Midas Capital is expanding its ecosystem to Polygon to democratize isolated money markets for users, DAOs, and protocols. As Midas integrates with Polygon, protocols in the ecosystem will be able to create customizable and isolated money markets for all assets and asset types. Through these pools, users will be able to deposit their crypto assets[Read more…]
Category Archives: Polygon news
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We kicked off the week with our usual Sports Slice report, covering off on all of the latest events in sports and crypto. In last weekend’s report, we highlighted Ocavu and their new deal with BYU Athletics. We took a moment to chat even further on BYU Athletics, sports and NFTs, and more with the CEO and[Read more…]
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El Salvador marks 1st year of Bitcoin A year ago, El Salvador began accepting Bitcoin as legal tender following a controversial decision by President Nayib Bukele. For the first few months, citizens enthusiastically embraced the new opportunity, but Bitcoin’s value has plummeted since, and some experts say the move has been a failure. Cryptocurrency price[Read more…]
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Ethereum scaling solution Polygon plans to continue hiring despite the bear market and choppy macro conditions, it said this week. This will include plans to increase its overall headcount by over 40%, according to an interview published by Bloomberg. Bhumika Srivastava, the firm’s head of human resources, said the company hopes to capitalize on the misfortune of[Read more…]
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Polygon expects to eliminate a considerable amount of carbon traces from its system as the Merge nears. The Ethereum Merge is just around the corner. With a soft deadline set on September 15, the world will soon find out whether or not the developers’ hopes for a positive change are realized. The Ethereum-based Polygon blockchain[Read more…]
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Polygon chief security officer Mudit Gupta has urged Web3 companies to hire traditional security experts to put an end to easily preventable hacks, arguing that perfect code and cryptography are not enough. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Gupta outlined that several of the recent hacks in crypto were ultimately a result of Web2 security vulnerabilities such as[Read more…]
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Hola readers! Welcome to the monthly dose of PolygonInsights. As per coingecko, we crossed $6.5 Bn (+14%) in Mcap, the highest since April’22. A new version of Polygon Wallet Suite launched, and Plonky2 and Starky were open-sourced. Let’s dive in. Key takeaways: Once again, Polygon closed in green last month, growing its user base by […] The post PolygonInsights – AUGUST appeared first on Polygon | Blog.
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Fall is here. Do you feel it? The changing season promises new beginnings, fresh experiences, and opportunities to learn and grow. Polygon is excited about the new school year. There will be a spate of Web3, student-centered events in the coming months, including initiatives mapped out by Polygon. Polygon’s university team has already been doing […] The post Back to School With Polygon appeared first on Polygon | Blog.
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Polygon [MATIC] had revealed earlier in April 2022 that it was working towards reducing the carbon emissions that emerge from its network. According to the company, achieving the goal of being carbon negative was vital to its “Green Manifesto.” In a new turn of events, Polygon may have the Ethereum [ETH] Merge to thank. The latest blog released by the[Read more…]
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The price of Polygon (MATIC) has struggled to stay above the key support zone of $0.8 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) showed indecision for weeks as the price moved in a range for weeks between $19,500-$20,000 with the price stalling on the next movement. This has affected the price of altcoins, including Polygon (MATIC),[Read more…]