DeadLock Ransomware Using Polygon Smart Contracts to Evade Detection

In recent developments, the ransomware family’s abuse of Polygon smart contracts echoes techniques recently seen in Ethereum-based attacks. The development has drawn attention from traders and analysts who are evaluating…

DeadLock ransomware hides using exploited Polygon smart contracts

In recent developments, group-IB found a ransomware dubbed DeadLock that is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy addresses to evade takedowns. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such…

Polygon Labs Snaps up Coinme and Sequence to Build US-Regulated Crypto Paymen…

In recent developments, polygon Labs has acquired U.S.-based crypto firms Coinme and Sequence in a deal valued at more than $250 million, signaling a sharp pivot toward regulated onchain payments…

​​Polygon strikes $250M deal for Coinme and Sequence in stablecoin paymen…

In recent developments, polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron told Cointelegraph that the acquisitions position the network as a regulated payments platform built to move stablecoins onchain at scale. Looking closer,…

ZEC Rebounds 11%! Trump says he won’t pardon Sam Bankman-Fried! Florida rev…

In recent developments, crypto majors are mostly flat ahead of today’s supreme court opinion on the trump tariffs; btc +1% at $90,300; eth 13% at $3,090, sol +3% at $138;…

Polygon deploys Madhugiri hard fork, aims for 33% throughput boost

In recent developments, polygon’s hard fork cuts consensus time to one second, supports Fusaka EIPs and lays the groundwork for stablecoin and RWA-focused scaling. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…

Polygon co-founder mulls resurrecting MATIC a year after POL rebrand

In recent developments, polygon’s co-founder said even small merchants and drivers recognized MATIC, but many struggle to locate POL since the token’s rebrand. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…

Mastercard taps Polygon to turn clunky crypto addresses into simple usernames

In recent developments, mastercard is rolling out verified, human-readable crypto aliases to self-custody wallets, using Polygon for onchain support and Mercuryo for identity verification. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…

Mastercard taps Polygon to turn clunky crypto addresses into simple usernames

In recent developments, mastercard is rolling out verified, human-readable crypto aliases to self-custody wallets, using Polygon for onchain support and Mercuryo for identity verification. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…