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Polygon has teamed up with Moralis and Google Cloud as an official Gold-Tier-Sponsor for the Moralis x Google 2022 Defining DeFi Hackathon!  From Oct. 3 to Nov. 11, hundreds of developers around the world will build the DeFi applications of their dreams, competing for prizes, bounties, and rewards from a pool of $155,000, with $50,000 […] The post Polygon Sponsors Moralis x Google 2022 ‘Defining DeFi’ Hackathon appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Entertainment can help people become more aware of and responsive to the problems we face. That’s why Polygon has joined forces with the Ocean Conservation Exploration and Education Foundation (OCEEF) to advance ocean literacy by finding new and engaging ways to give people exposure to deep sea missions. The shared goal of this effort is […] The post Polygon and OCEEF Bring Deep Sea Exploration to Web3 appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Hola readers! We announced Polygon Bootcamp Africa, an eight-week intensive educational course and hackathon combo, in partnership with Xend Finance, Polygon-based carbon compensation project Coorest has become the first Web3 initiative to have an officially verified carbon standard, and Quadrata, a passport network bringing the identity and compliance layer to public blockchains, is integrating its […] The post PolygonInsights – WEEK39 appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

For Web3 developers in Asia, this week was absolutely packed with must-see events. Polygon was there, showing love for the devs in South Korea and Singapore. Here is a rundown of our devrel outreach. Upbit Developers Conference 2022 Some of the best known blockchain developers in Korea and beyond gathered at this year’s Upbit Developer […] The post From UDC 2022 to Token 2049: A Week for the Devs in APAC appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Polygon-based carbon compensation project Coorest has become the first Web3 initiative to have an officially verified carbon standard. The Coorest Carbon Standard (CCS) is certified by an official UN auditor and is a new benchmark for CO2 compensation that leverages distributed ledger technology to eliminate unfair and opaque carbon offset practices. In partnership with Polygon, […] The post Polygon-Powered Coorest Earns Web3’s First Certified Carbon Standard  appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Hola readers! TagSpace, a metaverse platform, has chosen Polygon as its entry point to Web3, Ankr, a crypto infrastructure platform, has partnered with us to help bring the best of Web3 developer tools for builders on Polygon, and The Ocean Conservation Exploration and Education Foundation has teamed up with Polygon to bring people across the […] The post PolygonInsights – WEEK38 appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Ethereum’s shift to Proof of Stake consensus, known as the Merge, has dramatically cut Polygon’s carbon dioxide emissions, opening the path to going beyond being carbon negative and toward empowering others to do the same. The conversation has shifted from blockchain sustainability to blockchain as a sustainability solution.  Join us for the second chapter of […] The post Green Blockchain Summit 2.0: Agenda at a Glance  appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Robinhood has chosen Polygon as the first blockchain network to support its newly launched Web3 wallet. The Robinhood Wallet beta is now live for 10,000 iOS customers out of 1+ million who signed up for the waitlist in May. Together, Polygon and Robinhood are opening access to decentralized […] The post Robinhood Selects Polygon to Launch Web3 Wallet Beta appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

Zero-knowledge (ZK) tech is one of the most prominent and promising paths to scaling Ethereum. One popular use of ZK proofs to scale Ethereum is what’s known as a zkEVM (zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine). So what is a zkEVM, and how does it help us make Ethereum cheaper and more efficient to use? Understanding the […] The post What Is a zkEVM? appeared first on Polygon | Blog.

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 […] The post Polygon-Powered Icetea Labs Accelerator Launches With 6 Startups appeared first on Polygon | Blog.