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🟪What happened: Fragmentation is one of the biggest pain points in the Ethereum ecosystem - and crypto space at large, and Aggregation is the solution, Polygon Labs VP, Global Head of Business Development Brian Trunzo, said during the Polygon Quarterly Webinar with Token Relations. 

It’s time to “grow the pie” and “make Polygon fun again,” Trunzo said.

🟪Why does it matter: Polygon Labs is building out the decentralized protocol AggLayer to create a common bridge across the broader ecosystem and provide a space for seamless, cross-chain interoperability.

“We need new experiences, we need digital transformation, we need brave people to make open source, permissionless technology and continue to build upon it,” Trunzo said. “It can’t be a single company but it must be a patchwork of builders.”

The AggLayer aims to provide that framework to unify multiple networks and create seamless interoperability and enhanced performance. This can enable for the free flow of assets and data between various chains and layers within various ecosystems. 

A large reason to build onchain is because of the transparency it provides and ability to contribute towards the growth of a larger ecosystem. So many ideas in the crypto space have been recycled and reproduced, but it’s the new, novel ideas that really stand out. 

Trunzo believes the ideal path for a developer building on Polygon PoS is to create something new and find product market fit. Through these developments, eventually they find the need to have their own block space – and building on Polygon protocols and the AggLayer is the place to do that, he added.

“We need brave people to make open source, permissionless technology and continue to build upon it,” Trunzo said. “It can’t be a single company, but a patchwork of builders. Every protocol relies on the collective power of every ecosystem.”

🟪The big picture: Polygon Labs is building toward a goal of creating better user value and providing the ability for developers to flourish.

When developers are picking which chain to build on top of, they’re making a bet on where they’ll be most successful. More often than not, it’s one of the most stressful decisions for builders in the crypto space who don’t feel tied to one chain or another.

A lot of times, developers will build on chains with the most activity and users, something that Polygon PoS has lots of.

As a result, the broader Ethereum ecosystem can grow and Polygon, as well as the AggLayer, can become a place for experimentation to develop future innovations and hopefully solve the problem of aggregation and fragmentation.

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