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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"6727e512-e9d3-4569-9b3c-43e919eba256","kind":"publish","page_slug":"polygon","published_at":"2026-05-20T03:42:30.045Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Polygon","sections":[{"content":"Polygon was originally launched as Matic Network in 2017 by three India-based developers: Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, and Anurag Arjun. A fourth co-founder, Mihailo Bjelic, joined later. Kanani held a computer engineering degree from Dharmsinh Desai University and previously worked as a data scientist at Housing.com. Nailwal studied computer science and held an MBA from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), with prior roles at Welspun and Deloitte, as well as his own blockchain startup ScopeWeaver. The Matic Network launched formally in 2019 and conducted an initial exchange offering (IEO) on Binance. In February 2021, the project rebranded to Polygon to reflect its expanded vision as a multi-chain scaling platform for Ethereum. Polygon PoS uses a Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism and processes thousands of transactions per second at fees typically below $0.01.","heading":"Background and Founding","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon: The Success Story Of The 3 Matic Founders | Young Platform","type":"news_article","url":"https://academy.youngplatform.com/en/crypto-heroes/polygon-success-story-3-matic-founders/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Who Founded Polygon: A Dive into Its Origins | Bitget","type":"other","url":"https://www.bitget.com/wiki/who-founded-polygon"},{"credibility":2,"name":"What is Polygon? History, POL Token, and Polygon 2.0 Explained | Bitcoin.com","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitcoin.com/get-started/blockchain-tech/layer-2s/what-is-polygon-matic/"}]},{"content":"In June 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Binance and named MATIC among twelve tokens it alleged were unregistered securities. The SEC's theory under the Howey Test centered on investor expectations of profit derived from the efforts of others. This classification led to Robinhood delisting MATIC, and caused MATIC's price to fall as much as 30% in the week following the announcement. Polygon Labs publicly rejected the SEC's characterization, noting that MATIC was developed and deployed outside the United States and was not targeted at U.S.-based persons. Polygon Labs stated that MATIC was an essential component of the Polygon technology from launch and that its decentralized network broadly serves a global community. Other named tokens — including Solana, Cardano, Algorand, Cosmos, and Decentraland — similarly pushed back. In a subsequent development, the SEC retracted its request to obtain a ruling specifically on the security status of MATIC and several other named tokens in the Binance suit, leaving the formal classification question unresolved as of mid-2025.","heading":"SEC Regulatory Classification of MATIC as a Security","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Solana, polygon, cardano and other tokens are securities, says SEC in Binance lawsuit | The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/233174/solana-matic-cardano-others-securities-sec-binance-lawsuit"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon Labs responds to SEC's claim MATIC is a security | The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/234063/polygon-labs-sec-matic-security"},{"credibility":2,"name":"SEC backs down on claiming SOL, ADA, MATIC, other tokens are securities in Binance suit | CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-drops-ruling-request-security-token-claims-binance-lawsuit"},{"credibility":2,"name":"SOL, ADA, MATIC Prices Stabilize as Foundations Hit Back on SEC Lawsuit Allegations | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/06/12/sol-ada-matic-prices-stabilize-as-foundations-hit-back-on-sec-lawsuit-allegations"}]},{"content":"In early 2023, on-chain analytics firm ChainArgos published an analysis alleging that the Polygon Foundation had misappropriated approximately 400 million MATIC tokens that were designated for staking rewards. According to ChainArgos, Polygon's published tokenomics stated that 1.2 billion MATIC (12% of the total 10 billion supply) was set aside at launch for staking rewards, with 400 million slated for distribution during the April 2019 Binance IEO. However, ChainArgos claimed that on-chain data showed only approximately 790–800 million MATIC reached the designated staking contract, with the alleged shortfall of around 400 million MATIC flowing instead to an address labeled 'Binance 33' on Etherscan. From there, ChainArgos alleged that hundreds of millions more MATIC from Polygon's marketing and ecosystem wallet were funneled through related addresses in a pattern it characterized as suspicious collaboration between the team and Binance to sell tokens at market highs — with MATIC's price declining nearly 60% in the months following these alleged movements. Legal experts cited in coverage noted that white papers do not hold the same contractual status as an investment prospectus, making these alleged deviations likely not illegal in most jurisdictions. Polygon did not provide a detailed public rebuttal of the specific on-chain transactions identified by ChainArgos. The allegations remain unverified by court proceedings or regulatory findings as of the time of this report.","heading":"Token Misallocation Allegations (ChainArgos, 2023)","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Mystery of Polygon's missing MATIC: Everyone's doing it, says ChainArgos | CoinTelegraph","type":"research","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/mystery-polygon-missing-matic-everyone-doing-it-chainargos/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Is Polygon Foundation Dumping Misappropriated MATIC on Holders? ChainArgos Makes Stunning Allegation | DailyCoin","type":"news_article","url":"https://dailycoin.com/polygon-foundation-faces-400m-matic-misappropriation-claims/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"How 400 Million MATIC from the Polygon Foundation Are Missing | BeInCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://beincrypto.com/polygon-matic-allocation-concerns/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Poly-gone — 400 Million MATIC Missing? | ChainArgos on Medium","type":"research","url":"https://medium.com/chainargos/poly-gone-400-million-matic-missing-42daff508495"}]},{"content":"In December 2021, Polygon patched a critical smart contract vulnerability that, if exploited fully, could have allowed an attacker to mint more than 9.2 billion MATIC tokens from Polygon's genesis contract — representing approximately 92% of the entire 10 billion token supply. The vulnerability was disclosed to Polygon by white hat hackers via the Immunefi bug bounty platform on December 3, 2021. Polygon initiated an emergency hard fork upgrade within 48 hours, completing it without public announcement. The team stated this was deliberate, explaining they chose not to reveal the incident until patched in order to avoid attracting attention during the upgrade window. However, one malicious actor exploited the vulnerability before the patch took full effect and stole 801,601 MATIC tokens, then worth approximately $1.8 million. Polygon Foundation stated it would cover the stolen funds. Two white hat hackers who reported the vulnerability were collectively rewarded approximately $3.46 million in MATIC. The decision to patch silently without public disclosure was criticized by some community members as a transparency concern, though Polygon argued it was necessary to prevent wider exploitation.","heading":"Critical Undisclosed Security Vulnerability (December 2021)","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon Quietly Patched Vulnerability That Put $24 Billion in MATIC at Risk | Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/89514/polygon-quietly-patched-vulnerability-that-put-24-billion-in-matic-at-risk"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon upgrade quietly fixes bug that put $24B of MATIC at risk | CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/polygon-upgrade-quietly-fixes-bug-that-put-24b-of-matic-at-risk"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Hacker Exploits Vulnerability To Steal 801,601 MATIC Tokens From Polygon | Bitcoinist","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinist.com/hacker-exploits-vulnerability-on-polygon/"}]},{"content":"In 2024, Polygon's community Discord server was briefly taken over by unauthorized parties for approximately three hours. During this period, scammers posing as official support staff flooded the server's support channel with malicious links and misleading communications targeting users. Polygon's Chief Information Security Officer Mudit Gupta confirmed that the team regained full control of the Discord server and reverted changes made by the attackers. No on-chain user funds were reported stolen as a direct result of this breach, though users who clicked malicious links during the window may have been exposed to phishing attacks.","heading":"Discord Security Breach (2024)","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon regains access to Discord server following security breach | CryptoSlate","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/polygon-regains-access-to-discord-server-following-security-breach/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon's Discord channel hacked, team works to regain control | CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/polygon-discord-hack-security-concerns"}]},{"content":"On September 4, 2024, Polygon officially launched the MATIC-to-POL token migration as part of the Polygon 2.0 roadmap. POL replaced MATIC as the native gas and staking token for the Polygon PoS network. The migration introduced a new annual emission rate of 2%, split equally between staking rewards and a community treasury. The overall migration was planned over a four-year window to accommodate holders with locked or vesting tokens. By September 2025, approximately 99% of MATIC had successfully migrated to POL. Major exchanges including Coinbase completed the swap on their platforms. POL's market capitalization as of mid-2026 stood at approximately $950–955 million, with the token ranking around #57 on CoinMarketCap and trading near $0.09 USD.","heading":"MATIC-to-POL Token Migration and Polygon 2.0","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon begins token swap, in move to allow more issuance | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/09/04/polygon-begins-token-swap-in-move-to-allow-more-issuance"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon plans to migrate MATIC to POL token on Sept. 4 | The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/306023/polygon-plans-to-migrate-matic-to-pol-token-on-sept-4"},{"credibility":2,"name":"MATIC to POL Migration Is 99% complete | Polygon Official Blog","type":"official","url":"https://polygon.technology/blog/matic-to-pol-migration-is-99-complete-everything-you-need-to-know"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Coinbase finalizes MATIC to POL swap as Polygon migration hits 99% completion | AMBCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/coinbase-finalizes-matic-to-pol-swap-as-polygon-migration-hits-99-completion/"}]},{"content":"Polygon Labs underwent multiple rounds of staff reductions between 2022 and 2026. In February 2023, the company cut approximately 20% of its workforce — roughly 100 employees. In February 2024, an additional 60 roles were eliminated, representing approximately 19% of remaining staff. Polygon Labs framed both reductions as strategic realignments toward core protocol development rather than financial distress, and noted that remaining staff received a 15% total compensation increase retroactive to January 1, 2024. Polygon ID and Polygon Ventures were spun off as standalone entities during the 2024 restructuring. In January 2026, following the announced $250 million acquisition of Coinme and Sequence, Polygon Labs was reported to have laid off an additional 60 employees while simultaneously indicating overall headcount would remain stable due to the incoming teams from acquired companies.","heading":"Workforce Reductions","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon Labs Cuts 19% of Staff, 60 Roles, for 'Enhanced Performance' | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/02/01/polygon-labs-cuts-19-of-staff-60-roles-for-enhanced-performance"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon Labs lays off 60 employees, about 19% of its staff, CEO says | TechCrunch","type":"news_article","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/01/polygon-labs-lays-off-60-employees-about-19-of-its-staff-ceo-says/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon laid off 60 staffs but says headcount remains the same | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/polygon-labs-said-to-have-laid-off-60-staff-following-new-usd250-million-acquisition"}]},{"content":"In January 2026, Polygon Labs announced definitive agreements to acquire two companies for more than $250 million combined: Coinme, a Seattle-based crypto ATM and money services operator with money transmitter licenses in the U.S., and Sequence, a Toronto-based blockchain wallet infrastructure firm. The acquisitions were framed as the foundation of Polygon's 'Open Money Stack' strategy — aimed at enabling stablecoin-based payments to move between traditional financial systems and on-chain rails, positioning Polygon to compete in the stablecoin payments infrastructure market. The Sequence acquisition was expected to close in January 2026, while the Coinme acquisition was pending regulatory approvals expected in Q2 2026. Shortly after the announcement, Polygon Labs was reported to have cut 60 staff, though the company stated that headcount would remain stable when accounting for staff joining from the acquired companies.","heading":"$250 Million Acquisition Push into Stablecoin Payments (2026)","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon Labs to acquire Coinme and Sequence in $250 million push into stablecoin payments | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/13/polygon-labs-to-acquire-coinme-and-sequence-in-usd250-million-push-into-stablecoin-payments"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe | Fortune","type":"news_article","url":"https://fortune.com/2026/01/13/polygon-labs-acquisition-coinme-sequence-stablecoin-strategy/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Polygon Labs Inks Deal to Acquire Coinme, Sequence for $250M+ | PR Newswire","type":"official","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/polygon-labs-inks-deal-to-acquire-coinme-sequence-for-250m-to-expand-into-us-licensed-stablecoin-payments-302660006.html"}]},{"content":"Polygon's brand has been widely impersonated by third-party scammers. A notable wave of phishing attacks emerged in 2024 and 2025, in which fake websites mimicked the legitimate MATIC-to-POL migration portal. These sites urged users to connect their wallets immediately, after which malicious code would attempt to drain the connected wallet. Security researchers and Polygon's own community forum have documented multiple active scam campaigns exploiting user confusion around the token migration process. These scams are distinct from any actions by Polygon Labs itself and represent an external threat vector. Users are advised to interact only with domains confirmed at polygon.technology.","heading":"Third-Party Scams and Phishing Targeting Polygon Users","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"UBITQUITY X phishing scam alert: fake website impersonating Polygon MATIC to POL Migration | Medium","type":"community_report","url":"https://ubitquity.medium.com/ubitquity-x-phishing-scam-alert-fake-website-impersonating-polygon-matic-to-pol-migra-a947bbddab42"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Scams currently being run on MATIC | Polygon Community Forum","type":"community_report","url":"https://forum.polygon.technology/t/scams-currently-being-run-on-matic/7664"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"The Block — Polygon Labs responds to SEC's claim MATIC is a security","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/234063/polygon-labs-sec-matic-security"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Block — Solana, MATIC, Cardano and other tokens are securities, says SEC in Binance lawsuit","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/233174/solana-matic-cardano-others-securities-sec-binance-lawsuit"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinTelegraph — Mystery of Polygon's missing MATIC: Everyone's doing it, says ChainArgos","type":"research","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/mystery-polygon-missing-matic-everyone-doing-it-chainargos/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinTelegraph — SEC backs down on claiming SOL, ADA, MATIC as securities in Binance suit","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-drops-ruling-request-security-token-claims-binance-lawsuit"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Decrypt — Polygon Quietly Patched Vulnerability That Put $24 Billion in MATIC at Risk","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/89514/polygon-quietly-patched-vulnerability-that-put-24-billion-in-matic-at-risk"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinTelegraph — Polygon upgrade quietly fixes bug that put $24B of MATIC at risk","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/polygon-upgrade-quietly-fixes-bug-that-put-24b-of-matic-at-risk"},{"credibility":2,"name":"TechCrunch — Polygon Labs lays off 60 employees, about 19% of its staff, CEO says","type":"news_article","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/01/polygon-labs-lays-off-60-employees-about-19-of-its-staff-ceo-says/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk — Polygon Labs to acquire Coinme and Sequence in $250 million push into stablecoin payments","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/13/polygon-labs-to-acquire-coinme-and-sequence-in-usd250-million-push-into-stablecoin-payments"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Fortune — Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million","type":"news_article","url":"https://fortune.com/2026/01/13/polygon-labs-acquisition-coinme-sequence-stablecoin-strategy/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"PR Newswire — Polygon Labs Inks Deal to Acquire Coinme and Sequence","type":"official","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/polygon-labs-inks-deal-to-acquire-coinme-sequence-for-250m-to-expand-into-us-licensed-stablecoin-payments-302660006.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BeInCrypto — How 400 Million MATIC from the Polygon Foundation Are Missing","type":"news_article","url":"https://beincrypto.com/polygon-matic-allocation-concerns/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"DailyCoin — Is Polygon Foundation Dumping Misappropriated MATIC on Holders?","type":"news_article","url":"https://dailycoin.com/polygon-foundation-faces-400m-matic-misappropriation-claims/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ChainArgos — Poly-gone — 400 Million MATIC Missing? (Medium)","type":"research","url":"https://medium.com/chainargos/poly-gone-400-million-matic-missing-42daff508495"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bitcoinist — Hacker Exploits Vulnerability To Steal 801,601 MATIC Tokens From Polygon","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinist.com/hacker-exploits-vulnerability-on-polygon/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoSlate — Polygon regains access to Discord server following security breach","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/polygon-regains-access-to-discord-server-following-security-breach/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"AMBCrypto — Coinbase finalizes MATIC to POL swap as Polygon migration hits 99% completion","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/coinbase-finalizes-matic-to-pol-swap-as-polygon-migration-hits-99-completion/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk — Polygon begins token swap, in move to allow more issuance","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/09/04/polygon-begins-token-swap-in-move-to-allow-more-issuance"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Polygon Official Blog — MATIC to POL Migration Is 99% Complete","type":"official","url":"https://polygon.technology/blog/matic-to-pol-migration-is-99-complete-everything-you-need-to-know"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bitget Wiki — Who Founded Polygon","type":"other","url":"https://www.bitget.com/wiki/who-founded-polygon"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Young Platform — Polygon: The Success Story Of The 3 Matic Founders","type":"news_article","url":"https://academy.youngplatform.com/en/crypto-heroes/polygon-success-story-3-matic-founders/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk — Polygon Labs said to have laid off 60 staff following new $250 million acquisition","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/polygon-labs-said-to-have-laid-off-60-staff-following-new-usd250-million-acquisition"}],"summary":"Polygon (formerly Matic Network) is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, originally founded in 2017 by Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, and Anurag Arjun. The project rebranded from Matic Network to Polygon in February 2021 and has grown into one of the most widely used Ethereum scaling platforms, though it has faced regulatory scrutiny from the SEC, allegations of token misallocation by on-chain analytics firm ChainArgos, and a significant undisclosed security vulnerability patched in 2021. The network's native token migrated from MATIC to POL in September 2024 as part of a broader Polygon 2.0 roadmap.","timeline":[{"date":"2017-01-01","event":"Matic Network conceptualized and founding team (Kanani, Nailwal, Arjun) begins development.","source":"Young Platform / Bitget","source_url":"https://www.bitget.com/wiki/who-founded-polygon"},{"date":"2019-04-01","event":"Matic Network conducts its initial exchange offering (IEO) on Binance, distributing tokens to the public.","source":"BeInCrypto","source_url":"https://beincrypto.com/polygon-matic-allocation-concerns/"},{"date":"2021-02-01","event":"Matic Network rebrands to Polygon, signaling expansion into a broader multi-chain scaling platform.","source":"Bitcoin.com","source_url":"https://www.bitcoin.com/get-started/blockchain-tech/layer-2s/what-is-polygon-matic/"},{"date":"2021-12-03","event":"White hat hackers disclose a critical vulnerability in Polygon's MATIC genesis contract via Immunefi. A malicious actor exploits the bug and steals 801,601 MATIC (~$1.8M) before the patch is complete.","source":"Decrypt","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/89514/polygon-quietly-patched-vulnerability-that-put-24-billion-in-matic-at-risk"},{"date":"2021-12-05","event":"Polygon executes an emergency hard fork to patch the smart contract vulnerability affecting ~9.2 billion MATIC. The patch is deployed without public announcement.","source":"CoinTelegraph","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/polygon-upgrade-quietly-fixes-bug-that-put-24b-of-matic-at-risk"},{"date":"2021-12-30","event":"Polygon publicly discloses the December vulnerability and hack after the patch is confirmed complete. Pays ~$3.46M in bounty rewards to white hat reporters.","source":"Decrypt","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/89514/polygon-quietly-patched-vulnerability-that-put-24-billion-in-matic-at-risk"},{"date":"2023-02-01","event":"Polygon Labs lays off approximately 20% of staff (~100 employees) in internal restructuring.","source":"MetaIntro","source_url":"https://www.metaintro.com/blog/polygon-labs-restructuring-layoffs-compensation-changes-2024"},{"date":"2023-03-01","event":"ChainArgos publishes on-chain analysis alleging 400 million MATIC designated for staking rewards were instead routed to Binance-associated addresses.","source":"CoinTelegraph","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/mystery-polygon-missing-matic-everyone-doing-it-chainargos/"},{"date":"2023-06-05","event":"SEC files suit against Binance, explicitly listing MATIC among 12 tokens it considers unregistered securities. Robinhood subsequently delists MATIC.","source":"The Block","source_url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/233174/solana-matic-cardano-others-securities-sec-binance-lawsuit"},{"date":"2023-06-12","event":"Polygon Labs issues public rebuttal to SEC's security classification, emphasizing global community and non-U.S. development and deployment.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/06/12/sol-ada-matic-prices-stabilize-as-foundations-hit-back-on-sec-lawsuit-allegations"},{"date":"2024-02-01","event":"Polygon Labs announces a second round of layoffs, cutting 60 roles (approximately 19% of staff). Polygon ID and Polygon Ventures are spun off as standalone entities.","source":"TechCrunch","source_url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/01/polygon-labs-lays-off-60-employees-about-19-of-its-staff-ceo-says/"},{"date":"2024-09-04","event":"MATIC-to-POL token migration goes live. POL replaces MATIC as the native gas and staking token for Polygon PoS.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/09/04/polygon-begins-token-swap-in-move-to-allow-more-issuance"},{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"Polygon reports that 99% of MATIC supply has successfully migrated to POL.","source":"AMBCrypto","source_url":"https://ambcrypto.com/coinbase-finalizes-matic-to-pol-swap-as-polygon-migration-hits-99-completion/"},{"date":"2026-01-13","event":"Polygon Labs announces $250M+ acquisition of Coinme and Sequence to build stablecoin payments infrastructure under the Open Money Stack strategy.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/13/polygon-labs-to-acquire-coinme-and-sequence-in-usd250-million-push-into-stablecoin-payments"},{"date":"2026-01-16","event":"Polygon Labs reported to have laid off an additional 60 staff following the $250M acquisition announcement, while stating overall headcount remains stable.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/polygon-labs-said-to-have-laid-off-60-staff-following-new-usd250-million-acquisition"}]},"v":1}