Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon, an Ethereum-compatible sidechain scaling solution, gave his take on the rise of Layer 3 (L3) scaling structures in the Ethereum ecosystem. According to Boiron, L3s only take value away from Ethereum’s chain and concentrate it in their corresponding base L2, creating a security risk for the network. Polygon CEO Criticizes […]
Polygon’s Napoli hard fork, incorporating the RIP-7212 upgrade, marks a significant advancement in interoperability with mainstream tech by introducing support for the elliptic curve digital signature algorithm commonly used across the internet. The upgrade also aligns with Ethereum’s recent Denchun hard fork improvements, enhancing block space efficiency, limiting self-destruct opcode scope, and reducing memory copying […]
Polygon Labs has rolled out its latest innovation, the “Type-1 prover.” This upgrade could introduce a new era for Ethereum Virtual Machine compatible chains, enabling the generation of zero-knowledge proofs while ensuring transaction costs plummet. Polygon Unveils ‘Type-1’ Prover to Enhance Ethereum’s Ecosystem Polygon Labs has launched the Type-1 zkevm prover upgrade. Developed in collaboration […]
As part of its strategy to recalibrate and enhance operational performance, Polygon Labs will be reducing its workforce by 60, marking a 19% cut. This decision, shared by CEO Marc Boiron, aims at maintaining a lean and efficient team. Polygon Labs to Lay off 60 Employees in Bid to Return to Core Execution Qualities Polygon […]
A paper prepared by two Polygon Labs executives and a former Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director presents a framework to combat illicit activity in decentralized finance (defi) markets. The document proposes three different classes for defi platforms, including platforms controlled by centralized actors, genuine defi systems, and critical communication transmitters, describing the level of […]