【Chain News】Polygon Labs recently announced a strategic investment in the well-known cultural media community Boys Club, and the two parties will conduct in-depth cooperation in the fields of payments, stablecoins, and cross-border cross-chain infrastructure. The core goal of this partnership is clear: to bring Polygon’s everyday financial applications to more people through real-world scenarios and cultural activities.
Boys Club will maintain complete independence in editing and operations, continue collaborations with multiple blockchain ecosystems such as Base, Solana, and Aptos, and will not be bound. The focus of their cooperation is on several areas: first, activities and cultural operations around real use cases; second, strengthening storytelling around payments and stablecoins; third, participating in social media and editorial strategy development.
In simple terms, this is the last mile connecting applications within the Polygon ecosystem to real users. Using Boys Club, an influential cultural community, as a bridge, real financial scenarios like remittances, instant payments, and Polymarket will be pushed into the mainstream.
Currently, the implementation of payments and stablecoin applications has become a focal point in the competition among major blockchains. This collaboration reflects Polygon’s thinking on Web3’s daily financial applications — not just technology, but also culture and education. Leveraging community power to promote real-world adoption is a path worth watching.
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SellTheBounce
· 12-17 16:31
It's the same old rhetoric of "strategic investment" and "deep cooperation"... I've heard it too many times. Where are the real scenarios? It's still the same old storytelling trick.
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orphaned_block
· 12-17 16:30
Polygon is telling stories again. When will I see real-world scenarios?
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SatoshiChallenger
· 12-17 16:21
Interestingly, here's another story of "connecting the last mile." Data will speak for itself—let's see how user data looks after half a year.
Ironically, despite operating independently, there's a need to reinforce the payment narrative. I don't quite understand this logic.
Objectively speaking, investing in cultural communities to implement payments—this approach was tried on some chain before. And the result?
I'm not criticizing, but anyone who experienced the ICO bubble in 2018 knows how long such collaborations can last.
So the key question is whether it can truly generate actual transactions, not just hype and buzz.
I suggest everyone check out Boys Club's actual daily active users before deciding whether to believe this narrative.
From a funding perspective, it's quite clever, but whether it can close the loop commercially—that's the real point to watch.
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SellLowExpert
· 12-17 16:13
Polygon made a good move here; they finally remembered that breaking the circle relies on cultural communities.
Boys Club can still maintain independence; this move is quite clever, not afraid of getting trapped.
The question is whether the stablecoin narrative is strong enough. Having only payment scenarios without users willing to pay is pointless.
Can they really connect the last mile? I remain skeptical; it still depends on the actual conversion rate.
It feels like just throwing money to tell stories; whether it can be implemented remains to be seen.
These days, everyone claims they want to do payments. We'll just have to wait and see.
Polygon strategically invests in cultural communities, focusing on the implementation of payments and stablecoin applications
【Chain News】Polygon Labs recently announced a strategic investment in the well-known cultural media community Boys Club, and the two parties will conduct in-depth cooperation in the fields of payments, stablecoins, and cross-border cross-chain infrastructure. The core goal of this partnership is clear: to bring Polygon’s everyday financial applications to more people through real-world scenarios and cultural activities.
Boys Club will maintain complete independence in editing and operations, continue collaborations with multiple blockchain ecosystems such as Base, Solana, and Aptos, and will not be bound. The focus of their cooperation is on several areas: first, activities and cultural operations around real use cases; second, strengthening storytelling around payments and stablecoins; third, participating in social media and editorial strategy development.
In simple terms, this is the last mile connecting applications within the Polygon ecosystem to real users. Using Boys Club, an influential cultural community, as a bridge, real financial scenarios like remittances, instant payments, and Polymarket will be pushed into the mainstream.
Currently, the implementation of payments and stablecoin applications has become a focal point in the competition among major blockchains. This collaboration reflects Polygon’s thinking on Web3’s daily financial applications — not just technology, but also culture and education. Leveraging community power to promote real-world adoption is a path worth watching.