Fox Corporation to Transition Verify Beta to Polygon (MATIC) CDK-Powered Layer 2

Fox
Corporation
has
announced
a
significant
upgrade
to
its
Verify
Beta,
transitioning
it
to
a
dedicated
zero-knowledge
(ZK)
blockchain
using
Polygon
(MATIC)’s
Chain
Development
Kit
(CDK).
The
move
marks
Fox
Corporation
as
the
first
enterprise
to
launch
a
ZK-powered
Ethereum
Layer
2
(L2),
according
to
Polygon
Technology.

TIME
as
First
External
Partner

In
a
notable
development,
TIME
will
be
the
first
external
media
company
to
utilize
the
Verify
protocol
for
content
licensing
and
verification.
This
partnership
aims
to
establish
a
technical,
cryptographic
bridge
to
AI
platforms,
enabling
new
commercial
opportunities
for
publishers.

Content
Registration
and
Verification

The
Verify
protocol,
developed
by
Fox
Corporation’s
Emerging
Technology
team
with
implementation
support
from
Gelato,
is
designed
to
prove
the
origin
of
registered
media.
More
than
106,000
articles
and
300,000
pieces
of
content
have
already
been
registered
on
the
beta
version,
which
was
initially
built
on
Polygon
PoS.

End
consumers
will
be
able
to
verify
the
origin
of
content
through
the
open
protocol,
as
showcased
on
the
beta
app,
verify.fox.
The
Verify
team
plans
to
release
open-source
smart
contracts,
allowing
publishers
of
all
sizes
to
license
their
content
to
AI
companies.

Enhanced
Capacity
and
Adoption

The
transition
to
a
dedicated
ZK
chain
is
expected
to
increase
the
capacity
for
content
registration
onchain,
eliminating
the
competition
for
resources
on
Polygon
PoS.
This
upgrade
will
focus
specifically
on
content
attestation
and
provenance,
enhancing
the
overall
efficiency
of
the
Verify
protocol.

The
Verify
protocol
is
open
source,
and
developers
are
invited
to
contribute
or
fork
the
source
code
available
on
GitHub.
Originally
developed
in-house
by
Fox’s
Emerging
Technology
team,
the
protocol
will
now
leverage
Gelato
to
implement
the
dedicated
chain
using
Polygon
CDK.

Future
Prospects

Looking
ahead,
Verify
may
connect
to
the
AggLayer,
joining
a
horizontally
scalable
network
of
interoperable
chains
for
seamless
cross-chain
message
passing.
This
could
further
enhance
the
protocol’s
capabilities
and
integration
with
other
blockchain
ecosystems.

Fox
Corporation
initially
launched
the
closed
beta
of
Verify
in
August
2023.
Since
then,
over
300,000
pieces
of
content
have
been
signed
to
Verify
from
various
Fox-related
brands,
including
Fox
News,
Fox
Business,
Fox
Sports,
and
Fox
TV
affiliates.
With
TIME
joining
as
the
first
external
publisher,
the
platform
is
set
to
expand
its
reach
and
utility.

For
more
information,
visit
the
official

Polygon
Technology
blog.

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source:
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