The Giugliano upgrade is expected to occur on April 8 to improve finality and add fee parameters directly in block headers, the team said.
IDEX is a decentralized exchange that combines a traditional centralized-style order book with an automated market maker.
The Polygon-based T-REX Ledger will serve as the official reference chain for permissioned ERC-3643 tokens.
The ban is the latest legal setback for prediction markets, which are facing regulatory pushback around the world.
A Polymarket account bearing George Cottrell’s name made multiple geopolitical bets, amid growing scrutiny over prediction markets.
Dutch regulator the Netherlands Gambling Authority this week ordered the prediction market to halt operations immediately.
Prediction markets entered the mainstream in 2025, with a fourfold surge in annual trading volume as a handful of venues consolidated control over what is rapidly becoming an institutional-scale product, according to a new report from blockchain security firm CertiK. The sector’s total volume rose from $15.8 billion in 2024 to $63.5 billion in 2025, […]
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Reports have disclosed that Polygon closed the final quarter of 2025 with higher on-chain usage, driven by payments, stablecoin transfers, and tokenized assets. Related Reading: Crypto Could Bounce Soon As Fundamentals Firm Up, Tom Lee Says While traders watched MATIC drift inside a narrow range, activity on the chain told a different story, one focused on payments, stablecoins, and quiet institutional adoption rather than price momentum. Polygon Payments Use Grows Faster Than Prices According to Messari’s Q4 network review released on January 4, Polygon processed heavy payment traffic as fees stayed low and settlement times remained short. More than 50 apps built for payments handled about $3.50 billion in transfers during the quarter. That figure was 96% higher than the prior quarter and close to four times the level seen a year earlier. Stablecoin-linked cards added another layer of activity. Ten card programs together moved nearly $363 million using Mastercard and Visa rails, with Visa responsible for the larger share. Reports say this growth came from everyday spending rather than one-off events, a sign that Polygon is being used for routine transfers instead of short-term experiments. Beyond card payments, several firms expanded how they move money on the chain. DeCard allowed users to pay with USDC and USDT at a wide range of merchants. Flutterwave chose Polygon for cross-border business payments in 30 African countries. Revolut integrated cheap stablecoin transfers inside its app, while Stripe continued building subscription tools that rely on USDC. None of those moves grabbed market headlines, yet together they pushed steady volume through the network. Tokenized Assets Gain Ground Quietly Away from payments, tokenized real-world assets continued to stack up. Reports note Polygon ended Q4 with nearly $1.10 billion in RWAs, ranking ninth worldwide. Growth was driven less by retail hype and more by regulated structures. Stablecoin supply climbed to nearly 3 billion, led by USDC at $1.34 billion and DAI near $630 million. Latin America stood out as a key region, where non-USD stablecoin volume totaled $1.18 billion. Average daily DEX volume jumped 44% to a little over $200 million. MATICUSD trading at $0.19 on the 24-hour chart: TradingView MATIC Trades Sideways As Activity Builds MATIC’s price action stayed restrained despite the on-chain growth. The token slipped back from short-term resistance during broader market weakness and then stabilized as buyers defended key support zones. Related Reading: Russia’s Biggest Exchange To Launch XRP Indices And Futures Deeper losses were avoided, but strong upside moves failed to appear. Volume has yet to confirm a shift in trend. For now, Polygon shows rising use across payments and tokenized assets, while its token waits for a clearer signal from traders. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Prediction markets on the BNB Chain have seen massive growth over the past months, with the leading platforms within the ecosystem reaching remarkable levels and their cumulative trading volume hitting a new milestone. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price At Risk Of 50% Correction As BTC’s 2022 Bearish Playbook Repeats BNB Chain Sees Prediction Markets Explosion On Monday, BNB Chain announced that prediction markets in the ecosystem reached a new milestone, surpassing the $20.91 billion mark in cumulative trading volume over the weekend. Notably, the BNB Chain has expanded its presence over the past few months, diversifying with key players such as Opinion Labs, Probable, Myriad Markets, Predict.Fun, and XO Markets. Prediction markets are one of the most popular ways to forecast events and manage risk at scale, the BNB Chain explained in a blog post, becoming “powerful tools for smarter decisions in finance, governance, and beyond.” “From elections and sports to AI milestones and macroeconomic shifts, prediction markets transform scattered knowledge into actionable signals. Platforms like Polymarket, which saw over $2B in volume in October 2024, prove that decentralized markets can even outperform centralized forecasters,” they added. According to Dune data, prediction markets within the ecosystem have seen a significant surge since Q4, increasing nearly 89% just in the past month. The data also shows that BNB Chain has taken the lead in weekly trading volume by chain, surpassing off-chain prediction markets, Polygon, Solana, and Base since the start of 2026. Moreover, DeFiLlama data indicate that three platforms in the BNB ecosystem are currently among the top 5 prediction markets, only behind Kalshi and Polymarket, signaling increasing adoption. Opinion Labs ranks third in the list, with its 7-day and 30-day trading volumes reaching $725.56 million and $3.35 billion, respectively. Meanwhile, its open interest exceeded $144 million as of late January. Probable has seen $558 million in volume over the past 7 days and $1.05 billion in the last 30 days. The platform has also reached a $1.4 billion in notional volume and over 17,000 users just a month after its launch. ETF Push And Price Recovery The recent milestone comes as major institutional players share interest in the BNB token. Last week, Grayscale filed an S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) based on the cryptocurrency. If approved, the Grayscale BNB Trust (GBNB) will “reflect the value of BNB held by the Trust, including BNB earned as Staking Consideration” and offer investors exposure to the token without having to hold it directly. As of this writing, BNB’s price has recovered from Sunday’s correction and is attempting to turn a key area back into support. Market observer Rose Premium Signals highlighted that the cryptocurrency bounced from the strong $860 demand zone after the sharp corrective move. Related Reading: Bitcoin Confirms Bearish Structure After $98,000 Rejection — Here’s The Next Potential Target Moreover, it held the key Fibonacci retracement area, “which increases the probability of a bullish reaction.” If the altcoin successfully reclaims the $900 area as support, the analyst suggested that a retest of the $937 and $980 targets could follow. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
The 2026 edition of the Golden Globes was broadcast Sunday night on CBS and featured several prediction markets from Polymarket.
Sequence offers smart wallet routing for "1-click" cross-network transfers, while Coinme has secured U.S. money-transmitter licenses.
The move comes as crypto projects increasingly position themselves as offering payment platforms that resemble traditional digital banks, but operate on blockchain rails.
Polygon is paying $100 million to $125 million for the bitcoin ATM provider, according to one of the sources.
The system will bring together various elements of the payment stack, including liquidity, orchestration, and regulatory controls.
Boys Club will retain full control over its creative direction, voice, and business operations,” and maintain its client roster.
The network introduces intent-based routing and multi-source liquidity, with unified verification expected later through Avail DA.
The ARC will operate within a two-tier framework, complementing the RBI's Central Bank Digital Currency.
Revolut is embedding Polygon in its app to enable "zero-fee" remittances, POL staking, and in-app crypto card payments.
Starting Wednesday, Calastone’s Tokenized Fund Share Classes can now be moved onchain using Polygon’s rails, according to a spokesperson.
Kalshi anchor partner Robinhood processed $2.5 billion in prediction-market volume in October — implying a $300 million annualized run rate.
The deal will roll out faster, low-cost payments for global firms such as Uber in more than 30 countries in Africa.
The bank claims to be the first to offer regulated staking for Polygon’s native token (POL), with rewards of up to 15%.
The post comes in the wake of NYSE parent firm's pledge to invest $2 billion in Polymarket at a $9 billion post-money valuation.
Polygon has activated the Rio hard fork on its proof-of-stake network, introducing major changes to block production and validation.
Prediction markets are entering the mainstream as blockchain rails, AI analysis, and news feeds collide, according to analysts at Bernstein.
Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) reached just under $300 billion in 2025, with some projections placing the market at $30 trillion by 2034. Much of […]
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On Wednesday, Polygon PoS experienced 10–15 minute delays in recording block "milestones" after a bug was detected.
A bug affecting Bor/Erigon nodes forced validators to resync, slowing confirmation times even as block production continued at a normal pace.
Two major Ethereum layer-2 networks, Linea and Polygon, experienced operational setbacks on Sept. 10, adding to concerns about the reliability of scaling solutions. The incidents come around a week after Starknet, another Ethereum layer-2 network, suffered a four-hour outage, underlining the challenges of keeping rollup systems consistently online. Linea outage coincides with airdrop plan Linea, […]
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Polygon (POL) is approaching a critical juncture around the $0.28 mark, where recent momentum meets key resistance. The coming sessions could determine if buyers can push past this level for a breakout or if a pullback toward support near $0.26 will set the stage for consolidation. Polygon Uptrend Faces Resistance At $0.28 GemXBT, in a recent update shared on X, highlighted that Polygon has been trending upward, showing encouraging strength in its recent performance. However, the chart now reveals that the price is approaching a crucial resistance level at $0.28, while finding strong support around $0.26. Related Reading: Last Chance For Polygon As Crypto Analyst Predicts MATIC Price Will Surge Above $1 Again From a technical perspective, the MACD has flashed a bearish crossover, which often signals fading momentum or the possibility of a short-term correction. This development suggests that bulls may need to exert more pressure to sustain the uptrend and push through the $0.28 resistance. Adding to this cautious tone, the RSI is moving downward, indicating weakening buying pressure. If the indicator continues to fall, a dip toward the $0.26 support area could be on the cards before any attempt at a fresh rebound. Interestingly, volume spikes have consistently aligned with price peaks, which signals heightened interest and activity whenever POL approaches key levels. This dynamic underscores the importance of monitoring these technical zones closely, as they could set the stage for either a decisive breakout above resistance or a corrective pullback to retest lower supports. Key Decision Point: Rally Continuation Or Healthy Reset? According to OLUWANIFEMI, Polygon is currently trading at $0.2778, marking an impressive 13.82% gain over the last 24 hours, indicating strong momentum. Building on this, OLUWANIFEMI highlights that the price action is right around the $0.280 resistance zone, which is shaping up to be a critical level for the next move. In his view, if buyers manage to maintain control and push past this barrier with convincing volume, the setup could pave the way for a further breakout to the upside. Related Reading: Polygon Eyes 2x Upsurge From Broadening Wedge Pattern However, he also cautions that not all signals point to immediate strength. Should momentum begin to fade, the expert anticipates a healthy pullback toward the $0.260 support region. A retest of this level, he emphasizes, would not necessarily harm the broader trend but could instead provide the market with room to reset before the next upward leg. Concluding his outlook, the analyst stresses that this makes the current zone particularly important to monitor. Whether Polygon breaks higher or dips into consolidation, he claims sharp traders will be watching closely to position themselves for the next significant move in either direction. Featured image from Polygon, chart from Tradingview.com