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Polygon (POL, formerly MATIC) is an Ethereum scaling ecosystem. It includes Polygon PoS chain, Polygon zkEVM, and CDK for building custom chains. Edited by Eric Nkando.

What is Polygon?
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The big story

What is Polygon? POL, Ethereum scaling, and the ecosystem in 2026

Polygon is a family of Ethereum scaling solutions — the Polygon PoS chain, zkEVM, AggLayer, and CDK. Here's what Polygon is, how the MATIC to POL migration worked, and where the ecosystem sits in 2026.

Eric Nkando · 5 min · Updated 15 Sep
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4 pieces that explain how this works.
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What is Polygon? POL, Ethereum scaling, and the ecosystem in 2026
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Polygon (POL) Price Prediction 2026-2030: MATIC-to-POL Migration, AggLayer, Scenarios
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How to Add Polygon Mumbai to MetaMask
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How to Bridge BSC to Polygon (MATIC) with xPollinate: A Detailed Step-by-Step Guide
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Eric Nkando, Senior Writer
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Analysis

What is Polygon? POL, Ethereum scaling, and the ecosystem in 2026

Polygon is a family of Ethereum scaling solutions — the Polygon PoS chain, zkEVM, AggLayer, and CDK. Here's what Polygon is, how the MATIC to POL migration worked, and where the ecosystem sits in 2026.

Eric Nkando · 5 min · 15 Sep
Analysis

Polygon (POL) Price Prediction 2026-2030: MATIC-to-POL Migration, AggLayer, Scenarios

Polygon (POL) forecasts 2026-2030 after the September 2024 MATIC-to-POL migration. AggLayer economics, CDK chain deployments, ETF flows, analyst ranges — speculation, not investment advice.

Eric Nkando · 2 min · 16 Sep
How to Add Polygon Mumbai to MetaMask
3 min · 15 Sep
How to Bridge BSC to Polygon (MATIC) with xPollinate: A Detailed Step-by-Step Guide
5 min · 15 Sep
How to Add Polygon zkEVM to MetaMask
4 min · 15 Sep
Predictions & price analysis
Polygon (POL) Price Prediction 2026-2030: MATIC-to-POL Migration, AggLayer, Scenarios

Polygon (POL) forecasts 2026-2030 after the September 2024 MATIC-to-POL migration. AggLayer economics, CDK chain deploym

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Frequently asked questions

Is POL the same as MATIC?
POL is the successor to MATIC. Polygon completed a token migration from MATIC to POL in 2024. POL is the current native asset of the Polygon ecosystem.