Sandeep Nailwal I The Future of Polygon | Pragma India 2023

Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 12:00 AM

Polygon Co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joins Kartik Talwar at Pragma India 2023 to unpack the future of Polygon 2.0, including its ZK-based multichain roadmap, the upcoming POL token upgrade, and the Polygon CDK (Chain Development Kit). This deep dive explores Polygon’s ambition to scale Ethereum to internet-like performance, deliver seamless cross-chain composability, and onboard the next billion users. Get exclusive insights into the infrastructure powering 8M+ TPS, partnerships with Immutable X, OKX, Flipkart, Merit Circle, and how ZK proofs, open-source modular stacks, and decentralized sequencers are reshaping Web3 scalability. If you're building or exploring Layer 2s, ZK-rollups, CDKs, L3s, and modular architecture, this talk is packed with forward-looking insights and real implementation details. 00:00 Intro and the story behind the POL token 00:45 Early multichain vision and tokenomics challenges 02:24 Polygon's mission: infinite scalability and composability 04:06 How Polygon CDK and aggregator layer work 06:03 Fast proofs, cross-chain UX, and real-time composability 06:32 Why Polygon invested in ZK years before others 08:05 Lessons from plasma and why optimistic rollups weren't enough 09:40 Startup pain and commitment to long-term impact 10:38 POL token upgrade and compatibility details 11:14 Why Polygon chose a CDK model over a single rollup 12:43 Developer choice: VMs, decentralization, privacy options 14:09 Capitalist modular design vs monolithic chains 15:12 Scaling architecture: aggregator layers and execution chains 17:12 Popular projects launching with CDK (Immutable, Flipkart, OKX) 19:45 The current state and focus of Polygon Labs 20:44 Consolidated Polygon 2.0 roadmap and open ZK stack 21:40 Open-source proof system for Cosmos, NEAR, OP Stack 22:37 Vision for Q2 2024: Polygon’s true birth moment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma India* The final Pragma of the year took place in Bengaluru India in December 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma India 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma India 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Sandeep Nailwal* X: https://x.com/sandeepnailwal ✅ *Follow Polygon Labs* X: https://x.com/0xPolygon ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _