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Internal shake-up at Polygon?
Jordi Baylina – co-founder of Polygon and the technical leader behind zkEVM – has just announced his departure, along with the core dev team, to independently build a new project called Zisk.

👉 Goal: Develop an open-source, low-latency zkVM designed for high-speed onchain applications.
👉 All intellectual property has been transferred to a new entity, SilentSig GmbH, based in Switzerland.
👉 Baylina will retain his title as Polygon co-founder and continue serving as an advisor to the project.
👉 “I’m still a co-founder and advisor at Polygon, but from now on, my focus will be @ziskvm. I’m excited for this new chapter. zkVM tech is a key piece to bring real decentralized value to the masses.”

Earlier, Sandeep was appointed CEO of the Polygon Foundation. The project also recently unveiled its Gigagas roadmap, and now 7 devs have split off to build a new venture.

What do you think — is this a sign of internal fracture or a strategic spin-off?