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Ben Weiss

Exclusive: Stripe’s head of crypto departs to join Polygon Labs as chief product officer

John Egan looks into the camera for a headshot. (Credit: Courtesy of Polygon Labs)

Stripe’s head of crypto has decided to lean even more into crypto. John Egan announced Monday that he will join Polygon Labs, a prominent blockchain developer, as chief product officer. The former Stripe executive will start on Tuesday, Egan told Fortune.

While he declined to specify exactly what he’ll tackle when he starts his new job, Egan said he will focus on improving payments across Polygon’s ecosystem, which includes a handful of blockchains built on top of the blockchain Ethereum.

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