PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

Polygon

Circle Launches Tools for Web3 Developers, Smart Contracts
Circle Launches Tools for Web3 Developers, Smart Contracts
October 19, 2023  |  Blockchain

FinTech Circle has announced the beta launch of two Web3 Services products, Gas Station and Smart Contract Platform, aimed at simplifying blockchain experiences for developers...

READ MORE >
Robinhood vs Coinbase: The Battle for the Retail Crypto Trading Market
Robinhood vs Coinbase: The Battle for the Retail Crypto Trading Market
June 15, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase, a major player in the retail crypto trading market, may be losing some retail crypto trading business to Robinhood, possibly due to Coinbase’s higher...

READ MORE >
Jewel Bank Launches Stablecoin-Based Payment Services
Jewel Bank Launches Stablecoin-Based Payment Services
December 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Jewel Bank has launched stablecoin-based payment services backed by bank deposits.  These services leverage the Polygon ecosystem, Jewel Bank said in a Monday (Dec. 12)...

READ MORE >
Facebook Pilots Ethereum, Polygon NFTs with Select Creators
Facebook Pilots Ethereum, Polygon NFTs with Select Creators
July 01, 2022  |  Meta

Meta is piloting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with Ethereum and Polygon for select U.S. creators on Facebook and will soon add Solana and Flow, a Meta...

READ MORE >
Circle’s Payments Platform Now Supports Polygon USDC Transactions
Circle’s Payments Platform Now Supports Polygon USDC Transactions
June 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle will be supporting Polygon USDC on its payments and treasury platform, allowing for more easily automated flows from fiat into the Polygon coin, according...

READ MORE >
Today in Crypto: Blockchain Platforms Pilfer Big Tech Execs to Build Web3; Crypto Tax Prep Grows
Today in Crypto: Blockchain Platforms Pilfer Big Tech Execs to Build Web3; Crypto Tax Prep...
February 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Tech execs from companies like Google or Facebook have been exiting their jobs in favor of crypto companies, CNBC reported Wednesday (Feb. 23). Blockchain companies...

READ MORE >
PYMNTS Blockchain Basics Series: What is Polygon? An Ethereum Killer Hedges Its Bets
PYMNTS Blockchain Basics Series: What is Polygon? An Ethereum Killer Hedges Its Bets
February 15, 2022  |  Blockchain

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in crypto to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins”...

READ MORE >
Sequoia Leads $450M Investment into Polygon
Sequoia Leads $450M Investment into Polygon
February 07, 2022  |  Investments

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has led a $450 million investment in blockchain network Polygon as part of a larger effort to fund Web3, CNBC...

READ MORE >
Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
Hackers Return Some Money From $600M Crypto Theft 
August 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of hackers behind a more than $600 million cryptocurrency heist — one of the largest of its kind – has begun to return...

READ MORE >