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• Polygon has integrated with Manifold Trading.
• The partnership focuses on decentralized finance with key being institutional liquidity.
• POL token traded near $0.20 amid the news.

Polygon Labs has announced a strategic partnership with Manifold Trading as it looks to boost Polygon’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

The platform revealed the integration with the quantitative trading firm via a press release on October 28, 2025. 

The news came as POL, the native token of the Polygon network, gained amid broader market optimism.

At the time of writing, POL hovered above $0.20.

Polygon partners with Manifold

Institutional-grade execution is the main take of Polygon Lab’s partnership with Manifold.

According to the announcement, the integration represents a deliberate effort to elevate the infrastructure of DeFi platforms within Polygon’s ecosystem.

At its core is Manifold’s proprietary quantitative models and high-frequency trading algorithms.

The integration brings the firm’s institutional infrastructure and experience to Polygon.

The alliance focuses on integrating Manifold’s execution engine directly into Polygon’s AggLayer, with Manifold deploying its sophisticated order routing and market-making tools tailored for DeFi environments to the Ethereum scaling solution’s network.

“Access to deep, stable liquidity is foundational to any mature financial system,” said Maria Adamjee, head of investor relations at Polygon Labs. “Manifold’s ability to actively manage spreads, size, and responsiveness across multiple venues makes them an ideal ecosystem partner as we continue scaling institutional-grade DeFi across the Polygon ecosystem.”

This integration is expected to roll out progressively.

Institutional liquidity comes to Polygon’s DeFi ecosystem

At the centre of this partnership is the infusion of institutional liquidity into the DeFi ecosystem, addressing longstanding challenges such as fragmented pools and volatile pricing.

Manifold’s quantitative models excel in providing deep liquidity through automated market-making and predictive analytics, which can dynamically adjust to market conditions.

“Polygon has become one of the most active venues for DeFi innovation,” said Noah Hanover, quantitative developer at Manifold. “We’re focused on supporting market stability and depth at scale, so that traders, protocols, and capital allocators can operate in a liquid, reliable environment.”

The integration aligns with broader market and regulatory trends.

Many top platforms are incorporating features such as on-chain proof-of-reserves and compliance hooks to appeal to enterprise adopters. 

Polygon, which recently activated its Rio upgrade to boost network transaction speed, efficiency, and cut fees, is one of the platforms eyeing greater traction.

Part of the growth has earned recognition. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently lauded Polygon’s role in pioneering zero-knowledge proofs.

Polygon price

POL is the native token that powers the Polygon ecosystem.

It functions as the platform’s native gas and staking token, which means it helps to secure the network as well as allow users access to the growing number of apps built on Polygon.

This marks POL as a token with real utility, a factor that has seen its price grow significantly amid both retail and institutional demand.

At the time of writing, POL traded above $0.20, a key level for bulls following recent declines

• GIP-140 revamps GnosisDAO voting with on-chain and beacon data.
• GNO price dips amid profit-taking and technical resistance.
• Liquidity limits and stablecoin rules may influence short-term sentiment.

The Gnosis price has experienced modest volatility following the passing of the GnosisDAO GIP-140 proposal, a major governance update aimed at overhauling the platform’s voting mechanisms.

The GIP-140 initiative replaces the current subgraph-based GNO strategy with a suite of strategies that read blockchain state directly from both the execution and beacon layers.

The proposal’s approval marks a significant step toward enhancing the accuracy and reliability of Snapshot voting while adding support for StakeWise tokens and reducing dependency on external data providers.

GIP-140: revamping voting for accuracy and inclusion

GIP-140’s passage reflects a broad consensus among GnosisDAO participants, with 82 votes cast, overwhelmingly in favour of the measure.

The core objective is to eliminate the subgraph dependency, which has historically caused delays and inaccuracies in voting power calculations.

The new system attributes voting power to GNO balances across both the Gnosis Chain and Ethereum, locked GNO holdings, validator balances, and StakeWise’s sGNO and osGNO tokens.

By pulling data directly from on-chain and beacon chain sources, the proposal seeks to create a more robust and transparent voting environment that can better reflect actual stakeholder influence.

The technical implementation involves updating Snapshot’s configuration via a SafeSnap transaction, pointing to aggregator contracts deployed on both Gnosis Chain and Ethereum, as well as a new beacon-chain strategy for staked GNO.

Delegation mechanisms have also been updated to integrate these new sources, ensuring a seamless transition for DAO members accustomed to existing workflows.

The changes position GnosisDAO to handle complex governance requirements while reducing reliance on third-party indexers like The Graph, which previously introduced inconsistencies.

Gnosis price enters consolidation amid profit-taking

Surprisingly, following the approval of GIP-140, the Gnosis price has seen a slight pullback, falling 0.89% over the past 24 hours and underperforming the broader crypto market, which gained 0.06%.

The price movement aligns with profit-taking behaviour after GNO achieved a 7.98% weekly gain and an 8.3% rise during October.

Technical indicators suggest the market is testing resistance around the 30-day simple moving average of $137.93 and the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level at $138.47.

While the RSI remains neutral at 53.42, a bearish divergence in the MACD hints at potential short-term consolidation.

In addition, liquidity pressures stemming from CoinDCX’s June 2025 delisting continue to weigh on GNO trading activity.

Despite being months old, the delisting reduced retail access to the token, and the 24-hour turnover ratio of 1.08% remains relatively low compared with broader DeFi sector averages.

Regulatory uncertainties surrounding stablecoins, particularly the relaunch of USDS under the stricter US GENIUS Act, may also indirectly influence sentiment toward Gnosis Chain assets.

Nevertheless, milestones like Gnosis Pay’s $100 million transaction volume suggest that ecosystem adoption could counterbalance some of these headwinds.

Looking ahead

The combination of technical consolidation, lingering liquidity constraints, and regulatory considerations creates a cautious but watchful environment for Gnosis price movements.

Holding the $135–$137 zone could provide the stability needed for renewed momentum, particularly as GnosisDAO’s upgraded Snapshot strategies begin to reflect more accurate voting power across multiple token types.

In the coming weeks, the Gnosis price may respond to both market dynamics and the tangible impact of GIP-140’s execution, particularly if the changes enhance voting accuracy and encourage broader participation in the DAO.

For now, the community appears aligned, and the successful passage of GIP-140 represents a meaningful milestone that could shape GNO’s trajectory in both governance and market performance.

Financial services company Western Union has said its forthcoming stablecoin settlement system will use the Solana blockchain.

Announced during the company’s third-quarter earnings call last week, the stablecoin system will consist of the US Dollar Payment Token (USDPT) and the Digital Asset Network, which will be built in partnership with Anchorage Digital Bank, Western Union said on Tuesday.

The company expects that USDPT will launch in the first half of 2026, providing customer access through partner exchanges to broaden accessibility, similar to how the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin is listed on Binance and other exchanges.

It added that the Digital Asset Network will serve as a cash off-ramp for the remittance platform’s more than 150 million customers, spread across over 200 countries and territories.

Speaking at the Money 20/20 USA conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan said his team compared many other alternatives and concluded that Solana was the “right choice” for building an institutional-ready stablecoin platform.

“For 175 years, we’ve been connecting people, moving $150 billion a year. Digital assets is the next evolution.

We looked at alternatives, and came to the conclusion that Solana was the right choice.”

– Devin McGranahan, CEO, Western Union pic.twitter.com/8ni2b47ktk

— Solana (@solana) October 28, 2025

Traditional payment platforms are increasingly exploring blockchain for cross-border remittances, with proponents saying the technology is faster, cheaper and more transparent than traditional payment rails.

Zelle, MoneyGram make stablecoin moves

On Friday, the parent company behind payments platform Zelle said it would launch stablecoins to fuel faster cross-border payments, while MoneyGram announced in mid-September that it would integrate its crypto app in Colombia to offer a USDC (USDC) wallet for locals.