Web3 infrastructure provider Polygon announced the launch of Polygon zkEVM (zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine), which is set to become the first Ethereum-compatible scaling solution that uses the so-called “zero-knowledge proofs.” Thus, Polygon zkEVM aims to outpace Visa’s transaction throughput. Polygon first teased zkEVM at EthCC Paris in July 2021 and says it is designed to…

Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed that it had sold 75% of its Bitcoin coin because it was concerned about “overall liquidity” due to COVID-19 lockdowns uncertainties in China. This February, Tesla was holding nearly $2 billion in Bitcoin. On June 20, The Tesla team announced this statement in the company’s second quarterly meeting. While looking more…

Breaking crypto news from the last week (July 16 – 22, 2022): July 17: Yuga Labs, a creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), released the litepaper for its Otherside, a “starter guide” to its “world-building metaverse platform,” which is in development with software company Improbable. The document supports open development, user-generated content, and interoperability…