Polygon’s Endgame: Polygon 2.0 with Sandeep Nailwal & Mihailo Bjelic
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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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
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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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Polygon Co-Founder Mihailo Bjelic: Exploring Layer 3's, zkEVM, and NFL, Starbucks, Disney, Reddit, Adidas Partnerships
This week's episode stars Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Polygon. We get into the juicy details behind what went on with the zkEVM launch a few months back, Mihailo’s thesis on Layer 3’s, how Polygon secured brand deals with the NFL, Starbucks and others, and what he's most excited about in 2023. But first, Mihailo shares what he's been focused on at Polygon.
Polygon zkEVM Launch with Mihailo Bjelic and Jordi Baylina
Ryan talks to Polygon's Mihailo and Jordi about the launch of their zkEVM!
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0:00 Intro 3:58 Polygon zkEVM 10:40 What Polygon zkEVM Unlocks? 16:40 Polygon zkEVM vs. PoS 18:20 Polygon PoS Chain 22:24 Cost Per Transaction 24:30 Optimistic Rollup vs. zkEVM 29:37 Polygon Ecosystem 38:06 Polygon zkEVM Value Proposition 46:00 Risks of New Tech 54:15 $MATIC 56:20 Closing, Resources, & Disclaimers
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Mihailo https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic
Jordi https://twitter.com/jbaylina
Polygon Labs Launches zkEVM Layer 2 https://www.theblock.co/post/222950/polygon-labs-unveils-zkevm-layer-2-scaling-solution https://wiki.polygon.technology/docs/zkEVM/develop/
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EthCC #4 | "The Polygon zkEVM Frontier" - Mihailo Bjelic
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With fantastic guests from all corners of the ecosystem, this 8-part series is an exploration of crypto culture and the current state of Ethereum.
In episode 4, Mihailo Bjelic joins us to discuss the announcement of Polygon’s zkEVM. This explosive headline comes alongside three other zkEVM announcements.
Why now? What does this all mean?!
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0:00 Intro 3:00 Polygon zkEVM Announcements 6:50 How it Works 10:00 Road to Maine 15:30 EVM Equivalence 19:30 EthCC 2021
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Polygon: https://twitter.com/0xPolygon
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Instagram Bringing NFTs to 2.9B People | Sandeep & Mihailo, Polygon
Sandeep Nailwal and Mihailo Bjelic are the Co-Founders of Polygon. They’ve been on Bankless in the past, but not during a time like the one we currently find ourselves in.
However, the bear market is not stopping Polygon from building. Polygon is enabling Instagram to bring NFTs to 2.9B people. And that's not all! They're also working with Stripe to allow USDC payments via Polygon.
Hear how exactly they plan on doing this, what they plan on building next, how they're thinking about the bear market, and so much more!
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0:00 Intro 8:41 Instagram is Adding NFTs 15:01 Meta’s Crypto Team 17:40 What Instagram NFTs Look Like 21:30 The Potential of NFTs on Instagram 26:31 Is Polygon Ready to Support New Users? 29:58 Stripe to Allow USDC Payments via Polygon 35:35 Addresses, Stripe Wallet & Gas Fees? 41:12 Polygon’s Strategy Going Forward 49:04 Polygon Supernets 53:38 Weathering the Bear Market Storm 58:55 Thoughts on the Market Crash 1:02:24 Closing & Disclaimers
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Sandeep & Mihailo's Previous Bankless Episodes https://youtu.be/Gf2aalPt8-k https://youtu.be/rCJUBUTFElE
Sandeep Nailwal https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal
Mihailo Bjelic https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic
Instagram NFTs https://imgur.com/a/c1vBnM2
Stripe to Allow USDC Payments via Polygon https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/21/stripe-taps-polygon-to-allow-customers-to-make-payments-in-usdc/
Polygon Supernets https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1517502692670640129
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94 - The Swiss Army Knife of Scaling | Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal & Mihailo Bjelic
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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SotN #34: Polygon: Ethereum's Internet of Blockchains – Mihailo Bjelic & Sandeep Nailwal
Guests: Mihailo Benjic & Sandeep Nailwal
We bring Mihailo & Sandeep of Polygon (formerly Matic) to the Bankless State of The Nation, to discuss Ethereum's Internet of Blockchains and Polygon's approach to connecting networks.
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