Polygon’s $250M payment pivot: We sat down with @0xMarcB, the CEO of @0xPolygon Labs, explaining why being just “another fast L2” is no longer a viable business model. For years, Polygon owned DeFi. Fast, cheap transactions. $10 billion TVL at peak. Then FTX collapsed, enterprises fled, and competitors caught up on speed. Polygon faced a choice: become irrelevant or get ruthlessly focused. The answer: Stop being everything to everyone. Start being the best at one thing. And that one thing is payments. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Polygon and Marc Boiron 01:53 The evolution of Polygon: From DeFi to global payments 06:04 Why Polygon is different in the blockchain ecosystem 08:02 Is Polygon a Layer 1 or Layer 2? Explained 11:11 Polygon’s payments strategy: What’s being built now 15:01 Corporate blockchains and their impact on Web3 20:47 Real-world payment use cases Polygon is targeting 27:26 Stablecoins and the future of global payments 33:02 Blockchain, payments, and financial inclusion 36:10 ARC explained: India’s government-backed digital token 38:39 High-impact payment use cases coming next 42:25 Why Polygon is staying focused on payments 45:54 Prediction markets and their role in Web3 52:34 Privacy, security, and quantum risks in blockchain All links below 👇