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The Government of Telangana has collaborated with industry leaders, including Polygon Labs and CDAC India, to release a Technical Guidance Note for Asset Tokenization. This document serves as a roadmap and outlines technical standards for startups and organizations interested in asset tokenization. The initiative aims to promote the adoption of asset tokenization in Telangana, a state in India with a significant economy and population.

Polygon ID provides privacy-focused tools to put users in control of their identity across every digital surface. Developers are needed to build solutions that will guardrail online identities. Verifiers with the skills to fix the identity crisis can reach out to the team building the zk-powered identity solution.

Celestia's modular data availability (DA) solution will integrate with Polygon CDK, making it easier to launch high-throughput Layer 2 chains on Ethereum. This integration will enable fully on-chain applications and significantly reduce Ethereum L2 transaction fees. The Celestia DA solution will be available as a plug-and-play component for anyone launching ZK L2s with Polygon CDK in early next year.

Polygon is partnering with the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI) to introduce a sustainability dashboard that will provide transparency and detailed information on the environmental impacts of the Polygon blockchain. The dashboard will offer insights into the climate impact of Layer 2 and base-layer activities, allowing users to calculate emissions and electricity consumption. It will also provide updated methodology for carbon accounting and showcase the sustainability performance of both Polygon PoS and Polygon zkEVM.

Polygon has rebranded its Wallet Suite to Polygon Portal. The new platform offers a unified user experience for bridging, third-party bridges, refueling gas, developer tools, documentation, and support & feedback.

FIFA is partnering with Modex Tech to create digital collectibles on the Polygon network. The first collection will feature memorable moments and physical memorabilia, with rare collectibles offering the chance to win 2026 FIFA World Cup Final tickets. Fans can participate on December 15.

Crypto Policy Bootcamps are being organized to empower individuals to make their voices heard in crypto policy debates. The bootcamps will start in NYC in 2024, with Solana and DeFi as partners. Interested individuals can apply through a short form, as space is limited to 25 slots.

OpenZeppelin recently disclosed a vulnerability in the integration of ERC-2771 and self delegatecall with user input data on Polygon. The issue can also occur in other ways, such as combining native transaction handlers with multicall. The Polygon Labs security team is collaborating with OpenZeppelin and other organizations to locate and address the vulnerable contracts. If you believe your contracts are at risk, contact the Polygon Labs security team at security@polygon.technology.

The Miden VM, the essential component of the Miden rollup's architecture, now allows developers to write code in Miden Assembly. The choice of Rust as the language for Miden offers benefits such as significant adoption rate, memory safety, a well-developed type system, optimized performance, and suitability for blockchain engineering. While work on the Rust compiler is still ongoing, developers can explore the code and engage in discussions on Github and Discord.

According to Dominik Beron, Co-Founder and CEO of Polygon, while encryption and payments have been addressed, identity remains an unresolved issue in the development of the internet.