SIDECHAIN · EVM

Polygon PoS

EVM-compatible scaling chain widely used for stablecoin payments and consumer apps.

Polygon PoS is an EVM-compatible sidechain to Ethereum, optimized for stablecoin payments, NFTs and consumer-grade DeFi. The broader Polygon 2.0 strategy is migrating activity to zkEVM and the AggLayer for unified cross-chain liquidity.

Official site Block explorer Updated today
Live metrics
Updated 1d ago
Stablecoin supply
$3.4B
DeFi TVL
$1.2B
Daily transactions
3.8M
Active addresses 24h
480,000
Validators
105
Stablecoin supply on this chain · 90d Updated today
$3.7B
Source: DeFiLlama
24h
+0.06%
7d
+9.70%
net+$329.2M
30d
+4.13%
net+$147.4M
inflow 7d$345.3M
outflow 7d$16.1M
Technical profile

Technical profile

Native token
POL
Consensus
Proof-of-Stake (Heimdall + Bor)
VM
EVM
EVM compatible
Yes
Block time
2s
Finality
~256 blocks (~8 minutes)
TPS (typical / max)
65 / 7,000
Avg fee
$0.01
Launched
May 30, 2020
Foundation and contributors

Foundation and contributors

Foundation
Polygon Labs (formerly Matic Network)
Country of origin
India / global
Core contributors
Polygon LabsBor (geth-based)Heimdall (tendermint-based)
Stablecoins on this chain

Stablecoins on this chain

Symbol
Supply
Contract
USDC
$1.9B
0x3c499c…5c3359
USDT
$1.3B
0xc2132D…B58e8F
DAI
$280.0M
0x8f3Cf7…c6A063
Timeline

Timeline

  1. May 30, 2020
    Matic mainnet launch
  2. Feb 9, 2021
    Rebrand to Polygon

    Matic rebrands to Polygon, broadening multi-chain strategy.

  3. Mar 27, 2023
    Polygon zkEVM mainnet
  4. Sep 4, 2024
    MATIC → POL migration

    Token migration to POL begins as part of Polygon 2.0.

  5. Feb 15, 2025
    AggLayer v1 launch

    Unified cross-chain liquidity layer for Polygon ecosystem chains.

Ecosystem

Ecosystem

Notable projects
  • Aave V3
  • Uniswap V3
  • QuickSwap
  • Lens Protocol
  • Polymarket
  • Aavegotchi
Bridges and interop

Bridges and interop

Polygon BridgeLxLy Bridge (zkEVM)AggLayerWormholeStargate
Best for

Best for

  • ›Stablecoin payments and remittances
  • ›NFT minting and trading
  • ›Consumer DeFi (Aave V3)
  • ›Gaming and metaverse
Risk notes

Risk notes

  • ● Sidechain security model (separate validator set)
  • ● Bridge concentration risk
  • ● Migration uncertainty around POL/AggLayer roadmap
Resources

Resources

More on Polygon PoS

For cross-chain context, deeper dives and stablecoin-specific analysis, see the blog and the stablecoins index.