Polygon Is Halting Work on Edge, Used to Build Dogechain, as Its Focus Turns to ZK

Polygon Labs​ has announced that it will no longer ​contribute to Polygon Edge –⁢ the open source software for building Ethereum-compatible networks that served as the template for Polygon. Dogechain Created to supposedly bring DeFi‍ to the Dogecoin community.

The above⁤ is a ⁣ blog postThe developer has⁤ announced that it ⁣will now support the development of Layer 2 blockchains with zero-knowledge encryption. This is the new Polygon‍ CDK. ​Also known as “ZK,” the ⁤technology has become ⁢an integral part ​of many new crypto ⁤projects and upgrades.

Polygon Labs executives have ⁢been hinting at the move to ZK since the ⁢beginning of this year. A new Ethereum-compatible, zero-knowledge ⁣network called Polygon zkEVM launched in ⁣March. ⁤The team then recruited blockchain developers ⁣who would use the “Polygon CDK,” a blueprint ⁤that could be used to model new layers. 2 networks based⁣ on the original ​technology.

The blog post states:⁢ “The landscape‍ in which Edge was ‌built has changed,​ and Polygon Labs is supporting a solution that‍ enables developers ‍to ⁢build in a ‌(future unified ecosystem) of ZK-powered L2s.”

*) Polygon CDK ​is​ already ⁤used by several projects‍ including ​Immutable and Astar.​ The team is actively fighting to land ​the‌ Celo .⁣ According to people familiar with the issue,⁢ the blockchain will migrate to Layer 2. There will ⁢also be ‍a new Layer 2 ‍for crypto exchanges. Kraken.

Dogechain, which​ launched⁣ last year, was created by developers who claimed⁤ to have an affinity with the Dogecoin community. (There is no official ​connection between ⁤Dogecoin ⁢or its DOGE meme ‍currency and Dogechain.) You‌ can also learn⁣ more about Polygon Edge, the template software‌ for the project.

The original Dogecoin ‌blockchain lacked support for ⁤smart contracts as it was a fork of Litecoin. Litecoin itself was an early clone of Bitcoin, released in 2009. Ethereum was the first blockchain to introduce smart contracts.

Dogecoin DOGE tokens can be used to pay “gas fees”⁢ for transactions on Dogechain.

The Dogechain white paper‌ published in June 2022Polygon Edge ​is mentioned 22 times.

The white paper ⁣states: “Polygon Edge uses a modular, ‍extensible ‌framework to create EVM-compatible blockchain networks, sidechains, and global scaling solutions.” “Polygon Edge is used to launch new blockchain networks , which are compatible with Ethereum transactions and‌ smart ⁤contracts.”

Dogechain did not⁢ appear ​to be supported by the top Dogecoin leaders. Jens Wiechers tweeted at the ⁣time of Dogechain’s launch that the foundation had no connection to​ the ‍Dogechain project. ‍The founders of Dogecoin also have no connection⁣ to Dogechain.

Polygon’s decision did not make clear whether and how Dogechain will change its operations or roadmap.⁢ Dogechain did not respond to an email requesting comment or a question posted on the project’s Discord ‌channel. .

In a blog ​post published Friday, Polygon⁤ Labs said: “While ⁣many projects started with Polygon Edge, others will migrate to Polygon‍ CDK, with the option to ultimately​ join the unified CDK ecosystem.”