Polygon (POL) news

Tokenized real‑world assets (RWAs) hit almost $300 billion in 2025 and are projected to reach $30 trillion by 2034, with stablecoins dominating the market as Ethereum’s supply reached an all‑time high of $165 billion this week. Polygon Labs has upgraded its chain to 1,000 transactions per second, planning 5,000 and eventually 50,000 TPS, signalling that infrastructure can scale but still faces regulatory and liquidity hurdles. High fees and limited on‑ramps are largely driven by regulatory arbitrage and a small set of licensed players. The United States, Singapore, Europe and the Middle East lead the regulatory race, boasting clear frameworks such as the GENIUS Act, Singapore’s Payment Services Act, MiCA and Abu Dhabi guidelines. Growing on‑chain yields, tokenized Treasuries, non‑USD stablecoins—which now make up around 30 % of cross‑border volume—and commodity tokens are attracting institutional capital, although tokenized stocks show limited demand due to liquidity issues. Together, these developments point toward a future where tokenization unlocks a broader range of asset classes beyond stablecoins as market infrastructure and regulatory clarity mature.

Polygon Labs partnered with Dubai‑based Cypher Capital on September 12 to broaden institutional access to its native token POL in the Middle East. The move is part of a strategy to bring professional investors onto Polygon, positioning POL as an institutional‑grade asset that offers real yield through structured programs. Polygon co‑founder Sandeep Nailwal said the initiative will turn growing demand for real yield into tangible opportunities for investors engaging with the ecosystem’s economic engine. Cypher Capital will help navigate regional regulatory and capital‑market frameworks while promoting POL as a core portfolio asset for institutions seeking exposure to blockchain infrastructure and tokenized assets. The partnership coincides with Polygon’s GigaGas roadmap, already delivering sub‑five‑second finality and 1,000 transactions per second, and aims to establish the network as a high‑performance settlement layer.

Latin American developers surveyed by Sherlock Communications reported a clear focus on established blockchains, with Ethereum and Polygon dominating their toolkit rather than new protocols. In a study of 85 builders from Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil and Peru, the community cited transparency, coordination and compliance as key drivers, favoring networks that offer intuitive tools, robust documentation and proven track record. On‑chain analysis of 697,000 regional wallet transactions between June 2024 and June 2025 showed Ethereum responsible for more than three‑quarters of activity, while Polygon accounted for about 11%, nearly doubling to 20% in the most recent month. Despite this preference, local projects such as Brazil’s Núclea Chain and RBB indicate the region’s capacity to create new ecosystems. The next‑generation developers are directing their efforts toward decentralized applications, real‑world‑asset tokenisation, supply‑chain traceability and DePIN, seeking stable infrastructures that solve real‑world trust and transparency challenges.

Polygon’s MATIC price largely recovered after the team swiftly fixed a 10‑15‑minute transaction delay bug. The delay was traced to a node glitch triggered by planned infrastructure upgrades. Engineers deployed a hard fork that restored state sync and consensus, which the Foundation announced on Twitter. CEO Sandeep Nailwal praised the developers for early detection and reiterated the company’s commitment to ambitious upgrades despite occasional hiccups. The fix has earned positive community sentiment while the platform continues to pursue improvements in on‑chain capacity and reliability. Polygon signals that any future growth pains will be addressed with similar urgency as the company advances its roadmap.

Polygon Foundation announced consensus and finality functions are restored after a software bug caused select RPC nodes to fall out of sync. The bug stemmed from a faulty validator proposal that pushed Bor nodes onto divergent forks; a hard fork to Heimdall v0.3.1 and a Bor 2.2.11 beta2 patch removed the problematic milestone, normalizing checkpoints. Block production never stopped; affected nodes merely needed to resynchronize, preventing a full network halt. The incident mirrors a July outage that left the Hemidall mainnet stalled for an hour, underscoring the risk in complex PoS systems. Polyscan now displays transactions normally, but the event highlights that protocol complexity can increase bug frequency.

Two major Ethereum layer‑2 networks hit outages on September 10. Linea, built by Consensys, paused block production for about 46 minutes when its main‑net sequencer stalled, just before its LINEA token airdrop began. After resuming service, the team warned of phishing attempts linked to the airdrop and noted a 20 % rise in total value secured to roughly $1.7 billion. Polygon faced a temporary 10‑15‑minute finality delay caused by a bug in its Bor and Erigon nodes that affected RPC services. A fix has been deployed across validators while the chain continues to run. These episodes, following a recent Starknet outage, highlight the reliability challenges of roll‑up systems.

Polygon reported a temporary delay in consensus finality caused by a bug in its Bor and Erigon nodes, which upset some RPC services and caused access problems for dApps built on the network. While the chain remained live and continued to produce blocks, validators and RPC providers had to rewind to the last finalized block and resynchronize. Polygon said that restarting affected nodes resolved the issue for many participants and that a fix is being rolled out to all validators and service providers. The team clarified that the core chain operations were not impacted and that checkpoint finality would remain within a 15‑minute window once the problem was resolved. An explanation of how Heimdall’s finality gadget was stuck highlighted that blocks were still added to the chain, with new milestones posted on Ethereum every 20 minutes. The incident is being addressed in collaboration with major infrastructure providers, and Polygon assured users that a swift recovery is underway.

Polygon experienced a temporary delay in consensus finality on September 10 due to a bug in its Bor and Erigon nodes, which disrupted several Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services and caused applications on the network to encounter access problems. While the blockchain continued to produce blocks, many validators and RPC providers had to rewind to the last finalized block and resynchronize, but restarting affected nodes resolved the issue for a number of participants. Polygon’s engineering team stated that the problem prevented node progress for certain configurations, and they are working with infrastructure providers to accelerate debugging and restoration. The incident did not affect core chain operations, and the network’s checkpoint finality remained functional, posting milestones on Ethereum every 20 minutes. Polygon confirmed it has identified a fix that will be rolled out to all validators and service providers shortly.

Polygon developer Bruno Skvorc blasted World Liberty Financial (WLF) on X, claiming the firm stole his funds after the company frozen his wallet and 272 others. Skvorc said WLF, which is heavily linked to the Trump family—who own 60 % of the firm and earned an estimated $412.5 million from its token sale—intentionally locked assets over “high‑risk blockchain exposure.” WLF defended the blacklisting as a preventive measure, noting that 79 % of the blocked wallets were tied to a phishing attack and that it is working with rightful owners to secure assets. The WLFI token, trading around $0.19, is now more than two‑thirds below its launch‑day peak. Critics, including Tron founder Justin Sun, argue that the freezes violate investor rights and erode confidence in the project.

Polygon's native token POL surged 16% from Friday through early Monday, hitting $0.29 for the first time since March. The CoinDesk 20 Index remained largely unchanged as Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded only modest gains. No clear catalyst emerged for the rally, though the token was highlighted in a U.S. government blockchain initiative. Polygon also announced a partnership with USDT0, a Tether‑focused stablecoin protocol, potentially boosting its liquidity role. Technical analysis shows a bullish breakout, with buying pressure around $0.277‑$0.278 possibly supporting further upside. Overall, the surge reflects a broader market lift despite the benchmark’s steadiness, with Polygon positioned as a key stablecoin liquidity hub.