Polygon News

Polygon Labs quietly fixes critical security bugs with hard forks

Polygon Labs disclosed it patched a batch of security vulnerabilities through two hard forks — Austin on its Bor client and Kyoto on Heimdall...

Polygon Labs buys Coinme, Sequence in $250M payments push…

Polygon Labs is buying Coinme and Sequence for a combined $250 million to build regulated payments middleware.The acquisitions will feed a new toolkit aimed...

Polygon’s Open Money Stack boosts POL amid stablecoin rushes

Polygon Labs announced the Open Money Stack, a stablecoin payments framework to move money across decentralized finance.The system aims to keep funds onchain with...

Mastercard Launches Username Crypto Transfers on Polygon Network

Mastercard expands its Crypto Credential program to include self-custody wallets with username-style aliases.Polygon blockchain is the first to support this feature, with Mercuryo handling...

Polygon to Boost Block Gas Limit, Aiming for 33% Faster Payments

Polygon plans to raise its block gas limit by 33%, increasing transaction capacity to meet growing demand. The change aims to improve processing speeds as...

Polygon (POL) Jumps 9% Amid Volume Surge, Outperforms Market

Polygon (POL) recorded a 9% jump in early U.S. trading, reaching $0.225 before encountering heavy selling.Trading volumes more than doubled compared to the 24-hour...

Polygon Suffers One-Hour Outage After Validator Exits Network

Polygon experienced about an hour-long outage due to a technical incident involving a validator exit. The network’s Heimdall service became unresponsive, stopping blockchain progression temporarily. Polygon...

Polygon Co-Founder Mihailo Bjelic Steps Down, POL Drops 5%

Mihailo Bjelic, a co-founder of Polygon, has stepped down from the network. Bjelic announced his departure from the board of the Polygon Foundation and daily...

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Meta Shares Jump 6% as Wall Street Backs New AI Agent Muse

Meta Platforms shares rose over 6% on Wednesday after Wall Street analysts endorsed the company’s new AI agent, Muse.Muse...

US Bank tests stablecoin cross-border payment; cards get stablecoin support

U.S. Bancorp successfully piloted its USBDC stablecoin to settle a cross-border payment between North American and European entities on...

Mexico hunts illegal crypto mines after dam bust

Mexico is expanding raids on illegal crypto mines after dismantling a dam-powered operation with 300 computers in northern Puebla.The...