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Polygon Sets September Date for Migration to POL Token from MATIC

The migration comes as a part of Polygon’s planned revamp laid out last year in its “Polygon 2.0” roadmap. The change was initially proposed in July 2023 to its community, and would make POL the main token for all Polygon networks.

Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal (left) and Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon Labs)

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TON Blockchain Ecosystem to Get New Layer-2 Network Based on Polygon Tech

The new protocol, called the TON Applications Chain (TAC), will make use of Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK), as well as their AggLayer.

Founder of TON Application Chain Pavel Altukhov (TAC)

Tech

Polygon Creates New Grants Program, 1B POL Unlocked Over 10 Years

The program will tap into funds made available by Polygon’s Community Treasury, and the team shared that roughly 100 million POL tokens will be given out each year.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Polygon Acquires Zero-Knowledge Cryptography Firm Toposware

Sources close to the deal told CoinDesk that the company was valued at $30-50 million. The purchase means that Polygon Labs has invested over $1 billion on zero-knowledge research and acquisitions, the team shared in a press release.

Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron (Polygon Labs)

Tech

Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync

The chains' users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.

Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)

Tech

Union Labs Plans Polygon-to-Cosmos Bridge with New AggLayer Integration

The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November.

Union Labs team (Union Labs)

Tech

P2 Ventures Commits $50M Via Hadron FC to Startup Founders in Polygon Ecosystem

P2 was spun out out of Polygon Labs last year and now is allocating funds and mentorship to support project founders, including those focused on the Polygon blockchain ecosystem. A Hadron FC contributor said the community offered the right "capital and vibes."

Hadron Founders Club hosts its first pop-up event for blockchain startup founders in Dubai (Hadron FC)

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Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet

OKX's comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year.

OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique (OKX)

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Avail, Blockchain Data Availability Project, Sketches Out Eligibility for Token Airdrop

A screenshot of a document describing the eligibility criteria for the airdrop was posted on the social-media platform X by the user @Bitcoineo, and Avail’s public-relations team flagged the tweet to CoinDesk, describing it as a "leak."

Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)

Finance

Polygon Labs Paid $4M to Host Starbucks' Failed Foray Into Crypto: Sources

The blockchain developer gave the coffee giant a $4 million grant as part of their 2022 deal to build an NFT-powered loyalty program that is now being shuttered.

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