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The Protocol: Which Ethereum Layer-2 Project ISN’T Competing to Land Celo?
Amidst the challenges posed by the crypto winter, Ethereum layer-2 developers such as OP Labs, Polygon, and Matter Labs are competing for contracts within the Celo blockchain'...
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Co-founder of Polygon, Jaynti Kanani (center) said he is stepping down (Polygon)
Polygon Co-Founder Jaynti Kanani Steps Down
Kanani founded Polygon in 2017 alongside Sandeep Nailwal and Anurag Arjun.
Co-founder of Polygon, Jaynti Kanani (center) said he is stepping down (Polygon)

James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)
Google Cloud Pushes Deeper Into Blockchain Data, Adding 11 Networks Including Polygon
Google’s cloud-computing business has stored historical data on Bitcoin since 2018, claiming the service provides faster access than can be obtained directly from the blockcha...
James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)

Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)
Polygon Emerges as Suitor for Celo’s New Layer-2 Blockchain, Competing With OP Stack
Celo, which is ditching its standalone blockchain in favor of a new "layer-2" network atop Ethereum, had originally signaled plans to rely on Optimism's OP Stack, a similar cu...
Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
$500B Korean Asset Manager Mirae Taps Polygon Labs in Securities Tokenization Drive
Mirae Asset Securities is teaming up with Ethereum scaling solution Polygon Labs to develop a tokenized securities network and accelerate adoption of Web3 technologies.
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon)
Polygon Releases 'Chain Development Kit' for ZK-Powered Networks on Ethereum
The new software toolkit will allow developers to build their own customizable chains, and connect to each other through a ZK-powered bridge to form a “Value Layer.”
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon)

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Immutable, Web3 Gaming Platform, Launches zkEVM Testnet in Bid to Diversify Infrastructure
The ZK rollup is built using Polygon scaling technology, designed to make it easier for developers to spin up new application-specific blockchains.
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DeGods Season III art preview. (DeGods)
Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags
This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are tea...
DeGods Season III art preview. (DeGods)

Y00ts NFT collection via Magic Eden.
Y00ts NFT Collection is Migrating to Ethereum After Accepting $3M Grant From Polygon
The popular project, which started out on Solana and migrated to Polygon earlier this year, said it would return 100% of the grant money it received.
Y00ts NFT collection via Magic Eden.

3D planes from the EY-ZERO1 NFT collection. (OpenSea)
NFT Trading Is Ice Cold But Developers Are Still Hot for Web3
This week, new reports were released that point to a major slowdown in NFT trading. Plus, Etihad Airways will soon let its community of frequent fliers stake NFTs for miles.
3D planes from the EY-ZERO1 NFT collection. (OpenSea)