Polygon Picks Up New Legal Chief Amid Ethereum Crypto Craze

Aug. 16, 2022, 3:52 PM UTC

Polygon Technology, a startup soaring during a tough time for decentralized finance, has hired cryptocurrency veteran Marc Boiron as its new top lawyer.

Boiron, a former blockchain and securities partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and FisherBroyles, has joined Polygon as its chief legal officer. The company is a developer of scaling platform for the Ethereum blockchain. It raised $450 million last year by selling its Matic token to several investors, including Reddit Inc. co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

“With regulatory pressure increasing worldwide, it’s integral to have an in-house legal counsel to help navigate and embrace Web3’s ever-evolving regulatory landscape,” Polygon ...

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