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Polymarket said their own L2 was #1 priority. That's 9 months ago. Either their shipping speed is super slow or Polygon managed to convince them to stay. Their own L2 would be the main reason for $POLY airdrop. Other than a dispute resolution tool (instead of UMA). x.com/DefiIgnas/status/2086762…

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Mari @Maribtxn ·

@DefiIgnas let’s see what happens

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Sol Investigator @_sol_moonboy · 19K
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shynxbt @shynxbt ·

@DefiIgnas they still might make an airdrop without it lol but yes their own appchain wouldnt be bad

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zentar @0Mosterin83293 ·

@DefiIgnas honestly an l2 shift would be such a massive play for them

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alina @alina_XBT ·

@DefiIgnas 9 months is a roadmap graveyard lol

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pika2zero @ruggedpikachu ·

@DefiIgnas Didn't they recently say launch in autumn?

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Clipur.com @ClipurMediaCorp ·

@DefiIgnas priorities change fast in this space

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Mosterin.SOL @Mosterin_0 ·

@DefiIgnas that is a super interesting take on the timing, honestly.

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Rockford 🍡 @0x_rckfrd ·

@DefiIgnas very soon" from dec 2025 hitting different 9 months later

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newt @newtcapital ·

@DefiIgnas They've publicly been pretty friendly with Polygon since the World Cup ended, wouldn't be super shocked if they cut a new deal, especially since the chain apparently performed so well through periods of high vol. x.com/newtcapital/status/20867…

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泰坦链 | DeFi @TiTan_Web3_ ·

@DefiIgnas Delayed appchain, louder $POLY thesis

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Decentralized Danny @_dedanny_ ·

@DefiIgnas #1 priority usually means will do when theres enough pressure, rarely means actively building rn ser x.com/_dedanny_/status/2086767…

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Louround @Louround_ · 44K

@DefiIgnas I'm more and leaning on the side where there will have no L2 and no airdrop IPO > token

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lemec @le_mec ·

@DefiIgnas tbf, unless they aim to ship some AI slop, it'll definitely take more than 9 months to build something solid

SUMEX | Web3 SuperApp @Sumex_Labs · 60K

@DefiIgnas airdrop story shifts hard without the chain.

Sting @pasting ·

@DefiIgnas no $POLY airdrop, wake up

deadrosesxyz @deadrosesxyz · 10K

@DefiIgnas Polymarket said 1.5 years ago that they'll "soon" change the UMA oracle. when they say something is a priority, they don't really mean it

Vadim @vadim_web3 ·

@DefiIgnas FYI, here’s the VP of Infrastructure’s take, along with a tweet from Sandeep. It doesn’t disprove anything, but it does provide some context. x.com/vadim_web3/status/208677…

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Gregor @bygregorr ·

@DefiIgnas Nine months of silence on a stated priority often means a third option: they started, hit sequencer complexity, and quietly shelved it. Companies rarely announce the unannouncement.

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CrazyAlter @Crazyaltergoat ·

@DefiIgnas 9 months is slow but calling it super slow when they shipped a whole L2 is a stretch Polygon probably just gave them a deal too good to walk away from

Eugene Bulltime.🕯️ @Eugene_Bulltime ·

@DefiIgnas oh yeah almost each project working wit Polymarket's data have big pain - API and data from them. In the end, teams are spending a lot of time just to normalize the data pipeline of PM instead of shipping real products and value to users

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Tanmay @JustUpdate5 ·

@DefiIgnas They tease since ages

Bee Swarm @bee_swarm ·

@DefiIgnas 9 months of very soon is not a roadmap it is a hostage situation At some point Polygon's outages become the retention strategy

Rahul @Rahul66671178 ·

@DefiIgnas So if polygon convince them to not launch l2 There would be no $poly and there would be no new resolution system I don’t think market is realising how emergency it is not have new resolution system Without $poly there is no new resolution possible

Marc Zeller @mzeller · 107K

@DefiIgnas Polymarket has improved its engineering staff a lot over the course of the past year, which was severely lacking. I won't fade them.

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gyukatsu.hl @gyukatsu_maxi ·

@DefiIgnas what would make them launch their own L2 now if Polygon already subsidizes the infra and no user cares about the chain underneath?

h1llyx @h1llyx ·

@DefiIgnas 9 months to ship an L2 is glacial even by crypto standards the airdrop angle makes the delay make sense though

∞̶ @amour_88_ ·

@DefiIgnas Their own L1*

PolyBackTest @polybacktests ·

@DefiIgnas Don't think they need it rn

testermike - e/acc @testdumbass ·

@DefiIgnas that's just their definition of "soon" (=never)

Kalshibacktest @Kalshibacktests ·

@DefiIgnas They should work on the airdrop

Elite🏝 @Eliteonchain · 20K

@DefiIgnas I guess Polygon will always convince them to stay.

KING OBI @kvnqobi · 40K

@DefiIgnas I doubt they were serious about having an L2 Wouldn’t make sense for long term

byte ganyo @qwerttzxcvba ·

@DefiIgnas they will go with chainlink and won’t do a token

H17pm💙 @polymarketfdn ·
BTC_Chopsticks @BTC_Chopsticks · 40K

@DefiIgnas Nine months without an L2 may be information, not just delay. 👀 A chain only matters if Polymarket needs custom dispute logic or can capture meaningful fees itself. I’d watch testnet activity, infra hires and contracts. Those signals beat $POLY airdrop speculation.

Jarod 🎙️ @0xJarod ·

@DefiIgnas Billions traded over the World Cup without a hitch. Why leave & take on all the risk yourselves?

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Aishwary @0xAishwary · 15K

@DefiIgnas Here is your answer:

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Yri @yri911 ·

@DefiIgnas Will find out I'm hoping only for the best

predict.fun @predictdotfun · 60K
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Valure @0xValure ·

@DefiIgnas 9 months with no updates hmm

Chaintail Labs @ChaintailLabs ·

@DefiIgnas If only there was a place we could bet on this type of thing 🤔

Luis Hauenstein @luishXYZ ·

@DefiIgnas Polymarket is saying all kinds of things all the time. I believe they are well-intentioned, but from the inside it’s probably just a scrappy startup with 500 burning fires at a time. They need to focus, and Polygon PoS actually scaled well with demand.

xnatasx @xnxswe ·

@DefiIgnas Should launch on @megaeth

仇遠 @tangpingxiaobai ·

@DefiIgnas 自建 L2 的价值不只在空投,还包括排序器收入、费用控制和争议处理权。但九个月没有公开进展,更像是迁移成本与 Polygon 留存条件仍未算清,而非单纯开发慢。

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Louround @Louround_ · 44K

@Eugene_Bulltime @DefiIgnas that seems extremely complex on a legal level imo

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Louround @Louround_ · 44K

@DefiIgnas that would clearly make a few persons angry lmao

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Eugene Bulltime.🕯️ @Eugene_Bulltime ·

@Louround_ @DefiIgnas clarity should help with this

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Aishwary @0xAishwary · 15K

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