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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.

By Bradley Keoun

Sep 22, 2023 at 4:42 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2023

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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.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 21, 2023 at 5:06 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2023

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Finance

Tokenized assets

$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.

By Omkar Godbole

Sep 7, 2023 at 6:39 a.m. UTC

Sep 7, 2023

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Technology

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.”

By Margaux Nijkerk

Aug 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 29, 2023

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Technology

Immutable x

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.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Aug 14, 2023 at 11:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 14, 2023

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Web3

The airdrop

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.

By Rosie Perper

Aug 12, 2023 at 1:05 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2023

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Web3

Nfts

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.

By Rosie Perper

Aug 10, 2023 at 2:36 a.m. UTC

Aug 10, 2023

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Web3

The airdrop

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.

By Rosie Perper

Aug 5, 2023 at 4:05 p.m. UTC

Aug 5, 2023

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Polygon

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."

By Margaux Nijkerk Sam Kessler

Aug 3, 2023 at 7:10 p.m. UTC

Aug 3, 2023

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X Faces New Competition From Suku on Crypto Payment Adoption Plans

Video

Twitter

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 [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 1, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. UTC

Aug 1, 2023

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