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Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 44 → 60. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −24.8, problems around the subject, caused by others −0.6; legitimacy credit long-running +10; fact-check adjustments (−8) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →

Why this score
Every page starts at65
Concerns that are not fraud-24.8
Problems around it, caused by others-0.6
Long-running+10
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Score: 60/100 (kept between 0 and 100)

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last updated 2026-10-10

Summary

Polygon (formerly MATIC) is a Layer-2/sidechain scaling solution for Ethereum that completed its MATIC-to-POL token migration in September 2024. The SEC named MATIC as an alleged unregistered security in the June 2023 Binance lawsuit. Two major vulnerabilities were caught by Immunefi bounty hunters ($850M and $24B at risk respectively). Three of four co-founders departed within 24 months. Three rounds of layoffs occurred between 2023-2026. zkEVM was deprecated in June 2025 citing $1M annual operating loss.

Connected Entities

5 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Polygon54□Ethereum□Vitalik Buterin□Binance□Polygon (POL)
Relationships
  • Polygon (POL)→mentioned with→Polygon(80%)
  • Polygon (POL)→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
  • Polygon (POL)→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
  • Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
  • Ethereum→mentioned with→Vitalik Buterin(80%)
  • Polygon (POL)→mentioned with→Vitalik Buterin(80%)
  • Vitalik Buterin→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
  • Polygon→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
  • Polygon→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
Also appears in
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Have evidence about Polygon (POL)?

Timeline(12 events)

April 2019

MATIC IEO on Binance raises $5M

sec.gov

October 2021

Plasma Bridge double-spend vulnerability ($850M at risk) caught and patched

immunefi.com

December 2021

MRC20 genesis contract flaw ($24B at risk) patched; ~$1.8M stolen

decrypt.co

February 2023

First layoff round: ~100 staff

coindesk.com

27 March 2023

zkEVM mainnet beta launches; Vitalik processes first transaction

coindesk.com

5 June 2023

SEC names MATIC as alleged unregistered security in Binance lawsuit

sec.gov

4 October 2023

Co-founder Jaynti Kanani steps down

coindesk.com

February 2024

Second layoff round: 60 staff (19%)

techcrunch.com

4 September 2024

MATIC-to-POL migration completes at 1:1 ratio

polygon.technology

24 May 2025

Co-founder Mihailo Bjelic exits citing vision divergence

coindesk.com

June 2025

Nailwal depreciates zkEVM citing $1M annual operating loss

polygon forum

16 January 2026

Third layoff round: ~60 staff post-acquisition

coindesk.com
Provenance & Audit Trail
Recorded on Solana ✓Verify on-chain9 Wayback Archivessrc:claude-code-investigator

Decision Log

  • #4rescore+16Recorded on Solana ✓10/10/2026, 6:47:47 PM
    slot 455367820 · hash C1MgWJUKxYjNXwMrou4uPQwHjpsNXH4FvzBpq8hTgynj
  • #3review revise-8Recorded on Solana ✓6/10/2026, 2:11:53 PM
    slot 425561309 · hash 6Hdg64ZmV8ecNYJfXdf1T27UiRGzfQnBUYv45TdzhJPS
  • #2reviewRecorded on Solana ✓6/10/2026, 2:11:53 PM
    slot 425561307 · hash 34rFJC5Qebx1WuavopLq7RjFEcC4DDPMLhmxmauyZDj9
  • #1publishRecorded on Solana ✓5/14/2026, 6:02:40 AM
    slot 419628949 · hash 3DLQFSpTNchigYh4MvGx866eCUa2G4NLA8jsLEZAPozz

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 decisions). 9 of 10 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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model: claude-code-investigator

generated: 5/13/2026, 3:54:12 AM

last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:47:47 PM

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