Polygon

Polygon (previously Matic Network) is the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. Its core component is Polygon SDK, a modular, flexible framework that supports building multiple types of applications. Polygon effectively transforms Ethereum into a full-fledged multi-chain system (aka Internet of Blockchains). 

Sandeep Nailwal and his venture capital arm Symbolic Capital will invest $50,000 on a new cohort each year.

Polygon Co-Founder Launches Web3 Fellowship Program

Ethereum

Polygon co-founder hinted at a potential Polygon ZkEVM airdrop, and MakerDAO launched its lending protocol and announced its next big upgrade — read on to find out the latest news in DeFi.

Week in DeFi: Ethereum Falters Momentarily, Aragon Drama and a Potential Polygon Airdrop

Bitcoin

Deep-pocketed crypto investors are suddenly shifting more than a billion dollars in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP and Polygon (MATIC) as markets dip. According to new data from whale-surveying platform Whale Alert, crypto whales moved $849.1 million worth of the crypto king during the past two days.

Whales Move Over $1,070,000,000 in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Polygon – Here's Where the Crypto Is Heading

Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) is trading lower by 3.69% to $0.83 Thursday afternoon. The altcoin is trading lower in sympathy with the broader crypto market amid a fall in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Why Polygon (MATIC) Is Falling

Sam Altman's crypto project Worldcoin is set to migrate its newly launched World App from Polygon to Optimism's ecosystem.

Worldcoin's new app to migrate from Polygon to Optimism's ecosystem

A leading analyst is warning that crypto assets may face more downside during the current market correction. Pseudonymous analyst and trader Bluntz tells his 222,800 Twitter followers that altcoins are trending downwards on the large time frames and could fall far more than what is currently being anticipated.

Top Analyst Updates Outlook on Polygon, Ethereum and Binance Coin, Says Altcoins To Plunge Lower Than Expected

Tron

Tron moved closer to being in the cryptocurrency top 10 on Wednesday, as the token rose for a second straight day. Prices climbed by nearly 2% in today's session, despite the global market cap moving marginally lower. Polygon, which currently occupies the tenth position, fell to a five-month low.

Biggest Movers: TRON Nears Crypto Top 10, as MATIC Extends Declines

Avalanche

Solana

Popular crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen thinks the “altcoin reckoning” against Bitcoin (BTC) is bound to continue. In a new YouTube video, Cowen tells his 784,000 YouTube subscribers that a lot of altcoins are in “systematic downtrends” against Bitcoin and will also put in new lows against the US dollar this year.

Solana, Polygon, Avalanche and Others Will Bleed Against Bitcoin in Massive ‘Altcoin Reckoning': Benjamin Cowen

Cardano

The content-sharing platform LimeWire is integrating a number of cryptocurrencies for customers to purchase a new token for the ecosystem. According to LimeWire, the latest crypto added to the payment methods to purchase the LimeWire Token (LMWR) is XRP.

File-Sharing Giant LimeWire Integrates Cardano, XRP, Polygon and Others As Payment for New Token Launch

Polygon (MATIC) has fallen below the moving average lines.

Polygon Is In A Downtrend And Heading For $0.54

Access to the Senior Credit Opportunities Fund is available through a feeder fund from Securitize.

Hamilton Lane Offers Polygon-Based Tokenized Access to a Second Fund

Securitize launched a feeder fund that offers exposure to a private credit fund from asset manager Hamilton Lane using the Polygon blockchain.

Securitize expands access to Hamilton Lane tokenized fund on Polygon

Sports Illustrated is using Polygon for an NFT ticketing service that allows hosts to keep a share of resale revenues.

Sports Illustrated takes on Ticketmaster, turns to Polygon to disrupt event ticketing

Polygon climbed higher in today's session, as cryptocurrency markets marginally rebounded on Wednesday. The global crypto market cap was up by nearly 1% earlier in the day, as Tuesday's losses eased. Solana, on the other hand, remained lower, as it fell towards a key price floor.

Biggest Movers: MATIC Rebounds, as SOL Falls Back Towards Support

Polygon (MATIC) is in a downtrend and below the moving average lines.

Polygon Circles Above $0.94 Support But Targets $0.57 Low

Algorand

As investors pull money out of the broader crypto sector ahead of expected interest rate hikes, Solana, Algorand and Polygon are bucking the trend.

Solana, Algorand and Polygon are bright spots amid crypto outflows ahead of Fed decision

Sports Illustrated's ticketing marketplace SI Tickets has developed "Box Office" in partnership with Ethereum software company ConsenSys.

Sports Illustrated Launches NFT Ticketing Platform on Polygon

The popular mobile and browser wallet courts new users with a seamless multichain experience.

Phantom Solana Wallet Adds Ethereum and Polygon Support

Franklin Templeton, a leading global investment management firm, recently invested in Polygon, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain.

Templeton Launches Tokenized Mutual Fund on Polygon

Investment titan Franklin Templeton says that its blockchain-run mutual fund is now supported on the Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution Polygon (MATIC). The $1.4 trillion asset manager's Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX) is the first US-registered mutual fund to use a public blockchain to execute transactions and record share ownership.

$1,400,000,000,000 Asset Manager Franklin Templeton Launches New Fund on Polygon (MATIC)

Aptos

Payments giant Mastercard is collaborating with a handful of layer-1 altcoin projects to create common crypto standards. In a new press release, the credit card giant says that it's teaming up with Ethereum (ETH) rivals Solana (SOL), Aptos (APT), Polygon (MATIC) and Avalanche (AVAX) to bring more trust to blockchain transactions.

Payments Giant Mastercard Partners With Solana, Polygon, Aptos and Avalanche To Create Common Crypto Standards

Mastercard Crypto Credential is a set of standards the payment processor says will help build trust in the industry.

Mastercard teaming with Solana, Polygon on new Crypto Credential standards

Google Cloud and Polygon (MATIC) developer Polygon Labs are teaming up for a new initiative that could boost the expansion of the world's largest blockchain ecosystem. Polygon says that the partnership will make it easier for developers to build, launch and grow Web3 products and decentralized applications on the protocols of the layer-2 scaling platform.

Google Cloud Partners With Polygon (MATIC) To Help Developers Build on the Ethereum Scaling Solution

The attackers manipulated the price of Aavegotchi's native token, before looting relevant lending pools for at least $2 million on 0VIX.

Polygon Lending Protocol 0VIX Pauses Protocol After $2M Exploit

USDC

Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) has become the leading stablecoin on the Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) network in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 with a $735 million market cap, surpassing USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC). Polygon's Q1 performance showcased consistent financial metrics, a stabilized DeFi ecosystem, and thriving NFT (non-fungible token) and gaming sectors, an analysis by cryptocurrency intelligence firm Messari revealed.

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