Sandeep Nailwal leads Polygon Foundation, launches rebranding campaign
Polygon co-founder named CEO, shifts focus to PoS and Agglayer
Polygon Labs co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has officially assumed the role of CEO of the Polygon Foundation, pledging to bring the project back to the forefront of crypto innovation.
In a detailed statement on X, Nailwal explained his decision to centralize leadership, citing a shift in the crypto sector from research-based to user-focused logic. He emphasized that traditional structures, while stable, are too slow for the aggressive execution, strategic clarity, and vision required by this new market phase.
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The Polygon Foundation currently holds hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, enabling it to focus fully on ecosystem building without the need to raise external funding. The goal is to generate sustainable value for POL stakers and to solidify Polygon as the go-to infrastructure for large-scale decentralized applications.
Polygon zkEVM Sunset and Focus on PoS & Agglayer
One major change is the planned deactivation of Polygon zkEVM in 2025. Moving forward, Polygon will focus on two main products:
Polygon PoS: Optimized for stablecoin payments and real-world asset tokenization.
Agglayer: A platform for blockchain interoperability, aiming to build a trustless Internet of blockchains.
This shift aims to streamline technology and concentrate resources on high-utility, high-impact solutions.
Under the new Gigagas roadmap, Polygon PoS is entering its next technical evolution:
- 1000 TPS by July 2025
- Sub-second finality and zero reorgs by fall 2025
- 5000+ TPS demonstrated in dev environment
- Scalable to 100,000+ TPS in future years
These upgrades position Polygon PoS among the world’s top-performing blockchains and strengthen economic sustainability for validators and stakers.
Agglayer 0.3, ZK Contributions, POL Transition
Agglayer 0.3 launches the week of June 30, 2025, with Q3 rollout of full compatibility.
Polygon’s contributions to zero-knowledge (ZK) tech continue via autonomous orgs, including Polygon ZisK, led by Jordi Baylina.
With SEC investigations closed, POL reclaims center stage. Top market makers have resumed activity, improving global liquidity.
A campaign will inform the ecosystem of the MATIC-to-POL migration, strengthening brand coherence.
Agglayer will be integrated into the Polygon identity, streamlining market positioning.
Though Nailwal now leads the Foundation, Polygon Labs operations remain under CEO Marc Boiron, with Mudit Gupta (CTO) and Ryan Wyatt (COO) continuing in their roles.
As we wrote, Sandeep Nailwal asserts Polygon gains prominence in web3 finance
