Plenty of our childhoods had at least one math teacher who made the (ultimately erroneous) claim that we needed to learn to do math because we wouldn’t always have a calculator in our ...

During his rapid rise, Mayor Zohran Mamdani showcased his mastery of social media, turning the medium into a political agent ...

The military tested a new approach in Venezuela and during strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. By Julian E. Barnes and Adam Sella Reporting from Washington The United States used cyberweapons in ...

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Polygon Labs, the firm behind the Ethereum scaling network Polygon, has laid off 60 staff after its acquisition of Coinme and Sequence for more than $250 million, a source familiar with the matter ...

The restructuring comes as the company integrates new payments assets and narrows its mandate, with several employees saying on X that they were affected by the layoffs. Polygon Labs has cut personnel ...

Group-IB found a ransomware dubbed DeadLock that is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy addresses to evade takedowns. A recently-discovered ransomware dubbed “DeadLock” is stealthily ...

A ransomware operation known as DeadLock has been observed abusing Polygon blockchain smart contracts to manage and rotate proxy server addresses. DeadLock first appeared in July 2025 and has ...

Polygon Labs announced on Jan. 13 that it has entered definitive agreements to acquire crypto payment firm Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence. The dual acquisition is worth more than ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Blockchain firm Polygon Labs said on Tuesday it would buy crypto payments company Coinme and crypto infrastructure provider Sequence for more than $250 million, as it looks to tap ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Jan 13, 2026 at 9:13 ...

Crypto infrastructure builder Polygon Labs said it has signed definitive agreements to acquire crypto payments firm Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence for more than $250 million, as it ...