This CryptoMondays NYC will feature a 30 minute fireside chat with Hamzah Khan, Head of DeFi at Polygon. Polygon is the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. Its core component is Polygon SDK, a modular, flexible framework that supports building multiple types of applications. Using Polygon, one can create Optimistic Rollup chains, ZK Rollup chains, stand alone chains or any other kind of infra required by the developer. Polygon effectively transforms Ethereum into a full-fledged multi-chain system (aka Internet of Blockchains). This multi-chain system is akin to other ones such as Polkadot, Cosmos, Avalanche etc with the advantages of Ethereum’s security, vibrant ecosystem and openness. With Polygon, new features are being built around the existing proven technology to expand the ability to cater to diverse needs from the developer ecosystem. Polygon will continue to develop the core technology so that it can scale to a larger ecosystem. The $MATIC token will continue to exist and will play an increasingly important role, securing the system and enabling governance. Follow Hamzah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_khanhamzah Learn more about Polygon: https://polygon.technology Please note our location is now: Empire DAO, 190 Bowery Entrance, New York, NY 10012. As always, there will be lots of time before and after for networking with others as passionate about crypto (and/or NFTs) as you are!

This CryptoMondays NYC will feature a 30 minute fireside chat with Camila Russo, Founder of The Defiant. Camila Russo is one of the most prolific and dedicated cryptocurrency journalists, speaking frequently at industry events and appearing on major media outlets. She is the founder of crypto content platform The Defiant, and was a Bloomberg News reporter for eight years covering emerging markets, European stocks and digital assets from Buenos Aires, Madrid and New York City. She also worked at Chile’s largest national newspaper, El Mercurio and was awarded first place for online journalism by Brazil’s exchange operator BM&F Bovespa at the start of her career. She has a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Follow Camila on twitter: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso Learn more about The Defiant: https://thedefiant.io Please note our location is now: The Hugh, 602 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Special announcement: We’ve started our first global partnership with ZenGo! Get $10 cash back in Bitcoin for a purchase of $200 by applying the code ZENX0B4G. Click here to get your ZenGo wallet.