{"id":22253,"date":"2023-07-13T11:53:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/polygon-proposal-seeks-to-upgrade-native-token-matic-to-pol\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:53:55","slug":"polygon-proposal-seeks-to-upgrade-native-token-matic-to-pol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/polygon-proposal-seeks-to-upgrade-native-token-matic-to-pol\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygon proposal seeks to upgrade native token MATIC to POL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/08\/1660940180940-1c1fae31-8d8c-4d10-bfa0-ef6cd7ca8f60-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/08\/1660940180940-1c1fae31-8d8c-4d10-bfa0-ef6cd7ca8f60-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/08\/1660940180940-1c1fae31-8d8c-4d10-bfa0-ef6cd7ca8f60-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2022\/08\/1660940180940-1c1fae31-8d8c-4d10-bfa0-ef6cd7ca8f60-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Polygon\u2019s technical upgrade could see MATIC renamed to POL.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">POL will operate on multiple chains including PoS, zkEVM and Supernets.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">The price of MATIC rose after the news, up 5% in 24 hours as daily volume jumped 21%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/polygon\/\">Polygon<\/a> has outlined a proposal for a technical upgrade of the native token MATIC. The details of this switch have been published in a white paper from a group of the blockchain platform\u2019s founders and researchers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The upgrade seeks to replace MATIC with a \u201cnext generation\u201d protocol token dubbed POL, the protocol said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/polygon.technology\/blog\/polygon-2-0-tokenomics?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=token-2.0-blog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a>. The \u201crebranding\u201d is part of the Polygon 2.0 roadmap, with POL designed to advance security and growth across the leading Ethereum scaling solution.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">POL token\u2019s utility<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to the technical upgrade\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/polygon.technology\/papers\/pol-whitepaper\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">whitepaper<\/a>, POL is hyperproductive token \u2013 meaning holders can become validators and earn rewards. However, it offers more utility with validators able to operate across multiple chains. This would include the Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS), zkEVM and Supernets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ Today, the next technical proposal of Polygon 2.0 is unveiled:<\/p>\n<p>POL, the upgraded token of the Polygon protocol! \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n<p>POL is the next generation native token, designed to secure, align and grow the Polygon ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video to get an idea how cool it is, then \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gn7KcHpWEY\">pic.twitter.com\/Gn7KcHpWEY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polygon (Labs) (@0xPolygonLabs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygonLabs\/status\/1679427540790681600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Upgrading from MATIC to POL will involve holders sending their MATIC tokens to the given upgrade smart contract. The system will automatically replace MATIC with POL in a 1:1 ratio and send the new token to the holder\u2019s address. Polygon said in a blog post that the upgrade will result in only one native token \u2013 POL.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If the Polygon community adopts the proposal, the upgrade could begin in the next six months. Holders will thereafter have sufficient time to complete the switch, with a suggested timeline of four or more years.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">MATIC price rose following the upgrade proposal, with the token\u2019s value surging to its highest level since early June.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Data from CoinGecko showed Polygon\u2019s native token traded nearly 5% in the past 24 hours. The altcoin\u2019s daily trading volume was up 21.7% in the same period, with more than $306 million traded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/polygon-proposes-upgrade-to-switch-matic-to-pol\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News ) Polygon\u2019s technical upgrade could see MATIC renamed to POL. POL will operate on multiple chains including PoS, zkEVM and Supernets. The price of MATIC rose after the news, up 5% in 24 hours as daily volume jumped 21%. 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