Institutional Finance Embracing Blockchain Technology
Institutional Finance Embracing Blockchain Technology
🔑 Institutional Liquidity Unlocked?
Recent developments indicate a growing interest from institutional investors in tokenizing assets and conducting transactions on blockchain networks like Polygon. Major institutions such as Sygnum, Hamilton Lane, and Apex Global Group have launched tokenized funds worth billions of dollars on Polygon's Proof-of-Stake network. This shift towards digitally native finance allows institutions to tap into global liquidity pools and a composable ecosystem of financial products. By tokenizing shares and conducting transactions on-chain, institutions aim to achieve disintermediation, accessibility, and capital and operational efficiencies. This trend suggests that institutional finance is preparing to capitalize on the potential of blockchain technology for composable and aggregated financial products in the future.
Institutions are getting busy onchain. Why -- Digitally native institutional finance today, aggregated and composable on Polygon networks tomorrow. Let's start with a recap of the institutional adoption on Polygon PoS to date. (intern out)
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Tokenization offers many things. Disintermediation, accessibility, capital and operational efficiencies. But a less discussed future state might present the biggest unlock of all - billions in institutional funds becoming liquid and composable. Composable institutional finance.
Historically, institutional developments with tokenized assets have taken place primarily offchain, where a fund is tokenized onchain but the subsequent shares are issued and exchanged via a traditional digital record. But institutional interest is shifting to digitally native.
Polygon PoS Reaches 500M Unique Addresses Milestone
Polygon's Proof of Stake network has achieved a significant milestone with over 500 million unique addresses. This represents substantial growth from Q4 2024, when the network recorded 524,193 daily active addresses. The achievement reinforces Polygon's position as a leading Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, demonstrating continued network adoption and ecosystem expansion. - Over 500M unique addresses on Polygon PoS - Significant growth from 524k daily active addresses in late 2024 - Maintains position among top blockchain networks by user activity
Polygon Announces Season 2 Grant Recipients
Polygon has selected recipients for Season 2 of its Community Grants Program, allocating 1B POL to innovative projects. Notable recipients include: - **Anima Ledger**: CRM solution for supply chain transparency - **DataChainAI**: Decentralized marketplace for AI training data - **Heyfuntend**: Web3 social ecosystem for AI-driven fashion - **Polibit.io**: Real estate tokenization platform for Latin America - **Pollinated**: Blockchain solution for food fraud prevention - **Heysati**: AI wallet for emerging markets - **ROJOasis**: Crypto-focused wellness and meditation platform The program builds on Season 1's success, emphasizing AI integration and blockchain development across various sectors.
Polygon Bhilai Hardfork Goes Live with Major Performance Upgrades
Polygon has activated the Bhilai Hardfork, marking a significant milestone in their Gigagas roadmap. Key improvements include: - 50% increase in throughput capacity - 1000 TPS capability - Smoother gas fees with reduced volatility - Integration of Ethereum's Pectra EIPs - Support for account abstraction (EIP-7702) Next up by mid-July: Heimdall v.2 migration promising ~5s finality and modernized infrastructure. Learn more: [Polygon Blog](https://polygon.technology/blog/first-milestone-to-gigagas-1000-tps-with-bhilai-hardfork)
CoW Protocol Launches on Polygon Network
**CoW Protocol** has officially launched on the Polygon network, bringing significant trading improvements to users: - **Gasless transactions**: Trade without paying gas fees - **MEV protection**: Enhanced security against front-running - **Intent-based trading**: More efficient order execution - **Battle-tested infrastructure**: Proven reliability Users can now access these features through [CoW Swap](https://swap.cow.fi/#/137/swap/WPOL/0x3c499c542cEF5E3811e1192ce70d8cC03d5c3359) on Polygon.
Katana Mainnet Launch Brings Native Support from The Graph
Katana Network's mainnet has officially launched with immediate integration support from The Graph's Subgraph Studio. - Developers can now create and deploy subgraphs for Katana Network applications - The Graph's support enables efficient data querying for frontend development - Integration available from day one of mainnet launch This native support allows developers to build robust applications with reliable data querying capabilities from the start. Subgraph Studio provides the tools needed for seamless blockchain data indexing and querying on Katana Network.