Polygon daily transactions hit multi‑year highs as Polymarket and USDC fuel growth

Polygon's proof-of-stake chain has seen daily transactions climb back to multi-year highs, driven mainly by Polymarket activity and peer-to-peer USDC payments. A recent upgrade increased Polygon's throughput by 30% to about 1,400 transactions per second, while the POL token continues to trade near its all-time low around $0.11 with open interest close to $35M. Despite losing most play-to-earn traffic from the 2021 bull market, the network now functions primarily as a settlement layer for prediction markets and stablecoin transfers.