Marc Boiron (@0xmarcb) • Hey

CEO of Polygon Labs

Stats

Publications

Claimed my 'thank you' gift from @lens/bonsai to celebrate the fundraise! 🎉
Ethereum’s biggest problem is cannibalizing itself continuously via all L2s competing over devs, users and liquidity rather than competing outside of the Ethereum ecosystem. Microeconomics 101 would tell you this is a bad strategy. I don’t have the answer but it needs to be addressed.
This is so darn cool!
A quick note on next steps in Ethereum protocol simplification and node resource load decreases (aka "the Purge"): https://notes.ethereum.org/@vbuterin/purge_2024_03_31
Bonsais keep growing even when everything as red as fire around it.
I’ll say the quiet part out loud: L3s exist only to take value away from Ethereum and onto the L2s on which the L3s are built. *You do not need L3s to scale* And this is why Polygon Labs does not work on L3s.
ETH Daily - 20th March 📰 -RIP-7212 on Polygon 📄 -Base postpones maintenance 📅 -DeFiSaver auto debt payback ⚙️ -Nethermind bug post-mortem 🔎 https://zora.co/collect/base:0xd8c07dc32bb35dd6c812d05fcd6c9a18f9508e28/57?referrer=0xeb40a065854bd90126a4e697aea0976ba51b2ee7
Aggregated blockchains take the best of monolithic and modular blockchains to unify users and liquidity while maintaining scalability. But for aggregated blockchains to grow, they need to be neutral and accessible to all. This is the role of the AggLayer. It is not Polygon's. It is everyone's
If you do not want a chain to get congested, then do not used a shared state for hundreds of different applications. Instead, let applications have their own block space and aggregate chains to still the benefits of unification.
Thing about gud shilling is, people spontaneously and effortless talk about what they truly love. They can't stop in fact Bankers talk about money VCs talk about dealflow Teens talk about sex Vitalik talks about ethereum The best kinda shilling comes from love of what you do 💜
$BONSAI got listed on Polygonscan! It now shows you the current value of your $BONSAI holdings - and is sorted above with all the other verified tokens (including our neat little bonsai token icon 😋) 👉 https://polygonscan.com/token/0x3d2bd0e15829aa5c362a4144fdf4a1112fa29b5c (Collecting: 100 $BONSAI - 30 days - 100% to mirrors)
People say that using L1 is a better experience than using L2s but they are comparing apples to oranges. The user action on L1 is buying L1 tokens on a CEX and sending to the L1 and then using it in an app. The user action on L2s is buying L2 tokens on a CEX and sending to the L2 and then using it in an app. Users needing to bridge to L2s is only for the incremental user who was on Ethereum before going to an L2.
DeFi daddies might be celebrating again
Tape.xyz supports now bonsai collects
Who’s excited about $BONSAI? I am!
📢@lens/bonsai is now fully supported on Orna https://orna.art. 📈 We have stats https://orna.art/stats 📊 We have charts and best performing posts https://orna.art/u/bonsai/revenue 📈 Top collected in Bonsai https://orna.art/c selection - top revenue 📝 We have creating $Bonsai paid collects 💵 We have Tipping in $Bonsai (all collects created on Orna have tipping) You can tip or collect this post for 150 $Bonsai. 25% for mirrors. Split fee with @lens/paulburke
Securing a Lens profile
Days when new Polygon CDK chains launch are my second favorite days. My favorite days are when Polygon CDK chains launch connected to the unified bridge of the AggLayer. Astar Network has launched Astar zkEVM, built with Polygon CDK, which is the first chain connected to the unified bridge of the AggLayer! We now get to share liquidity and users while aggregating as a community! From a practical perspective, Astar zkEVM is doing something that hasn’t ever been done before: joining a unified bridge with Polygon zkEVM. This is the first component of the AggLayer. It means that instead of two L2s having two bridges to Ethereum, these two L2s share only a single one. I’m obsessed with this. It’s a big deal. A shared bridge enables unified liquidity. Instead of a user having to withdraw funds in order to transfer assets between rollups—as is required in other multichain L2 ecosystems—users and developers on Astar zkEVM and Polygon zkEVM will be able to tap into shared liquidity. And this is only the beginning. I’m stunned by the amount of work that went into making this a reality. It required core developers from different teams to collaborate closely together—Astar Network, Polygon Labs, and Gelato Network, who was the RaaS provider. What’s been learned in this process is going to be rolled up to make it easier for future chains built with Polygon CDK—or using the Type 1 mode of the zkEVM prover—to connect to the AggLayer. The next release of Polygon CDK is just around the corner… An aggregated blockchain network is the only architecture I see that combines the best of monolithic chains with the best of modular. I’m super bullish on this vision. An aggregated ecosystem is one of sovereign chains with shared liquidity, state, and composability. I really believe this is the TCP/IP moment for blockchains. Anyone can build with Polygon CDK and join the AggLayer. Anyone can help an aggregated future take shape. In fact, it’s closer than you think. Congrats to the whole Astar team!
Polygon PoS really is the home of the users. Want users? Come to Polygon PoS. https://x.com/Coin98Analytics/status/1764689212824314355?s=20
With 2 chains connected to the unified bridge of the AggLayer (many more coming), the AggLayer is now the first and biggest aggregated blockchain network, all powered with zk tech. Polygon leading the aggregated blockchain way.
Cool seeing a meme token on Polygon PoS, $BONSAI, airdrop to active Lens accounts in Season 1. They'll follow up with drops to accounts with open actions and eventually creators for their creative contributions on Lens.
The aggregated path for dApp growth in the Polygon ecosystem: 1) Launch on a public chain, like PoS, zkEVM, and OKX, to find PMF within a niche 2) Expand in-ecosystem using the AggLayer, meaning that you have unified liquidity, minimizing dev lift 3) Scale to your own AppChain, generating sequencer revenue and customizability while maintaining unified liquidity H/T @lens/jackmelnick
I posted on the ApeCoin forum to inform the ApeCoin community of our next steps at Polygon Labs: Hi Apes, I wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone in the ApeCoin community who voted and collaborated during the ApeChain governance proposals. I also want to provide an update on our future involvement with the ApeCoin community. We have enormous respect for the community members and governance process and thank you for your insight, feedback, and excitement over the last couple of years. It’s been an incredible privilege to listen to your vision of Web3, and to share in turn how we see the future of this space. Even though the vote didn’t go our way, we believe there may be many paths to continue to work together in the future. Many have asked what Polygon Labs plans to do with its APE holdings, so today we want to share our intention that we will begin selling our holdings one month from the date of this post. Our plan is to divest gradually over days or weeks to impact APE holders in the most minimal way possible. Please feel free to share any suggestions for a smooth transition. But, most importantly, we aim to maintain dialogue while we continue to introduce groundbreaking technology. We’re building open-source ZK technology that can bring all of web3 together and foster unified liquidity, with the goal to transform the Internet. Feel free to reach out for more information or follow our blog for updates—and know we’ll be rooting for the ApeCoin community from the sidelines! On behalf of everyone at Polygon Labs, we thank you again for this opportunity and look forward to collaborating with this amazing community for years to come. https://forum.apecoin.com/t/next-steps-for-polygon-labs/22465
Aggregated blockchains are only possible via zk tech. Anything else lacks necessary security to unify liquidity and users.
The aggregated blockchain thesis is playing out as expected. Modular stacks are realizing that they need unified liquidity.
These numbers are getting huge!
Aggregated blockchains scale infinitely using development kits like Polygon CDK and unify liquidity across the whole ecosystem. Both L1s and L2s can be benefit from aggregation in the aggregated blockchains thesis.
congrats to the @lens/stani & whole lens team for the huge milestone! a lot of hard work went behind the scenes to make decentralized social happen! we've been building on top of protocol for the last 22 months now! it's been an overwhelming journey in so many ways! but today it feels like day1 again, super excited to bring the best of web3 social in a seamless way to @lens/orbapp!
@lens/lens is now permissionless
@lens/lens is now permissionless
@lens/lens is now permissionless
ETH Daily - 27th February 📰 -Lens goes permissionless 🌿 -Ethereum Dencun-ready .oO -AltLayer x Superchain 🔴 -Obol 2.0 roadmap 🛣️ -Uniswap Extension 🦄 Sponsored by Harpie https://zora.co/collect/base:0xd8c07dc32bb35dd6c812d05fcd6c9a18f9508e28/41?referrer=0xeb40a065854bd90126a4e697aea0976ba51b2ee7
ETH Daily - 27th February 📰 -Lens goes permissionless 🌿 -Ethereum Dencun-ready .oO -AltLayer x Superchain 🔴 -Obol 2.0 roadmap 🛣️ -Uniswap Extension 🦄 Sponsored by Harpie https://zora.co/collect/base:0xd8c07dc32bb35dd6c812d05fcd6c9a18f9508e28/41?referrer=0xeb40a065854bd90126a4e697aea0976ba51b2ee7
Get ready for the flood with Lens going permissionless. Going to be fun times!
**Overview of Polygon Labs presence at ETHDenver** 📍 #BUIDLWeek | Feb 23 - 28 Take part in a week of technical presentations, workshops, and mini-summits for builders. Polygon Labs will be sponsoring $ 25K in prizes for general, zk and Polygon ID bounties. Keep an eye out for a Capture-The-Flag challenge for the best hacks 🏳️ ethdenver.com/buidlweek 📍 House of ZK | Feb 23 - 28 Touch down at @lens/projectzkm’s Hacker House meetup and experience the epicenter of zero-knowledge with keynotes, lectures, panels, and interactive workshops. zkm.io/events/hacker-… 📍 Aggregation Cave | Feb 26 - Mar 02 Hunker down with our team at our dev oasis, the Aggregation Cave. Walk in for builder-focused demos, workshops, panels from 10AM-1PM every day. Hear the latest on Polygon products, dev tools, or other relevant hacker tools and meet other builders. lu.ma/h7dytzqm 📍 Modular Day | Feb 28 Join a stacked lineup of ecosystem collaborators bringing modular expansion to the forefront of web3 with a full day of keynotes, panels, networking and a happy hour. Hear from Bobbin, founder of Polygon Miden. lu.ma/ModularDayETHD… 📍 Bitcoin Renaissance | Feb 29 Join us at the Bitcoin Renaissance, a pioneering thought leadership summit that marks a new chapter in the evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Sandeep will be speaking there. 📍 CDK Ecosystem Party | Feb 29 CDK collaborators, assemble. Come hang out with the CDK ecosystem from 6PM-9PM for good vibes and other goodies. Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse. Be there. Tell your friends. lu.ma/mpnrgwsd 📍 ETHDenver | Feb 29 - Mar 03 Devtopia Shillage.m. Polygon Labs will be at ETHDenver in full swing. Think AggLayer insights, CDK ecosystem collabs, interactive games, sneaker raffle, exclusive merch, and alpha from Brendan Farmer and Jordi Baykina. ethdenver.com/apply 📍 Blockchain Application Stanford Summit | Mar 01 BASS, a conference series produced by Stanford Blockchain Club and Stanford Blockchain Accelerator leadership teams, brings together the sector's foremost thinkers, founders, builders, and researchers to discuss meaningful progress and innovation, and to form meaningful connections.
If you could make one productive suggestion about how to improve a Polygon protocol or interaction with the Polygon Labs team, then what would it be?