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Polygon Labs

Ethereum scaling, AggLayer, Polygon PoS

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The brief

Analyst view
  • Polygon PoS: 8B transactions, $3T volume. Rio hardfork achieved 5,000 TPS.
  • AggLayer connects 16+ chains for unified liquidity and cross-chain messaging via ZK proofs.
  • Stablecoin volume: $79.25B as of May 2026, handling 53% of global USDC.

Technical approach

As reported
PoS Chain

Sidechain with Ethereum security

Polygon PoS is a sidechain running Proof of Stake consensus. Validators stake $POL and earn transaction fees. Periodic checkpoints to Ethereum provide security.

AggLayer

Cross-chain liquidity aggregation

AggLayer pools liquidity across Polygon's rollups and sidechains, enabling instant cross-chain transfers and unified token economics.

Ecosystem

16+ CDK chains with AggLayer connectivity

Teams deploy custom rollups via Polygon CDK. AggLayer gives unified liquidity and sub-5-second cross-chain settlement via ZK proofs.

Primer