Polygon Network Token

24h change: -2.16%. From $0.0872 to $0.0853.

• The Giugliano upgrade activated on April 8 at block 85,268,500, enabling block producers to announce earlier for faster finality, adding fee parameters to headers, and new RPC support. Early results show 1.5-second faster finality, sharper fee estimation, and 2-3x more headroom toward 7,000 TPS. It supports Polygon's Gigagas roadmap to handle high-volume payments like global stablecoin transfers.
• Polygon is executing multiple upgrades to reach gigagas throughput and 100k TPS, making it viable for global payments. Recent FX stablecoin pools enable low-cost swaps between currencies like BRZ, KRWQ, and USDT onchain. Stablecoins processed $33 trillion last year, surpassing Visa, highlighting the shift to blockchain rails.

24h change: -0.30%. From $0.0865 to $0.0862.

• The Giugliano hardfork activated on April 8, cutting transaction finality by around 1.5 seconds for payments apps and increasing P2P throughput fourfold under load. It introduces onchain gas fee transparency and sharper fee estimation for wallets and integrations. Early metrics show potential scaling to over 7,000 TPS, strengthening Polygon Chain for production payments.
• Apex Group committed to tokenizing $100 billion in assets on a blockchain using Polygon Chain Development Kit. This move underscores institutional adoption of Polygon's modular tech stack for real-world assets. It bolsters Polygon's position in the growing RWA sector amid broader ecosystem expansions.

24h change: -6.43%. From $0.0923 to $0.0863.

• Polygon mainnet activated the Giugliano hardfork at block 85,268,500 on April 8, enabling producers to pre-announce blocks for 2-second faster finality, higher throughput under load, and EIP-1559-style fee parameters in headers. This marks the third upgrade in four months to enhance network reliability for payments and dapps. Developers must upgrade nodes to Bor v2.7.0.
• Polygon Labs is in preliminary talks with investors to raise up to $100 million to build a stablecoin payments business. This follows acquisitions of Coinme and Sequence to compete in payments like Stripe. The unit targets over $100 million annual revenue from real-world flows on Polygon.
• Stablecoin supply on Polygon hit $3.6 billion, an all-time high per Artemis data. This reflects growing adoption for payments and DeFi on the network. Over 60% of Japan's JPYC stablecoin volume processed via Polygon.

24h change: +3.79%. From $0.0903 to $0.0937.

• Polygon handled $178 million USD in stablecoin transactions in March alone, capturing 22.1 percent of global USD stablecoin market share and 46 percent of USDC transfers. Major firms like Stripe for AI agents, Mastercard, Revolut with $1.2 billion processed, and Tazapay with $687 million monthly underscore real-world adoption. This positions Polygon as key infrastructure for efficient dollar movements over legacy rails
• PIP-85 proposes sending 50 percent of priority fees to validators and delegators to improve staking rewards fairness. This addresses imbalances amid record network activity and 10x priority fees. The upgrade follows VEBloP and is set for implementation soon
• Polygon generates around 40 million POL in fees monthly from real payments activity, equating to 500 million annually or 5 percent of supply. This occurs despite price weakness and highlights underlying network utility. Fees underscore demand from stablecoins and partners

24h change: -1.25%. From $0.0916 to $0.0905.

• Walmart-backed fintech app OnePay integrated POL as part of its crypto expansion, adding it alongside SUI and ARB to serve users new to crypto. This follows an earlier batch including Solana. The move aims to increase accessibility and reduce costs for mainstream adoption.
• Polymarket accounts for 55% of Polygon transactions and 67% of gas fees as of March 2026. This highlights reliance on prediction markets amid payments growth. A shift could impact metrics but underscores network usage.
• Unique addresses sending stablecoins P2P reached 3.51 million last month, up 28%. Polygon handled $730B annual crypto volume and 89% local-currency stablecoin activity in LATAM. This supports its push as a payments chain with $2.4T in stablecoins moved.