How to buy Polygon (POL)?
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What is Polygon (POL)?
Polygon is a blockchain infrastructure project aimed at scalability, interoperability and usability in the Ethereum ecosystem. Its core component is Polygon PoS – an EVM-compatible network that regularly commits checkpoints to Ethereum.
Polygon PoS runs on Proof-of-Stake: validators stake POL, and holders can delegate tokens to them. The Heimdall layer (built on the Cosmos SDK and CometBFT) coordinates validators and submits checkpoints to Ethereum, while the Bor layer handles block production and transaction execution.
The ecosystem also includes Agglayer – a cross-chain settlement layer (since January 2024) – and Polygon CDK, a toolkit for building zero-knowledge-powered chains. In September 2024 the MATIC token was replaced by POL at a 1:1 ratio.
What is the POL token used for?
Gas on Polygon PoS
POL is the gas token of Polygon PoS – transaction fees are paid in POL.
Staking and delegation
Validators stake POL to secure the network, and holders can delegate their tokens to them.
Governance and treasury
POL is used for governance and to fund the community treasury.
Holder rights
POL does not grant ownership, profit participation, redemption claims or equity in any entity.
POL supply
The initial supply of POL was 10 billion tokens – the same as MATIC. POL has no maximum supply: for the first ten years, issuance can be up to approx. 2% of the initial supply per year, going to validator rewards and the community treasury, subject to governance decisions.
Part of the base fees on Polygon PoS is burned (EIP-1559) – according to the white paper, at a rate of approx. 0.27% a year.
Who created Polygon?
Polygon grew out of Matic Network, founded in India in 2017 by a group of Ethereum developers: Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal and Anurag Arjun. Mihailo Bjelic joined them later.
According to the white paper, the issuer of POL is Matic Network (BVI) Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company in the Polygon Labs group. The Polygon Foundation is also involved in the project.
History of Polygon
Matic Network is founded in India.
Public debut of the MATIC token.
Polygon PoS mainnet launch.
Rebrand to Polygon.
Agglayer launch.
MATIC is swapped for POL at a 1:1 ratio.
Rio upgrade.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Polygon (POL) cost?
Check the current POL price in the Bielik app.
How do I pay for POL?
You can currently top up your account by bank transfer. Card payments (Visa, Mastercard) as well as BLIK, Apple Pay and Google Pay are coming soon.
Where can I find the Polygon white paper?
You can find the link to the MiCA white paper on the website of our partner BitGo, which lists white papers from the ESMA register. The document was prepared by Crypto Risk Metrics GmbH – look for “Crypto Risk Metrics GmbH” on the list. Go to the white paper list
What happened to the MATIC token?
On 4 September 2024, MATIC was replaced by POL at a 1:1 ratio. According to Polygon, the migration was 99% complete by September 2025.
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The information on this page is based on the MiCA white paper for Polygon (POL) (Crypto Risk Metrics GmbH, 2026), available via the BitGo white paper list. This content is for information purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.