Bitcoin, Ether drop; Dogecoin, Polygon lead losers

Bitcoin and Ether dropped in afternoon Asia trading. Dogecoin, Polygon led losses while Tron and Litecoin gained.

• 2023-07-28
• Litecoin 24 hours

Palm Network to Launch NFT Creators' Platform on Polygon Supernet

The collab between ConsenSys-backed Palm Network and Polygon aims to drop costs and improve efficiency for creators and brands entering Web3.

• 2023-07-27
• Palm Network Polygon Andrea Lerdo

Bank of Italy Taps Polygon for Institutional DeFi Pilot

G7 Central Bank Wants To Explore Designs For Tokenized Securities

• 2023-07-27
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Italian Central Bank-Backed Hub Taps Polygon, Others to Bring TradFi Deeper Into DeFi

The aim is to create an environment where more TradFi institutions can get involved in DeFi minus the risks facing retail investors.

• 2023-07-26
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'Neopets' Cancels NFT Game After Raising Money From Polygon, Avalanche

Despite $4 million in funding from crypto firms, Neopets is ditching NFTs—and making a game that can "better reflect our values and vision."

• 2023-07-19
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This Week in Coins: XRP Leads Alt Week as Solana, Cardano and Polygon Outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum

Ripple’s courtroom victory against the SEC was a win for holders of many leading altcoins this week.

• 2023-07-16
• XRP Polygon

DeFi Startup Ondo Expands Yield-Earning Stablecoin Alternative to Polygon

The first company to tokenize U.S. Treasuries wants to expand its market by moving beyond the Ethereum mainnet.

• 2023-07-13
• Polygon Labs Justin Schmidt asset manager Ondo Polygon Ondo Finance

Bitcoin, Ether fall, Polygon leads losers; U.S. equities gain as inflation slows

Bitcoin dropped on Thursday morning in Asia to below US$30,500. Ether and most other top 10 non-stablecoin tokens also logged losses.

• 2023-07-13
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Bitcoin trades flat after losing US$31,000 peg; Solana gains; Polygon, BNB lead losers

Bitcoin and Ether traded little changed on Wednesday morning in Asia, while the rest of the top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies were mixed.

• 2023-07-05
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Bitcoin breaches US$31,000 on BlackRock’s updated ETF; Ether gains, Polygon leads winners

Bitcoin climbed above US$31,000 on Tuesday morning in Asia after Blackrock refiled its Bitcoin ETF application. Ether also gained amid institutional interest.

• 2023-07-04
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Week in DeFi: BNB Chain L2, Polygon PoS ZkEVM and Velodrome V2

BNB Chain announced its own Layer 2 chain — opBNB, while Polygon proposed to convert the PoS chain to zkEVM. Read on to find out the latest DeFi news and alpha!

• 2023-06-26
• Polygon Labs AMM Velodrome Polygon Stake market maker

Week in DeFi: EigenLayer Mainnet Launch, Uniswap V4 and Polygon 2.0

Major announcements from EigenLayer, Uniswap, Polygon, Frax Finance and more — while a few protocol suffered exploits. Check out the latest DeFi news and alpha here!

• 2023-06-19
• Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH DEX Polygon Labs Lido Staked ETH Uniswap Mainnet Launch

Reddit the Only Big Tech Firm That 'Cracked the NFT Code': Polygon Co-founder

Polygon co-founder applauded Reddit’s success in onboarding millions of users to crypto during a wide-ranging discussion.

• 2023-05-25
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Bitcoin, Ether mixed; Polygon leads gainers; Equity futures flat as U.S. debt default worries recede

Bitcoin prices rose on Thursday morning in Asia. Ether edged down, while other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies by market capitalization gained.

• 2023-05-18
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Polygon-based Crypto Lender Atlendis Taps Fintech Banxa in New V2 Roll Out

Uncollateralized lending protocol Atlendis is launching its V2, onboarding publicly-traded fintech Banxa as a new borrowing partner.

• 2023-05-16
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Week in DeFi: Ethereum Falters Momentarily, Aragon Drama and a Potential Polygon Airdrop

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.

• 2023-05-15
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Bitcoin, Ether fall to month lows; Polygon leads losers; U.S. equity futures up as inflation cools

Bitcoin prices slid under US$27,000 on Friday morning in Asia. Ether fell below support at US$1,800 as all top 10 non-stablecoin tokens retreated.

• 2023-05-12
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Bitcoin back above $29,000, Ether gains; Matic leads winners on Polygon tools update

Bitcoin and Ether rose in early Thursday morning trading in Asia, with most other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies mixed.

• 2023-05-04
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Sotheby’s launches NFT marketplace for transactions on Ethereum, Polygon networks

Sotheby’s, which accounts for 24% of global art auction sales, has launched an online secondary marketplace for its curated NFTs as the 279-year-old auction house for fine art expands its push into digital assets.

• 2023-05-02
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Crypto wallet Phantom adds public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon

Phantom, a crypto wallet for Solana blockchain users, has expanded its support to Ethereum and Polygon blockchains in a public launch across browsers, iOS and Android, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. The multichain integration will be available to its 3 million users, Brandon Millman, CEO and co-founder of Phantom, said to TechCrunch. Support for Ethereum and Polygon will let Phantom wallet users transfer assets across blockchains and dApps like Uniswap and Aave as well as NFT marketp

• 2023-04-26
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