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Polygon Labs to Invest $5 Million in Acquiring VPU-Based Server Systems

Polygon Labs to Invest  Million in Acquiring VPU-Based Server SystemsPolygon Labs has announced a $5 million investment in Fabric’s custom Verifiable Processing Unit (VPU) to enhance the performance of its ZK-powered protocols. This investment marks Polygon Labs as the first protocol to adopt these next-generation crypto-native hardware systems. The VPU, designed to support advanced cryptographic operations and optimized for ZK cryptography, aims to accelerate […]

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Polygon gas fees spike 1000% amid Ordinals-inspired token craze

Gas fees on the Polygon network reached as high as $0.10 during a mad rush to mint an Ordinals-inspired token called POLS.

Gas fees on Ethereum layer-2 Polygon (MATIC) surged more than 1,000% to reach a peak of $0.10 as users inundated the network with the minting of Ordinals-inspired tokens dubbed POLS. 

In a Nov. 16 X (formerly Twitter) post Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal shared his surprise at the elevated transaction activity on the network saying the spike could’ve been due to the launch of a new Polygon-based nonfungible token (NFT) collection.

The reason for the uptick in network activity and sudden spike in gas fees seems to be coming mainly from a frenzy of enthusiasm for minting the new POLS token.

Dune Analytics data showed the rush of minting activity for POLS coincided with more than 102 million MATIC tokens — worth $86 million at current prices— being used as gas.

POLS caused more than $86 million of MATIC to be used as gas.

The POLS token is built on a protocol dubbed PRC-20, which operates similarly to the Bitcoin Ordinals-derived BRC-20 token standard.

According to data from Ethereum Virtual Machine data provider EVM, only 8.7% of the total POLS supply has been minted, with just over 18,100 owners claiming the token.

Related: Bitcoin Ordinals see resurgence from Binance listing

At the time of publication, Polygon gas fees have since returned to typical levels, settling at around 882 gwei. Gas fees quantify the amount of computing effort needed to conduct a transaction on a given blockchain, with 1 gwei equal to approximately 0.000000001 MATIC.

Polygon gas fees have since returned to slightly above-average levels. Source: Livdir

The Bitcoin network witnessed a similar, albeit more prolonged, spike in activity in May this year following the release of the Ordinals protocol, which allowed users to mint NFTs directly onto the Bitcoin blockchain.

The ensuing frenzy for Ordinals NFTs and BRC-20 tokens saw Bitcoin fees reach levels not since April 2021, a development that saw more traditionally-minded Bitcoiners such as Samson Mow and Adam Back cast down the NFT protocol and token standard as wasteful.

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Tether Launches on Polygon, USDT Stablecoin Now Hosted on 11 Blockchain Networks

Tether Launches on Polygon, USDT Stablecoin Now Hosted on 11 Blockchain NetworksFollowing the company launching a fiat-pegged tied to the value of the Mexican peso, Tether, the stablecoin issuer has announced the firm has launched tether tokens on the Polygon network. The Polygon integration follows the stablecoin being added to the Avalanche and Kusama blockchain networks. Tether Joins the Polygon Blockchain Ecosystem The largest stablecoin by […]

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Aave Launches Social Media Project Lens Protocol With Over 50 Apps Built on Polygon

Aave Launches Social Media Project Lens Protocol With Over 50 Apps Built on PolygonThe blockchain firm Aave has launched the Lens Protocol, a social media project with applications built on the Polygon blockchain. Lens is similar to the social media platform Twitter but Lens profiles are linked to a non-fungible token (NFT) that can be ported into decentralized applications. Lens Protocol Is Live – Aave Founder Believes People […]

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Permission․io Is Migrating to Polygon Network to Globally Scale Web3 Advertising

Permission․io Is Migrating to Polygon Network to Globally Scale Web3 AdvertisingPRESS RELEASE. San Diego, CALIF. – April 26, 2022 – Permission.io, the leading provider of permission-based Web3 advertising, today announced it’s migrating away from its own proprietary blockchain to Polygon, the world’s preeminent Ethereum scaling solution with more than 100 million unique users. The migration is the company’s first in a series of steps designed […]

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Dvision Network to Launch the Third Land Sale on Shopify Utilizing Both Polygon Network and BNB Chain

Dvision Network to Launch the Third Land Sale on Shopify Utilizing Both Polygon Network and BNB ChainPRESS RELEASE. Dvision Network has announced the third LAND Sale to be conducted on both the Polygon Network and the BNB Chain. The most exciting aspect of the third LAND Sale is that 50% of the available LAND NFTs will be sold through the Shopify Marketplace. Moreover, the LAND NFTs pre-minted on Polygon Network will […]

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Cere Network and Polygon Launch ‘NFT Content Monetization’ Platform Davinci

Cere Network and Polygon Launch ‘NFT Content Monetization’ Platform DavinciOn February 14, Cere Network and Polygon launched a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and Web3 platform called Davinci, a project that aims to bolster the security behind NFT data. The platform is described as an “all-in-one Web3 media platform” that leverages Cere’s decentralized data cloud (DDC) platform and the proof-of-stake blockchain network Polygon. Cere Network […]

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Uniswap Community Votes to Deploy v3 on Polygon, Contract Support Coming in a Few Days

Uniswap Community Votes to Deploy v3 on Polygon, Contract Support Coming in a Few DaysOne of the largest decentralized exchange (dex) platforms in terms of trade volume, Uniswap, has announced that the dex community has approved a governance proposal to support the Polygon blockchain. Uniswap to Support Polygon PoS Blockchain In terms of trade volume, statistics show that Uniswap version three (v3) commands the largest 24-hour trade volume with […]

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Poly Network Hacked for More Than $600 Million — Hacker Trolls Project Saying ‘It Could Have Been a Billion’

Poly Network Hacked for More Than 0 Million — Hacker Trolls Project Saying ‘It Could Have Been a Billion’On August 10, the decentralized finance (defi) project Poly Network suffered a loss of over $600 million according to various reports. The hack follows a recent Ciphertrace report on how defi-related hacks and fraud in 2021 have already surpassed 2020. The Poly Network hack on Tuesday is well above the entire year’s worth of defi […]

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