Overview
- Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said the Ethereum Foundation has provided “no direct support” to his team and that his loyalty to Ethereum is weakening.
- Nailwal argued the community often dismisses Polygon’s role as a layer-2 despite powering major applications, adding Polygon could be valued two to five times higher as a standalone layer-1.
- Sonic Labs co-founder Andre Cronje said he has burned over 700 ETH building on Ethereum with no grants, outreach, or even a retweet from the Foundation.
- The public posts follow weeks of internal discussion about how the Foundation supports external builders and allocates grants across the ecosystem.
- Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin thanked Polygon for its contributions, cited its ZK work and AggLayer efforts, and pointed to cheaper ZK proving as a route to tighter main‑chain integration.