Polygon (MATIC) Crypto News Today

Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, launched with over $200 million in productive TVL, offering institutional-grade liquidity strategies and native asset support.

Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylini continues to serve Polygon in an advisory capacity.

Co-founder and new CEO Sandeep Nailwal opens up about dissolving Polygon’s board, closing zkEVM and why claiming sole leadership is the network’s best shot at relevance.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal assumed full executive control, marking a move away from decentralized governance.

Polygon grants $300K to revitalize crosschain lending on its PoS network, aiming to unify liquidity and simplify borrowing across blockchains.

Polygon’s NFT growth in 2025 is fueled by real-world asset marketplace Courtyard, which now rivals DraftKings in all-time sales.

Katana launched its private mainnet with support from GSR and Polygon Labs, aiming to solve liquidity fragmentation in DeFi.

Fellow Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said that Bjelic has always been “a force behind so much of what makes Polygon what it is today.”

Cointelegraph’s LONGITUDE Dubai edition brought together executives from Polygon and Near Protocol to explore the intersection of AI and blockchain.

Bettors on Polymarket and Kalshi are wagering that the US will report negative economic growth during the first quarter of 2025.

Miden, a zk-powered blockchain spun out of Polygon Labs, raised $25 million led by a16z to scale edge execution and support institutional blockchain adoption.

Polygon CEO Marc Boiron says DeFi protocols must abandon short-term yield strategies and embrace chain-owned liquidity for long-term stability.

Symbiotic’s new staking layer aims to create a collaborative economic incentive to secure networks and reshape collaboration dynamics across blockchains.

The surge was driven by an RWA NFT marketplace called Courtyard, which tokenizes physical collectible cards.

Polygon is working with telecom giant Reliance Jio to integrate blockchain into web services and solve real-world problems for over 450 million users.