ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoslate, Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron attributed the difficulty in achieving broader adoption of the Polygon network to racial bias against its co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. In a post on the X platform on November 25, Boiron suggested that Nailwal's Indian heritage has led to prejudice that hinders the recognition of Polygon, despite its widespread use across the blockchain industry.He wrote, "If Sandeep were not Indian, Web3 would have embraced Polygon at scale, rather than treating it as a second-class citizen even when Polygon's proof of stake is more commonly used than all other blockchains combined." When a user in the cryptocurrency community argued that Indians hold significant positions in major tech companies worldwide, Boiron responded that geography also plays a role.He pointed out that Indians like Sreeram Kannan at EigenLayer face much less bias when working in Western countries compared to those working in India. Meanwhile, the broader Web3 community remains divided on this issue. Some users believe that the challenges faced by Polygon stem from competition from emerging Ethereum Layer 2 networks or the network's own strategies, rather than bias.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ember monitoring, an address associated with the Polygon team transferred 50 million POL (21.45 million USD) to 6 addresses 32 hours ago. All 50 million POL has entered Binance in the past 2 hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Polygon Ecosystem Growth address has distributed 128.9 million POL (formerly known as MATIC), worth 47.57 million USD, to 45 addresses in the past 4 hours. The recipients of POL include institutional addresses such as CoinFund, Alameda Research, Galaxy Digital, and Animoca Brands.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham monitoring, Alameda Research: FTX Bankruptcy Estate received 15,639,000 POL from the Polygon multi-signature contract at 22:21, worth approximately 5.81 million USD.The bankrupt Alameda Research is one of the investors in Polygon.

ChainCatcher news, BlackRock launches BUIDL fund on Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, OP, and Polygon.

ChainCatcher message, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Polygon Foundation-related wallet deposited 13.14 million MATIC (POL) into Binance 30 minutes ago, worth 5.36 million dollars.In the past 3 weeks, the address has received funds from staking. Over the past 7 months, the address has deposited 29.3 million MATIC (POL), worth 14,031,728 dollars, at an average price of 0.47 dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Polygon and the PayPal-backed startup Magic Labs announced on Thursday that they will launch a new cross-chain network called Newton. The platform aims to make the experience of using decentralized applications (dapps) across multiple blockchains as seamless as browsing the internet.By leveraging Polygon's decentralized AggLayer and Chain Development Kit, Newton will enable developers to build dapps that operate across chains without users needing to hold different wallets.This initiative marks a step towards what Magic Labs calls "chain unification," similar to the ACH or SWIFT standardization in traditional financial systems. If this technological standard gains traction, it could help address the "blockchain island" problem, which disperses liquidity and complicates the user experience in crypto.

ChainCatcher message, Polygon tweeted that it will launch the AggLayer version that supports connecting any EVM chain in early December. AggLayer v0.2 supports the integration of existing EVM chain tools using Pessimistic Proof. Pessimistic Proof is a new ZK proof that ensures security and is flexible enough while protecting non-EVM chains.

ChainCatcher message, Polygon Zero team member Daniel Lubarov posted on X: "Plonky3 can now process over 2 million Poseidon2 hashes per second. The recent acceleration is mainly related to memory: avoiding copies, skipping zeroing, merging some FFT steps to keep content in cache, etc."In response, Vitalik Buterin stated: "2 million hash/s = 62 MB/s of Merkling is enough to completely re-hash the theoretically maximum size Ethereum consensus state within a single slot, now please execute blake3 or sha256."Polygon co-founder Sandeep expressed gratitude for Vitalik's praise of Polygon's ZK contributions and stated that they will continue to work hard.

ChainCatcher news, OKX collaborates with Google Cloud, AWS, Polygon, and 15 other leading companies to launch the themed brand TVC "Onchain the Future, Together!" This initiative engages in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics in the Web3 industry, such as infrastructure development, standardized protocols, security and trust, and technological innovation, aiming to advocate for collaborative efforts in the industry to create a more transparent, secure, intelligent, and clear future.It is reported that this is the second consecutive year OKX has released a brand TVC for the 1024 Programmer's Day. The 1024 Programmer's Day is an important holiday that celebrates technological innovation and honors the contributions of programmers. As a technology-driven brand, OKX possesses strong technological innovation and a profound programmer culture, providing users with safer and more user-friendly products while also supporting the global programmer community through initiatives like OKX OS, promoting industry advancement.

ChainCatcher news, according to Finbold, Web3 game studio Moonveil has revealed that it has received a $2 million investment from Polygon Labs. Of the $2 million investment, Polygon Labs has committed $1 million to promote the development of the AggLayer integration project within the Moonveil ecosystem.In addition, Moonveil announced an upcoming node sale, with the whitelist round taking place on October 22 and the public round launching on October 24. The node activation is planned for the first quarter of 2025, with 25% of the tokens unlocking after the Token Generation Event (TGE), and 70% of the tokens vesting over three years. The remaining 5% will be allocated to community rewards after the TGE. Moonveil also revealed plans for an L2 testnet supported by Polygon CDK AggLayer.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Moonveil Studio is a Web3 game company focused on creating high-quality games and an interoperable gaming ecosystem. Moonveil is built on Polygon's CDK and aims not to reduce cross-game value exchange to a single blockchain, but rather to help build a gaming ecosystem that encompasses the entire aggregation network.

ChainCatcher message, according to Immunefi's 2024 report, although interest in Ethereum among respondents has declined compared to 2023, it remains the preferred blockchain for crypto white hat hackers. Additionally, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Solana have also gained attention.Specifically, 87% of respondents are attracted to Ethereum, down from 94% in 2023. Interest in Polygon has risen to 59%, ranking it second, followed by Arbitrum (47%) and Optimism (45%). Interest in Solana has also increased from 32% in 2023 to 42% in 2024, ranking fifth.

ChainCatcher news, Assetera launches a tokenized RWA secondary market on Polygon. Assetera is regulated by the Austrian Financial Market Authority and will deploy self-developed smart contracts on the blockchain.Assetera's target customers include retail, professional, and institutional clients, offering tokenized financial instruments such as transferable securities, money market instruments, fund units, and derivatives, as well as tokenized RWA assets like real estate and artworks. Assetera will execute transactions directly through the Polygon network, using stablecoins for purchases, clearing, and settlement, achieving fully automated operations through atomic swaps, with trading occurring around the clock.It is reported that Assetera holds a comprehensive 2018 Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) license and a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license.

According to ChainCatcher news, the official announcement states that the Polygon zkEVM testnet is about to welcome a brand new, higher-performing, and more stable sequencer. This significant technological breakthrough will not only benefit developers and dApps on Polygon zkEVM but will also have a profound impact on chains built using the Polygon CDK.The upgrade named "Eggfruit" has gone live on the testnet today (September 20, 2024) and will officially be pushed to the mainnet test version after a 10-day lock-up period, on September 30. The Eggfruit upgrade will go live on the mainnet test version on September 30 (18:30 Beijing time), during which there will be approximately two hours of maintenance, and the Polygon zkEVM test version will be temporarily suspended.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Privado ID (formerly Polygon ID) announced a strategic merger with Disco to achieve "multi-chain verifiable data and reputation management."Its team stated that this merger will promote the unification across Web2 and Web3 ecosystems, the development and adoption of digital identity infrastructure, and will support Privado ID's availability on blockchains such as Optimism, Arbitrum, and Base.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Upbit stated that due to the upcoming hard fork upgrade of the Polygon Network, the deposit and withdrawal services for POL (Polygon Network) and Polygon-based NFT networks will be suspended starting from September 26, 2024 (Thursday) at 00:00 (KST) until the stability of the hard fork is fully confirmed.

ChainCatcher live report, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal delivered a speech titled "The Age of Aggregation" at the TOKEN2049 conference, exploring the current state and future trends of the blockchain industry. Sandeep pointed out that although the blockchain industry has achieved some success, core issues such as scalability and interoperability still need to be addressed. He emphasized that to achieve global adoption of blockchain, it is essential to break the limitations of traditional frameworks and pursue infinite scalability and unified protocols.In his speech, Sandeep introduced Polygon's innovative attempts to solve these problems, particularly how its latest products achieve cross-chain interoperability and security guarantees by adding an additional layer of architecture. This architecture not only unifies liquidity but also allows developers to maintain full control over their projects while enjoying infinite scalability. He mentioned that Polygon's goal is to enable every application to launch its own chain without being isolated, thereby building a true value internet.Sandeep also shared Polygon's optimistic outlook for the future of the blockchain industry and called on developers to actively embrace change and work together to promote the healthy development of the industry. He stated that with continuous technological advancements and the increasingly完善 ecosystem, blockchain will play an important role in a wider range of fields, injecting new vitality into the global economy.Finally, Sandeep revealed new features and tools that Polygon is about to launch, aimed at further lowering the development threshold and enhancing user experience. These innovative initiatives will undoubtedly bring more possibilities and opportunities to the blockchain industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Coinbase has released a status update reminding users that Polygon transfers may be delayed, while buying, selling, and fiat withdrawals/deposits are not affected.Coinbase stated that it is currently investigating the issue and will provide updates soon, assuring users that their funds are safe.

ChainCatcher news, Polygon has released the Bor v1.4.0 mainnet, which includes a hard fork named Ahmedabad fork. Nodes need to upgrade the mainnet before block height 62,278,656 (expected date is September 26, Beijing time).