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Finance

Rarible Bests OpenSea on Multi-Chain Support With Addition of Polygon NFTs

Polygon becomes Rarible’s fourth supported blockchain. OpenSea only sports three – but does 1,000 times the weekly sales volume.

Rarible is adding Polygon NFTs. (George Pagan III/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Unicorns Closes $26M Token Sale Ahead of NFT Game Launch

The popular Polygon-based NFT collection will introduce its first play-to-earn game later this month.

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Finance

UNXD Raises $4M to Bring Luxury Fashion to the Metaverse

The raise included participation from prominent metaverse investors Animoca Brands and Polygon Studios.

Some of the Dolce & Gabbana items in the NFT collection. (UNXD/Dolce & Gabbana/German Larkin)

Finance

OneOf Expands Sports NFT Presence With New Collection on Polygon

The NFT platform known for its music marketplace is launching a series of one-of-one sports NFTs that grant holders exclusive perks.

OneOf has partnered with the Duke basketball program and its famed coach, Mike Krzyzewski. (Getty Images)

Finance

African Web 3 Super App Jambo Raises $7.5M in Seed Round

The all-in-one education, play-to-earn and personal finance app is backed by Coinbase, 3AC, Alameda Research and Polygon Studios, among others.

Africa holds great potential in the ongoing evolution of cryptocurrency technology. (Moussa Kalapo/Getty Images)

Videos

Polygon Co-Founder on What’s Next for Web 3

Polygon, a layer 2 (L2) solution for the Ethereum blockchain, raised $450 million in its latest funding round to build Web 3 applications and invest in zero-knowledge technology.

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Videos

Polygon Raises $450M to Build Web 3 Applications, Invest in Zero-knowledge Tech

Polygon, a secondary scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, raised $450 million in a funding round to support its plans for building Web 3 applications and investing in zero-knowledge technology. Its native MATIC token surged over 15% after the announcement. "The Hash" panel discusses the industry implications for the project's first major raise since it was founded in 2017.

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Finance

Polygon Raises $450M From Sequoia Capital India, Galaxy, SoftBank to Support Web 3 Plans

Polygon will use the funding to build Web 3 applications and invest in zero-knowledge technology.

The Polygon team

Markets

Ethereum Suffers Worst Month in Nearly 2 Years, SOL Falls Even Harder

Most major altcoins have sunk more than bitcoin, with all members of the CoinDesk 20 digital assets deeply in the red in January.

January has not been kind to crypto markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

YouTube Loses Pair of Executives to Web 3

The long-time Googlers announced their departures on the same day YouTube’s CEO hinted at NFT plans.

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