Polygon News: MATIC Token Upgrades, $2.1B Stablecoin Cap, and RWA Expansion Highlights Networks Progress

• Polygon rapidly expands with upgrades, partnerships, and the migration from MATIC to POL tokens.

• The network’s stablecoin market cap has doubled to $2.1 billion.

Polygon is accelerating its growth and influence in the blockchain space with a series of strategic upgrades, partnerships, and developments. From tokenized assets to breakout applications, the platform is positioning itself as a hub for decentralized projects and real-world asset integration.

The transition from MATIC to POL, combined with increased daily active addresses and NFT sales, highlights Polygon’s position as a leading force in the blockchain industry.

• token upgrades
• $2.1B stablecoin market cap
• #2 tokenized assets w/ 23 RWAs valued $531.58M
• breakout apps 👀 @Polymarket @Courtyard_io @AnichessGame @DIMO_Network
• @movementlabsxyz & @Ronin_Network join the AggLayer

get the details ⤵️ s/o @agglayerzone for the data https://t.co/jli9hd13uf

— Polygon | Aggregated (@0xPolygon) September 10, 2024

A key development within the Polygon ecosystem is the successful migration from MATIC to POL. According to data provided, by September 2024, 66% of MATIC tokens successfully migrated to POL, indicating an upgrade. POL introduces the idea of a ‘hyperproductive token,’ meaning it can be used across any chain within the Polygon ecosystem as well as the AggLayer. This migration will improve the usability, efficiency, and versatility of the token for securing services across multiple Polygonchains. 

This migration happened swiftly, showing that the community has confidence in POL and its potential to create value within the ecosystem. Currently, Polygon has 660,000 daily active addresses and 3 million daily transactions, and the use of the POL token is set to increase as it integrates more into the Polygon ecosystem. 

Stablecoin Market Cap Doubles on Polygon Platform

The stablecoin market of Polygon has seen remarkable growth, and the market cap has risen from $1.1 billion to $2.1 billion within just 10 months. This growth has been supported by the use of stablecoins such as USDC and USDT. For instance, the market capitalization of USDT on Polygon increased from $473 million to $945 million in this period.

Apart from the stablecoin adoption, Polygon has had a $300 million net inflow in the year to date, with a total inflow of $2. 8 billion and an outflow of $2. 5 billion. Most of these inflows were from the Ethereum mainnet, reinforcing the growing need for Polygon’s network solutions. The consistent net inflow indicates a high demand and confidence in Polygon’s ecosystem, especially as Polygon goes beyond Ethereum to Arbitrum and Solana.

Polygon has also been relatively active in the RWAs space, with 23 RWAs tokenized on the platform and valued at over $531.58 million.

NFT Transaction Volume Skyrockets on Polygon Network

Polygon has enabled over $7.8 billion worth of NFT transactions across 28 million trades. The last two months of this year alone, July and August, witnessed NFT sales volumes of $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, which is the highest for the year 2024. 

Some of the platforms that are taking advantage of this increase include Courtyard, an on-chain collectible trading platform that deals with NFT-backed assets. For example, in August 2024, Courtyard hit an all-time high with more than 9,500 transactions and the creation of 116,000 NFTs in one month. 

Polygon’s infrastructure also supports decentralized betting platforms like Polymarket, which recorded trading volumes of $859 million in July and August. Polymarket had a TVL of $103.9 million in August 2024, accounting for 83% of the entire prediction market’s TVL. Apart from these ongoing developments, Polygon has recently entered into partnerships with Movement Labs and Ronin Network, both of which have integrated with Polygon’s Aggregation Layer (AggLayer).