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Polygon Reveals Patched Flaws That Could Have Crashed PoS Nodes

Polygon disclosed security and liveness flaws in its Bor and Heimdall clients after Austin and Kyoto hard forks patched them; the project says no mainnet exploitation or fund loss was observed.

Kadim

August 31, 2026
5 min read

Polygon POL blockchain security +5

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Polygon Activates Ithaca Hard Fork to Prevent Validator Stalls

Polygon's Ithaca hard fork activates at Heimdall block 50,185,000, adding automatic recovery and transaction safeguards after a known chain-stall risk.

Kadim

July 29, 2026
6 min read

Polygon POL Ithaca hard fork +5

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