Another Polygon spin-off project @0xMiden is coming to Kaito. Looking back at history: 2021: Miden launched as an internal incubation project within Polygon 2025: Miden officially spun off as an independent project This is the inevitable evolution of the modular strategy. Polygon is shifting from a single scaling solution to positioning as an AggLayer aggregator, which requires each technical route to develop independently. However, while Miden is now operating as an independent 'edge blockchain' project, it still maintains close ties with the Polygon ecosystem: ▌Funding connections $25M seed round financing (April 2025): Lead investors: a16z crypto, 1kx, Hack VC Other participants include P2 Ventures (Polygon Ventures) and Polygon co-founder Sandeep. Additionally, Miden has promised to airdrop 10% of tokens to POL holders. ▌Personnel connections Co-founder Dominik is a former Polygon product manager COO Akshit is a former Polygon chief of staff ▌Technical connections Inherited Polygon's R&D achievements in zero-knowledge proof technology Maintains connection with the Polygon ecosystem through AggLayer Mainnet is planned for launch in Q4, with the token release synchronized with the mainnet. Key points highlighted.