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Polygon Labs is set to acquire crypto payments platform Coinme and crypto infrastructure company Sequence for a combined value of over $250 million at a time when the company is planning to focus on a profitable stablecoin payments business globally.

These acquisitions come at a time during a favourable regulatory environment for the sector in the United States (US), with further plans to scale up in markets where regulations will be favourable.

The company further plans to tap into the Middle East, Latin America and Europe, Sandeep Nailwal, founder, Polygon Foundation, told Business Standard.

“Polygon Labs will become more and more payment oriented and run an actual profitable business on the payment side while enabling transactions on Polygon. That creates the stronger network effects and modes for Polygon,” he said.
He added that existing investors in the acquired firms would continue with the company following the acquisition.

“These acquisitions are being done by Polygon Labs, which builds middleware on top of the blockchain. All these capabilities (from the acquisitions) add to a lot of value of Polygon Labs where it can build services on top of the chain,” Nailwal explained.

The company said Coinme enables money-transmitter licences and allows for compliance infrastructure in 48 US states. It is a physical fiat-to-crypto network across over 50,000 retail locations and a licensed wallet infrastructure.

Sequence enables smart wallets and cross-chain orchestration that simplifies crypto payments flows.
“Polygon has never been a winner in meme coins and speculative markets. But, it has always been a winner in trying to get adoption where there are some real-world use cases being done. Whether it’s the tokenisation or the stablecoin related payments, Polygon generally scores top on the scale,” Nailwal added.

Stablecoins and India

Nailwal noted that India’s domestic payments market was ubiquitous with the country’s real-time payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and stablecoin adoption may still be far away domestically.

However, they would have an edge over UPI when it comes to cross-border payments flows.

Polygon Labs is set to acquire crypto payments platform Coinme and crypto infrastructure company Sequence for a combined value of over $250 million at a time when the company is planning to focus on a profitable stablecoin payments business globally.

These acquisitions come at a time during a favourable regulatory environment for the sector in the United States (US), with further plans to scale up in markets where regulations will be favourable.

The company further plans to tap into the Middle East, Latin America and Europe, Sandeep Nailwal, founder, Polygon Foundation, told Business Standard.

“Polygon Labs will become more and more payment oriented and run an actual profitable business on the payment side while enabling transactions on Polygon. That creates the stronger network effects and modes for Polygon,” he said.

He added that existing investors in the acquired firms would continue with the company following the acquisition.

“These acquisitions are being done by Polygon Labs, which builds middleware on top of the blockchain. All these capabilities (from the acquisitions) add to a lot of value of Polygon Labs where it can build services on top of the chain,” Nailwal explained.

The company said Coinme enables money-transmitter licences and allows for compliance infrastructure in 48 US states. It is a physical fiat-to-crypto network across over 50,000 retail locations and a licensed wallet infrastructure.

Sequence enables smart wallets and cross-chain orchestration that simplifies crypto payments flows.

“Polygon has never been a winner in meme coins and speculative markets. But, it has always been a winner in trying to get adoption where there are some real-world use cases being done. Whether it’s the tokenisation or the stablecoin related payments, Polygon generally scores top on the scale,” Nailwal added.

Stablecoins and India

Nailwal noted that India’s domestic payments market was ubiquitous with the country’s real-time payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and stablecoin adoption may still be far away domestically.

However, they would have an edge over UPI when it comes to cross-border payments flows.

“If there was an India stablecoin, one could directly receive (in) India stablecoin, whether it’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-backed or direct or whatever, that can accelerate this thing (adoption). I still don’t see stable coins acting in a very large way in the domestic markets in India because Indian financial infrastructure is state of the art,” he explained.
Building a consumer app is a completely different ballgame. We would love to partner with somebody who’s available and most likely that’s how we will do it,” he added.
Stablecoins are not recognised as a legal tender in India. However, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) is pushing for the adoption of its own CBDC.

He added that the company was partnering with local partners in India to enable cross-border stablecoin flows.
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#Ripple cryptographer J. Ayo Akinyele is positioning the XRP$XRP Ledger as the institutional blockchain of choice through privacy-first development. The senior director of engineering outlined a roadmap combining transparency with confidentiality in a recent blog post.

Akinyele argues that finance cannot function without confidentiality, while public blockchains prioritize transparency. He proposes programmable privacy, allowing honest participants to control information disclosure while meeting regulatory requirements.

Zero-knowledge proofs serve as the core mechanism for private yet compliant transactions. This cryptography proves statements are true without revealing underlying data, enabling processes like #KYC completion without broadcasting identities across the network.

Institutions will not migrate core workflows to public ledgers without built-in confidentiality, according to #Akinyele. He emphasized that regulators require accountability, making selective disclosure and hardened wallet infrastructure essential components.

Trusted execution environments will enable fair transaction ordering to curb frontrunning. Confidential computation allows sensitive logic to run off-chain while producing verifiable outputs, reducing market-structure risks without relying on intermediaries.

The roadmap includes two major milestones for XRPL development. Over the next 12 months, zero-knowledge proofs will enable private, compliant transactions that improve throughput, establishing the ledger as the institutional default.

Confidential multi-purpose tokens are expected to launch in 2026. This forthcoming #XRPL standard will bring privacy-preserving tokenized collateral to market, which Akinyele describes as essential for institutional adoption of real-world assets and DeFi.

The ledger's decade-long operating history positions it to bridge trillions in assets moving on-chain.
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Imagine waking up to a world where online games fail to load, social media feeds remain stubbornly blank, and even the go-to website for tracking outages, downdetector.com, is offline. This isn’t a scene from a dystopian novel; it’s the reality faced during a rare, widespread internet crash that instantly disrupts the digital pulse connecting billions of people.Understanding the Scope of a Worldwide Internet CrashAt its core, the internet is a vast and complex network of servers, cables, and data centers communicating with one another globally. When this system experiences a significant failure—whether due to technical glitches, cyberattacks, or infrastructure breakdowns—the consequences ripple across nearly every aspect of modern life. Online games cease to function because they rely on constant data exchanges; social media platforms cannot update or show new content; and critical services, from banking apps to emergency communications, face interruptions.What makes the current outage particularly profound is the domino effect: even websites designed to monitor and report internet issues are themselves rendered inaccessible. This means that users and technicians alike lack immediate insights into the problem’s causes and extent, prolonging uncertainty and frustration.Why Does This Matter?The internet is more than entertainment or social connection—it's a foundation of contemporary society. Businesses conduct their operations online, governments provide essential services, and educational platforms enable remote learning. A global shutdown highlights not only our dependence on digital connectivity but also vulnerabilities that, if left unaddressed, could compromise social and economic stability.Fortunately, engineers and cybersecurity experts are constantly working to increase the robustness of networks and devise rapid recovery strategies in the event of widespread disruptions. Public awareness of these challenges can inspire more resilient infrastructure planning and encourage individuals to prepare for periods of digital silence.Looking AheadAs the digital world pauses and technicians scramble to restore order, this unprecedented internet outage serves as a stark reminder of the fragile web that ties our modern lives together. While restoration efforts are underway, it invites reflection on how deeply the internet is woven into our daily routines—and the importance of investing in a more stable, secure network for the future.
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