Polygon acquires Hermez Network for $250M, will merge native tokens
“We believe this is in a way a historical moment since this will be (to the best of our knowledge) the first full-blown merger of two blockchain networks,” said Polygon. Layer-two protocol Polygon will be merging ZK-rollup project Hermez Network into its ecosystem for $250 million worth of MATIC tokens.In a Friday announcement, Polygon said Hermez would become a part of the network’s suite of solutions under the name Polygon Hermez. The 26 people in the Hermez team as well as its tech and solutions — including work on an Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible solution — will join the....
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PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, has announced the listing of the Hermez Network Token (HEZ) under the pair USDT/HEZ on Mar 29 at 1:00 p.m. UTC. Hermez is a zk-rollup that allows for scaling payments and token transfers on top of the Ethereum public blockchain. Hermez uses the Ethereum public blockchain for data storage instead of computation. In addition, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs attaches an easily verifiable on-chain proof that the off-chain computations have been carried out....
Hermez Network sets out to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum.
Via their Twitter handle, protocol and cross-chain bridge Polygon announced a new area of interest, ZK-based scaling solutions. In order to contribute and improve this approach to aggregate transactions into a blockchain, the project also announced a merger with Hermez Network and a $1 billion investment. Based on zero-knowledge proof, the layer 2 scaling solution called ZK-Rollups allows funds to be deposit into a smart contract on top of the Ethereum network. Thus, transactions can be securely processed off-chain and scalability can increase. As its official announcement, there is a high....
To do anything on Polygon, you'll need MATIC, which isn't always easy to come by from other networks' DEXes. Bridging assets could help solve issues like scalability, speed and high fees. Bridging means users can move their tokens between blockchain networks quickly and cost-effectively.The Polygon Bridge is used for cross-chain transactions between the Polygon (MATIC) and Ethereum (ETH) blockchains. It allows users to transfer ERC tokens and NFTs to the Polygon sidechain through smart contracts.This guide will show you how to bridge Polygon with other blockchains. However, given that....
Scaling solution Polygon has stepped up its Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proof ambitions. According to an official post, a startup called Mir will collaborate with Polygon and has invested a staggering amount of $400 million. Related Reading | Polygon: Ethereum’s Friend Is Looking To Make Big Strides Mir and its team of experts will join the scaling solution to implement their ZK Rollup technology, developed for over two years. The startup was founded by Brendan Farmer and Daniel Lubarov, and its team, comprised of people with backgrounds in pure math, cryptography, and engineer, will be....