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Tech

Manta's Layer-2 Blockchain Already Plans to Ditch OP Stack for Polygon

The network, which just went live a couple weeks ago as a so-called optimistic rollup – the core underpinning of OP Stack – will now become a “ZK-rollup,” which is what Polygon’s software kit provides.

Manta Ray. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)

Tech

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's new network, where customer demand is limited, leading to layoffs at major firms.

(Ariel Waldman/Flickr)

Finance

Polygon Co-Founder Jaynti Kanani Steps Down

Kanani founded Polygon in 2017 alongside Sandeep Nailwal and Anurag Arjun.

The Polygon team

Tech

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)

Tech

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)

Finance

$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.

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Tech

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)

Tech

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.

(Getty Images)

Web3

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)

Web3

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 (Magic Eden)