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Polygon’s Endgame: Polygon 2.0 with Sandeep Nailwal & Mihailo Bjelic

Jul 25, 2023

Sandeep Nailwal and Mihailo Bjelic, co-founders of Polygon, dive deep into the exciting launch of Polygon 2.0, emphasizing its advanced ZK technology for improved scalability. They counter claims of Polygon being 'just a sidechain' by showcasing its transformative shift to zkEVM and a multi-chain network. Discussions also cover the evolution of the MATIC token to POL, the introduction of a governance framework for community engagement, and the future landscape of crypto networks, painting a picture of Polygon's ambitious vision.

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Mihailo Bjelic

Sandeep Nailwal

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Intro

5min

Polygon's Evolution and ETHCC Insights

6min

The Evolution of Polygon 2.0

28min

Polygon Governance and Community Engagement with Token Evolution

4min

MATIC's Evolution and Future

9min

Exploring the Genesis and Viability of Cryptocurrency Tokens

2min

Governance and Evolution in Polygon 2.0

19min

Today on the show we welcome back Sandeep and Mihalo, the Co-Founders of Polygon.

Polygon is one of the most used chains in crypto. That in itself is a massive accomplishment. However, there’s been criticism of Polygon in the past, that it’s “just a sidechain.” That it’s not “Ethereum aligned.” The release of Polygon 2.0 will silence these critics. Tune in to understand why.

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------ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 6:35 EthCC 11:35 Polygon 2.0 20:00 PoS to zkEVM 33:50 What Will Users Have To Do? 37:10 Validiums & Wen Upgrade? 43:00 How $MATIC is Evolving? 47:00 The Evolution of Crypto Networks 48:50 $MATIC to $POL 50:27 Work Token 53:14 Why $POL Naming? 54:20 The Governance Framework 59:50 Is This Polygon’s Endgame? 1:08:48 zkSupernets

----- RESOURCES

Polygon Roadmap https://polygon.technology/roadmap

Polygon PoS to a zkEVM - https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1671208777784209441

The Stack https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1668312616459030528

The Token https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1679427540790681600

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