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 blockchain.
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 customizable kit to Polygon's but using Optimism’s “optimistic” technology.
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)

Number Tunnel series. Artistic abstraction composed of CPU chip, colorful numbers and fractal elements in perspective on the subject of computers, mathematics, science and education
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.
Number Tunnel series. Artistic abstraction composed of CPU chip, colorful numbers and fractal elements in perspective on the subject of computers, mathematics, science and education

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 teaming up to launch new blockchain AI tools.
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)

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Matter Labs Accuses Polygon of Spreading "Untrue Claims" With Code-Copying Allegations
In a blog post, Polygon alleged that Matter Labs copied its open-source code without providing attribution. Matter Labs said the code was "prominently attributed."
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

X Faces New Competition From Suku on Crypto Payment Adoption Plans
X Faces New Competition From Suku on Crypto Payment Adoption Plans
Web 3 wallet Suku recently teamed up with Polygon to release a free open edition NFT collection Within the 48 hour mint period users minted over 50 000 NF Ts directly on X formerly known as Twitter Lucas Henning Suku’s Chief Technology Officer and co founder joins The Hash to discuss the partnership with Polygon [...]
X Faces New Competition From Suku on Crypto Payment Adoption Plans