【Polygon Labs CEO: Bias Against Indian Co-Founder Hinders Network Development】On November 26, news from Cryptoslate reported that Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron attributed the challenges faced by the Polygon network in gaining wider adoption to racial bias against its co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. In a post published on the X platform on November 25, Boiron suggested that Nailwal's Indian heritage led to bias that hindered the recognition of Polygon, despite its widespread use across the blockchain industry. He wrote: “If Sandeep were not Indian, Web3 would have widely embraced Polygon, rather than viewing it as a second-class citizen even when Polygon's proof of stake is more commonly used than all other blockchains combined.” When a user in the cryptocurrency community argued that Indians hold important positions in major tech companies worldwide, Boiron responded that geography also plays a role. He pointed out that Indians like Sreeram Kannan at EigenLayer face much less bias compared to those working in India. Meanwhile, the broader Web3 community remains divided on the issue. Some users believe the challenges faced by Polygon stem from competition from emerging Ethereum Layer 2 networks or the network's own strategies, rather than bias.
