Assessing if MATIC Can Defend Polygon in Solana Market Value Flip
Polygon [MATIC] displaced Solana [SOL] off the 10th position on the market capitalization standings according to information from CoinMarketCap. The ousting happened despite SOL recording more than two times MATIC’s gains in the last seven days.
Polygon Announces Upcoming Hard Fork To Address Gas Spikes and Chain Reorganizations
The Ethereum scaling blockchain, Polygon, has revealed plans to initiate a hard fork on Jan. 17, 2023. According to the team, the network upgrade will “reduce the severity of gas spikes” and “address chain reorganizations (reorgs) in an effort to reduce time to finality.”
MATIC’s Latest Price Pump Could Have Everything To Do With This Polygon Update
Polygon’s [MATIC] zkEVM has remained a topic of discussion for quite a few months now. This was because its public testnet went live in 2022.
Solana Looks To Move Back Into Top 10 As SOL Gains 36% Over Past Week
Solana (SOL) seeks to move back into the top 10 cryptocurrencies after temporarily flipping Polygon market cap on Jan. 14.
Polygon Plans Jan. 17 Hard Fork To Reduce Gas Fees
Ethereum (ETH) Layer-2 network Polygon (MATIC) proposed a hard fork on Jan. 17 to reduce gas spikes and address chain reorganizations by changing the BaseFeeChangeDenominator, according to a Jan. 12 statement.
Polygon Founder-Backed Early-Stage Web3 Accelerator Beacon Holds First Demo Day of the Year
Polygon Founder-led web3 accelerator startup Beacon, which was launched last December, on Wednesday announced that it is already hosting its inaugural demo day.
Polygon Proposes Hard Fork to Reduce Reorgs, Gas Spikes
After a heated community debate last month, Polygon Labs appears to be moving forward with plans to hard-fork the network early next week, according to a blog post published on Polygon’s website Thursday. In the post, Polygon Labs claims the hard fork—proposed to occur January 17—will help prevent network gas fee spikes and address chain reorganizations, also known as reorgs. Unlike soft forks, hard forks are not backwards-compatible and require all node operators on the network to update to the latest software at a specified time. Some hard forks are contentious, while others are simply major upgrades to a network. (decrypt)
Holograph Now Live on Polygon, Avalanche, & Ethereum Mainnets
Holograph recently tweeted about going live on Avalanche, Polygon, and Ethereum mainnets. The platform makes developing multichain digital assets 10 times quicker, quicker, and easier.
All Doesn’t Seem Well With MATIC Despite Polygon’s Latest Accomplishment
Polygon [MATIC] recently reached a new milestone in terms of decentralized exchange (DEX) volume. It crossed $50 billion in DEX volume over the last 12 months, according to a tweet on 11 January.
