Polygon
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Ethereum layer-2 solution
blockchain network
blockchain scaling platform
cryptocurrency
software platform
Polygon is a popular Ethereum scaling platform that provides a framework for building and connecting fast, low-cost, and interoperable blockchain networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polygon canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9029454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polygon Context triple: [RenVM, supports, Polygon]
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A.
Square
Square is a financial technology company best known for its mobile payment solutions and point-of-sale hardware that enable businesses to accept card payments easily.
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B.
ctangle
ctangle is a CWEB tool that converts literate CWEB source files into compilable C code by extracting and tangling the program fragments.
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C.
Oktogon
Oktogon is a major octagonal intersection and public square in central Budapest, Hungary, where Andrássy Avenue crosses the Grand Boulevard.
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D.
Shape
Shape is a health and fitness magazine and digital brand focused on exercise, nutrition, and wellness content, owned by Dotdash Meredith.
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E.
Polygon Pictures
Polygon Pictures is a Japanese animation studio known for its 3D CGI work on numerous anime series and international co-productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polygon Target entity description: Polygon is a popular Ethereum scaling platform that provides a framework for building and connecting fast, low-cost, and interoperable blockchain networks.
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A.
Square
Square is a financial technology company best known for its mobile payment solutions and point-of-sale hardware that enable businesses to accept card payments easily.
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B.
ctangle
ctangle is a CWEB tool that converts literate CWEB source files into compilable C code by extracting and tangling the program fragments.
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C.
Oktogon
Oktogon is a major octagonal intersection and public square in central Budapest, Hungary, where Andrássy Avenue crosses the Grand Boulevard.
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D.
Shape
Shape is a health and fitness magazine and digital brand focused on exercise, nutrition, and wellness content, owned by Dotdash Meredith.
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E.
Polygon Pictures
Polygon Pictures is a Japanese animation studio known for its 3D CGI work on numerous anime series and international co-productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethereum layer-2 solution
ⓘ
blockchain network ⓘ blockchain scaling platform ⓘ cryptocurrency ⓘ software platform ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Polygon PoS
ⓘ
linked to:
Polygon PoS chain
|
| aimsTo |
enhance user experience on Ethereum
ⓘ
improve Ethereum scalability ⓘ reduce transaction fees ⓘ |
| builtOn |
Ethereum
ⓘ
linked to:
Ethereum blockchain
|
| category |
blockchain infrastructure
ⓘ
layer-2 scaling solution ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Ethereum Virtual Machine ⓘ |
| ecosystemIncludes |
DeFi protocols
ⓘ
NFT platforms ⓘ decentralized applications ⓘ |
| enables | deployment of Ethereum dApps with lower fees ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Matic Network ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Anurag Arjun
ⓘ
Jaynti Kanani ⓘ Mihailo Bjelic ⓘ Sandeep Nailwal ⓘ |
| governedBy | Polygon community ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high throughput
ⓘ
interoperability with Ethereum ⓘ low transaction costs ⓘ |
| launchYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| nativeToken | MATIC ⓘ |
| networkType | proof-of-stake sidechain ⓘ |
| provides |
fast transactions
ⓘ
interoperable blockchain networks ⓘ low-cost transactions ⓘ scaling solutions for Ethereum ⓘ |
| rebrandedFrom | Matic Network ⓘ |
| rebrandYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| securityModel | proof-of-stake validators ⓘ |
| supports |
ERC-20 tokens
ⓘ
ERC-721 tokens ⓘ Ethereum-based tokens ⓘ Ethereum-compatible blockchains ⓘ bridges between Ethereum and Polygon ⓘ smart contracts ⓘ |
| token | MATIC ⓘ |
| usedFor |
governance on Polygon
ⓘ
staking on Polygon ⓘ transaction fees on Polygon ⓘ |
| uses |
Plasma chains
ⓘ
Polygon PoS chain ⓘ rollup technologies ⓘ |
| website | https://polygon.technology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Polygon Description of subject: Polygon is a popular Ethereum scaling platform that provides a framework for building and connecting fast, low-cost, and interoperable blockchain networks.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.