{"id":52416,"date":"2025-10-21T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T06:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/polygon-boss-says-hes-been-questioning-his-loyalty-toward-ethereum\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T06:42:00","slug":"polygon-boss-says-hes-been-questioning-his-loyalty-toward-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/polygon-boss-says-hes-been-questioning-his-loyalty-toward-ethereum\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygon boss says he\u2019s been \u2018questioning his loyalty\u2019 toward Ethereum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has criticized Ethereum\u2019s leaders for dismissing Polygon\u2019s status as a true Ethereum layer 2 \u2014 noting contributions that Polygon has made to Ethereum while receiving little recognition for those efforts.<\/p>\n

Nailwal, who also serves as the Polygon Foundation\u2019s CEO, said he is now \u201cquestioning his loyalty\u201d to Ethereum \u2014 particularly the Ethereum Foundation and the community, which, according to him, hasn\u2019t given Polygon any direct support.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, the reverse,\u201d Nailwal said<\/a> in a post to X on Monday, adding that he has given his loyalty to Ethereum even though it has potentially cost him billions of dollars in Polygon\u2019s valuation not to brand itself as a layer 1. <\/p>\n

Source: <\/em>Sandeep Nailwal<\/em><\/a>
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\u201cThe Ethereum community as a whole has been a shit show for quite some time,\u201d Nailwal said, adding that the \u201cEthereum community needs to take a hard look at itself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

His post later prompted a response from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who made a point to acknowledge Polygon\u2019s achievements in the broader Ethereum community.<\/p>\n

Nailwal isn\u2019t the only industry leader who has handed out heavy criticism to the EF, which has undergone a major leadership overhaul over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

Nailwal cited a post<\/a> from a former EF researcher P\u00e9ter Szil\u00e1gyi who shared an 18-month-old letter expressing his frustration with his old workplace, while Eric Conner<\/a>, one of Ethereum\u2019s earliest developers, left in January, citing concerns with Buterin\u2019s leadership decisions.<\/a><\/p>\n

He received some support, including from Solana co-founder Raj Gokal<\/a> and former Solana Foundation head of strategy Austin Federa,<\/a> who both suggested that Polygon \u201cteam up\u201d with Solana or become a layer 2 on the Ethereum-rival network.<\/p>\n

Vitalik Buterin praises Polygon, Nailwal<\/h2>\n

In response to Nailwal\u2019s post, Buterin acknowledged Polygon’s contributions to Ethereum, noting that it hosts the largest predictions market platform in Polymarket<\/a> and has advanced zk-EVM technology, among other things.<\/p>\n