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OKX Chief Innovation Officer Jason Lau (OKX)
Technology
Okx
Cryptocurrency Exchange OKX Coming Out With Layer 2 ‘X1’ Built on Polygon Technology
The OKB token will be used for gas fees on the new chain, which comes as rival crypto exchanges including Coinbase and reportedly Kraken are pursuing their own layer-2 project...
OKX Chief Innovation Officer Jason Lau (OKX)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 14, 2023 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
Nov 14, 2023
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Ryan Wyatt, chief growth officer of Optimism Unlimited Ltd. (Optimism Foundation)
Technology
Optimism
Ex-Polygon Veteran Wyatt Joins Optimism Foundation Unit in Growth Role
Wyatt, who previously served as president at Polygon Labs and had a stint at YouTube, joins as chief growth officer, where he will be in charge of helping developers build acr...
Ryan Wyatt, chief growth officer of Optimism Unlimited Ltd. (Optimism Foundation)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2023
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Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal, Jordi Baylina and Antoni Martin (Polygon)
Finance
Polygon
Polygon Labs Commences $85M Grant Program to Draw Builders to Its Ecosystem
Polygon Labs is offering 110 million of its native token, MATIC, to projects in DeFi, gaming and social media, among others.
Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal, Jordi Baylina and Antoni Martin (Polygon)
By Jamie Crawley
Nov 9, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2023
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CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (CoinDesk)
Markets
Market wrap
Bitcoin Breakout Toward $45K 'Imminent' Says Matrixport
Polygon's MATIC and Chainlink's LINK led altcoin gains Wednesday afternoon.
CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 8, 2023 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
Nov 8, 2023
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Kraken Chairman Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)
Technology
Kraken
Kraken Said to Seek Partner to Help Build It a Layer 2 Blockchain Network
The crypto exchange is still considering which blockchain developer should build its network, with Polygon, Matter Labs and the Nil Foundation in the mix, according to people...
Kraken Chairman Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 7, 2023 at 1:16 a.m. UTC
Nov 7, 2023
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MATIC and LINK moved from FTX-related wallets (Arkham Intelligence)
Markets
Ftx
FTX Moves Millions Worth of LINK, MATIC, AGLD to Coinbase as Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies
The latest transactions followed $19 million worth of crypto moved from FTX cold wallets to exchanges.
MATIC and LINK moved from FTX-related wallets (Arkham Intelligence)
By Krisztian Sandor
Oct 26, 2023 at 7:04 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2023
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The Protocol Wide
Podcasts
The protocol
Deciphering New Developments | Polygon’s Evolution and Ethereum’s Safeguard
Insights into Polygon's transition to version 2.0 and the debut of the "POL" token. Also, a shift towards decentralization and governance is a significant stride in bolstering...
The Protocol Wide
By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Oct 26, 2023 at 7:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2023
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Polygon Network (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)
Technology
Matic
POL Contracts Go Live on Ethereum Mainnet as Part of Polygon 2.0
POL token will power every blockchain that runs atop the Polygon network.
Polygon Network (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 25, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2023
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(Polygon Labs)
Technology
Matic
Polygon Proposes Council for ‘Decentralized Governance,’ Names 13 Members
The committee will consist of 13 people including officials from Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation.
(Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 19, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2023
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Manta is the latest blockchain network to reconsider its commitment to OP Labs' OP Stack. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)
Technology
Manta network
Manta's Layer-2 Blockchain Already Plans to Ditch OP Stack for Polygon
The network, which just went live a couple weeks ago as a so-called optimistic rollup – the core underpinning of OP Stack – will now become a “ZK-rollup,” which is what Polygo...
Manta is the latest blockchain network to reconsider its commitment to OP Labs' OP Stack. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 16, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2023
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