDK while allocating significant engineering resources to boost the technology stack of Ethereum scaling solutions. On Tuesday, November 14, OKX announced that it is introducing a Layer 2 network based on Ethereum’s zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, developed in collaboration with the Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK). Additionally, OKX will play a pivotal role as a core contributor to the Polygon...
Read More »Uniswap Rolls Out Android Version of Crypto Wallet
Uniswap wallet first launched on the Apple’ App store in April. Uniswap has responded to the high demand for its crypto wallet from Android users by rolling out a version tailored to their devices. This follows shortly after its beta launch last month. Now, all Uniswap users, including those who use Android, may carry out cross-chain token swaps at will. But there is a little restriction. So far, Uniswap has only integrated a few networks including Arbitrum, Polygon, Base, Optimism,...
Read More »Altcoins to Watch Out for as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana Cool Off after Impressive Rally
Bitcoin and some large-cap altcoins have experienced significant resistance in the past few days pushing crypto traders to small-cap and meme coins’ speculation. The crypto cash flow has been moving from Bitcoin (BTC) and large-cap altcoins like Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Chainlink (LINK) to small-cap and meme coins as indicated by the traded volume. According to market data provided by Binance-backed Coinmarketcap, the daily average traded volume for meme coins was up...
Read More »Polygon ID Release 5 Goes Live Boosting Credential Liquidity
Polygon ID Release 5 comes with exciting new features including on-chain issuer, issuer node, along with the addition of a new credentials marketplace. In a groundbreaking development, Polygon ID has unveiled Release 5, a significant stride toward constructing a dynamic decentralized identity ecosystem. This latest release introduces a host of features aimed at simplifying the credential generation process and expanding the potential applications within the Polygon ID network. At the...
Read More »Immutable and Ubisoft Team Up to Pioneer Frictionless Web3 Gaming Models
Immutable intends to leverage the capabilities of its ecosystem to ensure that the joint effort with Ubisoft succeeds in affording players true digital ownership. Immutable, a leading Web3 gaming platform, has announced a significant partnership with video game giant Ubisoft. The collaboration is to create an innovative gaming experience based on decentralized blockchain technology. Ubisoft’s expertise in developing high-quality video games is combined with Immutable’s advanced Web3...
Read More »Polygon Initiates POL Token Upgrade on Ethereum Mainnet
Following the announcement of the transition, MATIC experienced a 4% drop in its price, resulting in a reduced market capitalization of $5.8 billion. Polygon, a renowned blockchain scaling platform, reaches a pivotal moment in its evolution with the initiation of the POL token upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet. Months of meticulous development, community involvement, and a successful testnet launch have led to this remarkable milestone, solidifying Polygon’s commitment to building the Value...
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