Polygon: A Technical Overview

Quick Take

• Polygon is a scaling solution built on top of the Ethereum blockchain
• Since its rebranding in February, Polygon has grown in TVL from 0.5B to 5B in May, with notable partnerships with AAVE, Curve Finance and SushiSwap
• Polygon intends to build a suite of scaling solutions ranging from Plasma Chains (which is currently live) to Rollups, and become Ethereum’s Internet of Blockchains infrastructure

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