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Two months ago, media giant Fox Corp. partnered with Polygon Labs, the team behind the Ethereum-focused layer-2 blockchain, to tackle deepfake distrust. Fox and Polygon…

Blockchain tech could be the answer to uncovering deepfakes and validating content

Polygon Labs, the team focused on building the layer-2 blockchain Polygon, has laid off 60 employees, or about 19% of its staff, according to a post published Thursday by CEO…

Polygon Labs lays off 60 employees, about 19% of its staff, CEO says

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Why Solana, Polygon and Aptos expect the enterprise to drive mass adoption

As large enterprises enter the crypto space, there’s potential for “not only millions of users, but billions of users using web3 without even realizing it.”

Why Solana, Polygon and Aptos expect the enterprise to drive mass adoption

To help keep track of nonfinancial use cases for crypto, Polygon Labs released The Value Prop, a database of the various ways web3 can be implemented.

Crypto is known for financial use cases, but how can it grow from there?

Robinhood’s decision to drop Solana, Polygon and Cardano simply makes sense: They’re just not such a big source of revenue for it.

Robinhood’s decision to limit crypto trading makes good sense

Growing concerns in the U.S. crypto industry around regulation is making overseas opportunities look more appealing.

Crypto needs a global view to build better regulatory models

Crypto wallet Phantom will soon expand its support to include Ethereum and Polygon blockchains across browsers, iOS and Android.

Crypto wallet Phantom to release public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon

Polytrade, a web3 protocol focused on global trade, has raised $3.8 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave, Matrix Partners, Polygon Ventures and CoinSwitch Ventures, the startup exclusively…

Web3 protocol Polytrade raises $3.8M to improve global trade

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Web3 gaming will onboard up to 100M gamers in next 2 years, Polygon and Immutable presidents predict

The web3 gaming space is set to explode over the next few years, Robbie Ferguson of Immutable and Ryan Wyatt of Polygon Labs predict.

Web3 gaming will onboard up to 100M gamers in next 2 years, Polygon and Immutable presidents predict

Web3 gaming firm Immutable and layer-2 blockchain Polygon partnered to accelerate development and adoption in the crypto gaming space.

Polygon and Immutable partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3

Robinhood announced Wednesday that its self-custodial crypto wallet app is now available for all users on iOS. The wallet debuted last September in beta with 10,000 users and no network…

Robinhood’s wallet app is now available to all iOS users

Customizable rollup provider Eclipse is launching a Solana-focused scaling solution, which allows applications to be compatible with Polygon, the companies exclusively told TechCrunch. Rollups, a part of the layer-2 blockchain ecosystem,…

Rollup provider Eclipse launches software to allow Solana apps to be compatible with Polygon

Amid signs of life in the NFT market, an NFT-focused startup, Thred, launched today to help users discover new collections, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “We think of it like…

Former Amazon, Starbucks exec launches Yelp-like platform to review and discover NFTs

It appears the NFT market is slowly getting back on its feet. Trading volumes rose for two months straight, with January scoring the highest volumes since June last year, according…

NFT market shows signs of recovery as January trading volumes hit 7-month high

Mastercard is launching a web3-focused incubator with Ethereum scaling layer-2 blockchain Polygon to help artists connect with fans.

Mastercard launches web3-focused artist incubator with Polygon

Two top Solana NFT projects, DeGods and y00ts, have announced they are leaving the blockchain in 2023, which is stirring up conflicting sentiments in the crypto community. Over the weekend,…

Top Solana NFT projects DeGods and y00ts to leave the blockchain and ‘explore new opportunities’

Starbucks today is launching its blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey, to its first group of U.S. beta testers. The new initiative, which includes coffee-themed NFTs that translate…

Starbucks opens up its web3 loyalty program and NFT community to first beta testers

The new Ethereum and Polygon integrations are live in beta mode on Phantom’s browser and iOS and Android applications.

Solana-focused crypto wallet Phantom adds Ethereum and Polygon support

NFT marketplace Magic Eden is integrating with Polygon to expand blockchain gaming projects and publishers like Ubisoft and Atari.

NFT marketplace Magic Eden integrates with Polygon to grow blockchain gaming

It’s time for another shout-out to recognize more of our partner companies that are dedicating their time and resources to make TC Sessions: Crypto — taking place tomorrow on November…

Join Bitcoin Association for BSV and Polygon at TC Sessions: Crypto

We’re packing our bags and getting pumped about flying to Miami for TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17.  What about you? Don’t miss your chance to rub elbows with the…

Power up with our partners at TC Sessions: Crypto

Top crypto firms including Coinbase and Polygon are among the firms that have formed an industry body in India to promote dialogue between key stakeholders and drive awareness about web3,…

Coinbase and Polygon back new crypto advocacy group in India

Although the crypto market capitalization is down about 58% year to date, web3 developers are pouring into the space.

Developers pour into crypto space despite stagnant markets

Robinhood is finally rolling out a beta version of its non-custodial crypto wallet to 10,000 customers on its waitlist after announcing the product in May, its CTO and general manager…

Robinhood debuts new non-custodial crypto wallet with Polygon to 10K beta users

We asked a range of crypto market players for their thoughts on the Merge and which Ethereum-based startups may hit the ground running.

Which Ethereum-focused startups will survive the Merge?

The long-awaited systemwide upgrade will, experts say, reduce the blockchain’s energy consumption by about 99% by switching its transaction verification system away from “proof-of-work.”

How the upcoming Ethereum Merge could change crypto’s rewards, costs and reputation

Ticketmaster will now let event organizers issue NFTs (non-fungible tokens) tied to tickets on Flow, a blockchain operated by a16z-backed Dapper Labs. The Live Nation subsidiary said that event organizers…

Ticketmaster taps the Flow blockchain to let event organizers issue NFTs tied to tickets

Ethereum layer-two scaling platform Polygon raised $450 million earlier this year in its first major financing round. Now, the protocol’s co-founder Sandeep Nailwal is launching another project, he told TechCrunch…

Polygon founder raises $50M for emerging markets-focused web3 venture fund

While it’s still unclear what the winning models for web3 gaming will be, it seems likely that the next exponential growth in blockchain adoption will be driven by gaming and…

How to incorporate web3 gaming into your Web 2.0 strategy

Polygon launched a $100 million ecosystem fund and an “uncapped” fund to help projects built on the now-defunct Terra ecosystem migrate to its blockchain.

Polygon’s head of investments remains ‘highly bullish on web3’