Category Archives: Polygon news

All about the 2023 NFT Summer The entire NFT market boomed in March 2023, when trading volumes surged. This was evident from The Block’s data, which showed that most blockchains’ NFT trade volumes skyrocketed. To pinpoint, let’s take a closer look at Polygon and Solana specifically. Santiment’s chart revealed that Polygon’s NFT trade volume spiked[Read more…]

Polygon’s Scalability Solution Polygon is an Ethereum sidechain aiming to scale the mainnet. It addresses congestion and offers faster, cost-effective transactions. Its growing ecosystem of decentralized applications (dapps) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has, over the years, supported MATIC. MATIC is down 80% from the 2021 peak, but supporters maintain a bullish outlook. Arbitrum’s Layer-2 Advantages[Read more…]

Celo’s Potential Move To Ethereum Layer-2 Via Polygon In a recent blog post, Polygon Labs suggested Celo could consider deploying an Ethereum Layer-2 solution using Polygon CDK. According to Polygon Labs co-founder Nailwal, this strategy would allow Celo to leverage the benefits of being an Ethereum Layer-2 platform while preserving the characteristics that have contributed[Read more…]

Quick Take Polygon Labs has offered the Celo community a proposal to integrate its Chain Development Kit (CDK) for the transition to Ethereum Layer 2. The proposal, written by Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, was made on Celo’s governance forum. Polygon’s CDK for Celo’s Layer 2 Transition Polygon Labs has proposed that the Celo blockchain community[Read more…]

Derivatives Market Wary Despite MATIC’s Resilience Market participants in the derivatives sector have, however, approached MATIC’s recent bullish moves with caution. Data provided by Coinalyze reveals a consistent dip in Open Interest, even in the face of decent price gains. This dip suggests a lack of conviction among traders regarding MATIC’s price rebound. However, there[Read more…]

Polygon zkEVM Completes First Major Upgrade Polygon (MATIC) zkEVM, a zero-knowledge scaling solution designed to be compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), has achieved a significant milestone by completing its first upgrade. The upgrade, known as the Dragonfruit Upgrade, marks a significant step forward for Polygon zkEVM since its launch in mainnet beta in[Read more…]

Can Polygon (MATIC) Generate $5,000 from a $50 investment? Polygon, one of the best DeFi projects, has been central to recent Polygon MATIC news after unveiling its roadmap for the anticipated Polygon 2.0 update. This significant upgrade includes transitioning from the MATIC token to the new POL token and introducing a staking layer. This Polygon[Read more…]

Dragon Fruit Upgrade Success In an official announcement, Polygon confirmed the successful completion of the Dragon Fruit Upgrade and the Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta upgrade, including bridge operations. This upgrade encompasses various enhancements to the network, with notable additions such as support for the latest Ethereum opcode, PUSH0. The upgrade introduces two key features: Polygon[Read more…]

Introduction to Polygon 2.0 and PIPs Polygon 2.0 initiates with the release of three crucial Polygon Improvement Proposals (PIPs). PIPs outline the transition to interconnected zero-knowledge L2 chains, introducing POL token. Community participation and feedback pivotal in shaping Polygon’s path to Web3 mass adoption. Polygon 2.0 Transformation Polygon 2.0, introduced in June, marks a significant[Read more…]

Summary: Polygon (MATIC) Price Gains Momentum The Polygon network, an Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution, has experienced significant growth due to its effectiveness in addressing Ethereum’s scalability issues. Notably, Wirex, a prominent player in crypto payments, has partnered with Polygon CDK to create W-Pay, a new app focused on on-chain transactions, marking a significant advancement[Read more…]