Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently lauded Polygon for significantly advancing the network’s zero-knowledge (ZK) roadmap and real-world applications, highlighting their innovative approach to scalability. Buterin’s praise acknowledged Polygon’s early investment in ZK technology, including its support of Jordi Baylina’s team during the experimental phase of this technology, as well as the development of AggLayer – a framework designed to connect multiple rollups and proofs across networks. This has resulted in enhanced security and scalability for Ethereum applications. Polygon’s dedication to high-throughput infrastructure, showcased through successful non-finance decentralized apps like Polymarket, further solidifies their role in advancing Ethereum’s scaling strategy. urthermore, Buterin highlighted Polygon’s impact on public health initiatives, specifically Sandeep Nailwal’s CryptoRelief program, which utilizes SHIB tokens donated by Buterin to fund biomedical research and pandemic preparedness efforts in India. He also acknowledged the project’s continued success through Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s contributions of $10 million in BNB, and Buterin’s own addition of roughly $20 million. Buterin notes that this has helped accelerate scientific understanding of airborne disease prevention and clean air technology. This alignment aligns with Ethereum’s ongoing efforts to transition from philanthropy to technical innovation within the Layer-2 landscape. He believes this shift will lead to greater specialization and efficiency in blockchain infrastructure, further cementing Polygon’s crucial role as a key player in Ethereum’s evolving ecosystem.