# Polygon Labs Acquires ZK Research Firm

*Author: David Christopher*
*Published: Jun 4, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/read/polygon-labs-acquires-zk-research-firm*

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Polygon Labs has acquired zero-knowledge research firm Toposware, marking its third major ZK acquisition in under three years.

### What's the scoop?
- **Acquisition Details:** [Polygon Labs’s acquisition](https://www.theblock.co/post/298320/polygon-labs-acquires-zero-knowledge-research-firm-toposware) of Toposware marks its third major ZK acquisition in less than three years. In August 2021, they acquired the ZK scaling solution Hermez Network for $250M, followed by Mir Protocol for $400M a few months later.
- **All For AggLayer:** The acquisition aims to enhance their zero-knowledge arsenal for AggLayer, a protocol for improving interoperability between L2s, to expand across ZK-powered L2s.
- **Corporate Changes:** Toposware CEO Theo Gauthier will join Polygon Labs' engineering team. Previously, Polygon’s co-founder, Sandeep Nailwal, had invested in Toposware's $5M seed extension round in November 2023.

### Bankless Take:
One of the most notable trends of the last bear market came from Polygon’s seemingly endless string of high-level corporate partnerships with entities like Reddit, Starbucks, and Meta. Since the new cycle started, though, the company seems to have doubled down on their zero-knowledge efforts. Nevertheless, while they have nearly 10M users, the rest of their network continues to hit speed bumps with [DeFi activity, DEX volume, TVL](https://app.artemis.xyz/project/polygon?tab=overview), and revenue all down. Hopefully the development of AggLayer alongside ZK will give them the boost to jump back to the top. 

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