The city of Lugano, the economic capital of Italian-speaking southern Switzerland, will integrate the Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol into its crypto-friendly payment app, MyLugano.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the announcement on Polygon Labs\u2019 website from Nov. 22, the updated version of MyLugano features a multichain digital wallet for personal custody. The press release mentions \u201cseveral tokens\u201d already integrated into this app section and the plans to add more. <\/p>\n
The network provider for tens of thousands of DApps with $5 billion in secured assets, Polygon has been a partner for the Swiss city\u00a0since\u00a0at least 2022. At the time, it became an infrastructure partner for the city\u2019s stablecoin, LVGA, offering its rails solution. <\/p>\n
According to the statement, MyLugano is also launching a new NFT collection dedicated to the work of artist Yuri Catania. This is a nonfungible version of a 40-meter-long, 8-meter-high work on the wall of the Palazzo dei Congressi. The art piece will be tokenized on the Polygon network. <\/p>\n
Related: <\/u><\/em><\/strong>Polygon gas fees spike 1,000% amid Ordinals-inspired token craze<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Lugano is one of the world\u2019s leaders in crypto adoption. The MyLugano app, built in collaboration with another crypto company, Tether, serves 30,000 users, or almost half of the city population, helping them to pay local small- to medium-sized traders in digital currencies. <\/p>\n In March 2022, Lugano established a Center of Excellence for Blockchain Adoption in partnership with Tether to \u201cbecome a major European blockchain hub.\u201d The city administration plans to enable citizens and companies to pay cryptocurrency taxes soon. The ultimate goal is to accept crypto for payment of all goods and services, equating it with a fiat currency. <\/p>\n Despite its efforts, Lugano won\u2019t be the first Swiss city to allow paying taxes in crypto, as the canton of Zug and Zermatt municipality have already done it. <\/p>\n