Polygon is a layer 2 scaling solution for compatible Blockchains. In a release that was provided to Cointelegraph, Polygon stated it had launched the zkSTARK powered Miden Virtual Machine in order to develop blockchains. DApps are also known as decentralized apps..

zk–STARK stands to zero-knowledge scaleable transparent argument of knowledge. Zero-knowledge technology, in layman’s language, allows one person to show another they have private information (such a password), without having to reveal what it is. One such algorithm to algorithmically obscure, verify or prove such information is STARK. Polygon committed more than $1 billion to the development and maintenance of zero-knowledge technology.