If we compare Polygon to "Web3 Tencent," we can roughly categorize its ecosystem's direct projects into two tiers.
First Tier: Directly Founded by the Core Team
The best example is @SentientAGI, with Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal as a core contributor; another example is ziskvm, an independent zero-knowledge proof project led by Polygon's technical head Jordi Baylina.
Second Tier: Incubated by the Polygon Foundation or Occupying Important Ecological Positions
Katana Network counts as one, a project jointly incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR.
Newton counts as another, a unified blockchain network launched by Magic Labs and Polygon Labs.
Another example is Haust Network, which not only uses Polygon's underlying L2 technology (Haust is built on Polygon CDK and connects to AggLayer) but has also received multiple endorsements from the Polygon core team.
After Sandeep took over as CEO in June 2025, the entire strategic focus of Polygon underwent a fundamental shift—from multi-line operations to focusing on core pillars: stablecoin payments, Gigagas expansion, and AggLayer chain unification. Haust is an important component of this strategic layout.
How to position yourself for the above projects?
Sentient is on Kaito, and you can write a few more articles to accumulate Yap weight.
You can participate in the exclusive NFT event for Haust CP296 for the following reasons:
- Limited Time: Open for only 48 hours
- Limited Quantity: Cap of 15,000 pieces
- Empowerment: $HAUST airdrop rights
Minting an NFT costs about $3, which isn't too expensive. However, one downside is that their NFT mechanics are quite complex, and I found it a bit confusing.
NFT minting link: https://nft.haust.network/claim?ref=0xf329D3d60678C5c088DD993D3327b15597632695
As for the rest, Newton has already had its TGE, and ziskvm is still too early, with no positioning angle available.
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