# Polygon’s Endgame: Polygon 2.0 with Sandeep Nailwal & Mihailo Bjelic

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Jul 25, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/polygons-endgame-polygon-2-0-with-sandeep-nailwal-mihailo-bjelic*

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Polygon is one of the most used chains in crypto. That in itself is a massive accomplishment. However, there’s been criticism of Polygon in the past, that it’s “just a sidechain.” That it’s not “Ethereum aligned.” The release of Polygon 2.0 will silence these critics. Tune in to understand why. 

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### TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro

6:35 EthCC 

11:35 Polygon 2.0 

20:00 PoS to zkEVM 

33:50 What Will Users Have To Do? 

37:10 Validiums & Wen Upgrade? 

43:00 How $MATIC is Evolving?  

47:00 The Evolution of Crypto Networks 

48:50 $MATIC to $POL

50:27 Work Token

53:14 Why $POL Naming? 

54:20 The Governance Framework 

59:50 Is This Polygon’s Endgame? 

1:08:48 zkSupernets

Closing & Disclaimers 

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### RESOURCES
Polygon Roadmap

https://polygon.technology/roadmap

Polygon PoS to a zkEVM - https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1671208777784209441

The Stack

https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1668312616459030528

The Token

https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1679427540790681600
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