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Sneak Peek of Polygon Tokyo Hacker House
We’re so psyched to meet all of Japan's crazy & talented builders at our upcoming three-day Polygon Tokyo Hacker House!
The benefits of owning metaverse land and how to buy some
Ever dream of one day owning your own piece of land which you could do with as you please? The metaverse is ushering in a new age of real estate ownership. With the uprise of Web3, it’s now possible to own actual land inside of various web3 games and platforms. These plots come in the […]
Say GM to WAGMI JobDrops
At Polygon, we strongly believe in helping our ecosystem projects on their growth journey by connecting them with top Web3 talent. That’s why Polygon Village (an initiative of Polygon DAO) is super excited to introduce you to WAGMI JobDrops! The first virtual event in this virtual job fair series that bridges the gap between dApps […]
Polygon Avail Launches on Testnet to Turn Monolithic Chains Modular
If we want the entire world to join Web3, blockchains will need to handle more transactions. Monolithic blockchains can’t scale because they’re asked to perform too many tasks (execution, settlement, and data availability) at once. But if chains were able to focus on just one part of the stack at a time, the entire ecosystem […]
PolygonInsights - WEEK25
Hola readers! Bulgari teamed up with Polygon Studios and others to launch a collection of digital jewellery on Polygon, Coinbase now supports deposits and withdrawals on Polygon mainnet, and Bentley’s first venture into the NFT marketplace will be on the Polygon network. Let’s dive in. Key takeaways: The network activity never fails to surprise - […]
Accelerating the Energy Transition With Reneum on Polygon
Given the urgency of the climate crisis, it may come as a surprise that the fossil fuel industry receives about half a trillion dollars a year in government subsidies. The truly shocking part is that renewable energy alternatives get less than a third of that. Reneum is trying to right the imbalance by using blockchain […]
Polygon Funds Web3 Development With $100,000 Pledge to Gitcoin Grants Round 14
Polygon is donating $100,000 to Gitcoin Grants Round 14 to ramp up the on-going support for new projects building on the Polygon ecosystem. The core team has already pledged $1 million to Gitcoin over five quarterly grants until December 2022 in order to help and encourage the growth of Web3. Who is eligible Applications for […]
Why Neobanks Will Lead TradFi’s Shift to Web3
Conventional wisdom has it that traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) go together like vampires and garlic. But there is one area of TradFi where that black-and-white picture shades into gray. This is the case for why neobanks will be key to bridging these two worlds. Neobanks, or digital banks, are basically banks without […]
How Polygon is Helping Reforest the Indian Subcontinent
Planting trees is one of the simplest ways of pulling excess carbon out of the atmosphere. But it only counts if the planting is done at scale and the trees survive. SankalpTaru is an Indian non-profit tackling this problem with Polygon’s blockchain technology. Founded in 2013, SankalpTaru has planted over 3 million trees across hundreds […]
Polygon ID x Polygon DAO Integration Launches to Create New ZK-based Governance Frameworks
Today, we’re launching the first iteration of Polygon ID - a private and self-sovereign identity solution powered by zero-knowledge cryptography. To start, Polygon ID enables a whole host of features previously inaccessible to DAOs. It will be integrated with Polygon DAO beginning today, and many more DAOs to come soon. Too often, we’re forced to […]
PolygonInsights - WEEK24
Hola readers! Polygon launches the 2nd edition of #BUIDLIT - one of the biggest web3 hackathons and three new game titles are coming to Polygon - PlayWildcard, Playmetalcore, and Derby Stars. Let’s dive in. Key takeaways: Uniswap V3’s volume continues to grow for the third consecutive week, reaching $814.25 Mn. Cafeswap (3.1kk, +89%) and BitKeep […]
Polygon Reaches First Sustainability Milestone by Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Polygon has made a major first step toward becoming carbon negative with the retirement of $400,000 in carbon credits representing 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gasses, or the entirety of the network’s CO2 debt since inception. The milestone comes after Polygon in mid-April released its Green Manifesto, part of its broader vision for sustainable development. The […]
