Polygon Labs layoffs tied to Coinme deal, pivot to payments
The pivot from base-layer infrastructure to payments is a survival move, not a growth one. Polygon is trading developer mindshare for a narrower bet on stablecoin rails.
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The pivot from base-layer infrastructure to payments is a survival move, not a growth one. Polygon is trading developer mindshare for a narrower bet on stablecoin rails.
The layoffs arrive as Polygon Labs pushes to finalize its Coinme acquisition and refocus the business around payments infrastructure, marking the second workforce reduction this year.
Native issuance cuts bridging friction for a $1B-supply stablecoin, landing on a network that has already settled $2.6T in stablecoin volume and a growing institutional footprint.
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