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94 - The Swiss Army Knife of Scaling | Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal & Mihailo Bjelic

Nov 29, 2021

Sandeep Nailwal and Mihailo Bjelic, co-founders of Polygon, dive into the innovative scaling solutions they offer for Ethereum. They address recent controversies about Ethereum's future, emphasizing that it is not abandoning its users. The duo highlights Polygon's partnerships, including one with DraftKings, and showcases their advances in the Metaverse, zkRollups, and the importance of collaboration over competition. They also explore the unique role of the MATIC token and the expansive growth of the Polygon ecosystem with over 5,000 teams onboard.

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Intro

2min

Exploring the Future of Blockchain: Modular vs. Multi-Chain Solutions

3min

Technical Hurdles and Sponsor Introductions

3min

Polygon and Ethereum: Navigating Scalability

23min

Understanding Polygon's Ecosystem

15min

The Role of MATIC in the Polygon Ecosystem

22min

Navigating Polygon's Proof of Stake Security

11min

Transforming Ethereum: The Rise of Layer 2 Solutions and Innovative DeFi

4min

Ethereum Tribalism and Polygon Innovations

6min

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Polygon's Ecosystem Evolution

15min

11.

Exploring Ethereum's Scalability and Joining the Bankless Movement

2min

Polygon is the Swiss Army Knife of Scaling. With a suite of scaling products, Polygon is pushing in many directions to scale out the Ethereum ecosystem.

On the heels of the 'Abandoning Ethereum' twitter drama, Sandeep and Mihailo from Polygon come on the podcast to discuss how Ethereum is, in fact, not abandoning its users.

A ton has happened in the world of Polygon in the six months since they were last on the show, including a partnership with DraftKings and massive leaps into the Metaverse.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 6:00 Sandeep & Mihalo Return 8:20 Not Abandoning Ethereum 15:27 Adoption of Ethereum 24:06 On Maximalism 29:52 A Portfolio of Chains 37:47 The Mission 44:50 Tokens & Unifying Forces 49:42 Is Polygon an ETH Killer? 54:33 Polygon vs Alt Layer 1’s 1:04:40 Checkpointing to Ethereum 1:08:53 Bridges & Sidechains 1:18:00 Facts & Tribalism 1:22:50 zkRollups & Miden 1:29:12 Apps & DraftKings 1:34:00 On-Ramp to the Metaverse 1:37:09 The Roadmap 1:42:10 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Sandeep on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal?s=20

Mihailo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic?s=20

Announcing Polygon Miden: https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1460609713922457606?s=20

Polygon Metaverse: https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic/status/1456091349745295362?s=20

Modular Blockchains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjxyjgWiqLE&t=3276s&ab_channel=Bankless

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