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.  ------ 🚀Join Ryan & David at Permissionless in September. Bankless Citizens get 30% off https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless  ------ 📣 STADER LABS | ETHX LIQUID STAKING https://bankless.cc/Stader  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2   ⁠ 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | TRACK & MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  ⁠ 👾POLYGON | VALUE LAYER OF THE INTERNET https://polygon.technology/roadmap  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/Toku    ------ 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 ------ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:  https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠ 

"For me, it's only about daily active users. I feel in the next five years, especially for the whole ecosystem. I'm not talking about Polygon first - let's say for the whole blockchain ecosystem… In [the] next five years, if we don't reach somewhere between 50 to 100 million users, I think we would've failed very badly. So all apps. I'm talking about all apps in all ecosystems, layer one, layer two, all the apps - payments, Bitcoin, everything included. We should have 50 to 100 million daily active users. Obviously, for Polygon, we want to capture as much market share out of that: 50 to 100 million. If Polygon remains the number one adopted amongst those daily active users, it will be a great scenario for Polygon." - Sandeep Nailwal   Fresh out of the studio, Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon joined us to discuss the origin story of the Polygon blockchain and its evolution as a layer-2 chain for builders out there. Sandeep started with his backstory and how it led to the creation of the polygon blockchain followed by the subsequent evolution into a layer-2 chain within the Ethereum ecosystem. He shared his perspectives on the key trends of web3 and offered advice to builders there on how they should navigate in the midst of the current crypto downturn. Last but not least, he shared what great would look like for Polygon in the next few years.   Podcast Information: The show is hosted and produced by Bernard Leong (@bernardleong, Linkedin) and Carol Yin (@CarolYujiaYin, LinkedIn). Sound credits for the intro and end music: "Energetic Sports Drive" and the episode is mixed & edited by Geoffrey Thomas Craig (LinkedIn).

Imran and Qiao invited Sandeep Nailwal and Mihalio Bjelic (Polygon) to discuss whether the Polygon's Chain Aggregation can unify all L2s.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:45) Welcome To Good Game(02:02) Things We're Excited To Talk About With Sandeep And Mihailo (Polygon)(05:27) Quick Note On The Vitalik's End Game(09:18) Sandeep And Mihailo (Polygon) Introduction(11:08) Addressing Fud Surrounding Polygon's Impact And Partnerships(19:43) Addressing Misconceptions And Branding Challenges In Polygon's Journey(22:17) People Say Polygon Has Too Many Narratives And Always Jumps On To The Latest Narratives(24:32) Exploring Polygon's Parallel Evm And Aggregation Layer(32:27) Transitioning Perspectives(36:02) The Token Rebrand(39:55) The Reason Behind The Layoff(46:17) Final Words(46:58) Putting Aside The FUDs And Narratives(49:50) Wrap Up(52:00) Partnership Vs. Competition(55:02) There Is A Disconnect Of Information(57:05) How Polygon Moved From Proof Of State To A ZK Validium(58:54) Polygon's Move To Parallelization(59:49) Founder Anecdotes That Imran Learned(01:01:05) Polygon Laid Off 20% Of Their Staff(01:02:25) Polygon Could Have Continued To Compete With Optimism And Arbitrum(01:04:35) Twitter Narrative Is So Different From The Real WorldAggregated Blockchains: A New Thesis - https://polygon.technology/blog/aggregated-blockchains-a-new-thesisSandeep Nailwal Twitter/X: https://x.com/sandeepnailwalMihailo Bjelic Twitter/X: https://x.com/MihailoBjelicSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, discusses Polygon 2.0's approach to scalability and its role as the 'Value Layer of the Internet.' Topics include zk EVM, POL Tokenomics, strategic partnerships, and the 3 pillars for governance.

Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, discusses Polygon 2.0, tokenomics, rollup interoperability, staking decentralization, and the multi-chain future outlook. They also explore the importance of trustless decentralized systems, differentiating between optimistic rollups and ZK rollups, and Polygon's role in blockchain construction and cross-chain interoperability.