Polygon: Ethereum Scaling for Mass Adoption
Explore Polygon is scaling solutions, from PoS sidechain to zkEVM, and its thriving DeFi and gaming ecosystem.
What Is Polygon?
Polygon (formerly Matic Network) is a multi-chain scaling solution for Ethereum. It offers multiple approaches to scaling including a Proof of Stake sidechain, the Polygon zkEVM, and the upcoming Polygon 2.0 architecture.
Polygon PoS
The original Polygon chain is a PoS sidechain with extremely low fees ($0.001-0.05) and fast 2-second block times. It has the broadest DeFi and gaming ecosystem of any sidechain.
Polygon zkEVM
The zkEVM uses zero-knowledge proofs for stronger security guarantees than the PoS chain while maintaining EVM compatibility. It represents Polygon's transition to a ZK-powered future.
MATIC/POL Token
MATIC (transitioning to POL) is used for gas fees, staking, and governance. It is one of the most widely held altcoins with broad exchange support.
Ecosystem
QuickSwap, Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, and hundreds more protocols are deployed on Polygon. It is also a major hub for Web3 gaming.
Using Polygon with Alkizen
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