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Polygon price is up today as traders assess the appointment of a new CEO and amid surging whale activity ahead of a key network update. Polygon (MATIC) price is up today , mirroring upside moves elsewhere in the cryptocurrency market as traders assess a mix of fundamental factors. On July 11, the MATIC price rose 2.32% to $0.75, its highest level in a month — outperforming the crypto market, whose valuation stayed relatively unchanged from the previous day at around $1.14 trillion. MATIC/USD daily price chart versus crypto market capitalization. Source: TradingView New CEO, Polygon's 'decentralized governance' plans MATIC's intraday gains come as a part of a broader price jump that started after Polygon appointed its former chief legal office, Marc Boiron, as the new chief executive officer (CEO) on July 7. Since then, MATIC/USD has gained nearly 15%.   MATIC/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView Boiron's appointment comes more than a month after the U.S...

The Fantom Foundation's attempt to dispel concerns about potential FTX exposure has been a success thus far for FTM price. Fantom (FTM) continued its upward momentum on Nov. 30 amid reports that the Fantom Foundation generates consistent profits and has 30 years of runway without having to sell any FTM tokens.  Fantom's FTM holdings up from 3% to 14% FTM price gained nearly 13.5% to reach $0.24, its highest level in three weeks. The rally came as a part of a broader rebound trend that started when it bottomed out at around $0.17 on Nov. 22. This amounts to a 50% price rebound in the last eight days. Interestingly, the rally picked up momentum after the Fantom Foundation's "Architect," Andre Cronje, released the firm's financial records on Nov. 28, revealing that it had $340 million worth of digital assets and had been earning over $10 million annually. Notably:  Nov 2022 — Over 450,000,000 FTM, > $100,000,000 in stables, > $100,000,000 in crypto assets,...