Polygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks.
Established in 2017, Polygon (also known as Matic Network) is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. The company was founded by Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun, and Mihailo Bjelic. The India-based platform is an open source project built by a worldwide decentralized team of contributors. The framework combines Ethereum and sovereign blockchains into a multi-chain system. This multi-chain system is akin to other ones like Polkadot, CosmosCosmos, AvalancheAvalanche etc., alongside Ethereum’s ecosystem.