Research corpus ScalingBLC-STUDY-0034

Matic Network white paper

The 2019 Matic paper for a Plasma-inspired sidechain with a proof-of-stake checkpoint layer posting to Ethereum. Polygon is the later organisation and product family. This page is about the 2019 document, not about every subsequent Polygon stack.

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Authors: Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun
Date: 2019
Publisher: Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun
Version: Source cited by the 2019 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0034
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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Canonical readingPolygon study
Related paperPlasma
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Related paperPolkadot

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Kanani, J., Nailwal, S., & Arjun, A. (2019). Matic Network white paper. Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun. https://github.com/maticnetwork/whitepaper

BibTeX

@techreport{matic2019,
  title = {Matic Network white paper},
  author = {Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun},
  year = {2019},
  institution = {Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun},
  url = {https://github.com/maticnetwork/whitepaper},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/matic}
}

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Source status: Official source
Use status: Metadata and commentary only. The reading is the study page.
Rights: Official external source only
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