U.Today - Holders of the core native cryptocurrency on Polygon (MATIC) network will be able to earn for their contribution to protecting network integrity in a novel way. Should the proposal be approved, MATIC token will be replaced by POL in a 1:1 swap.
Polygon might drop MATIC for "hyperproductive" token POL: Details
Polygon (MATIC) shared the details of the second phase of its hotly anticipated upgrade, Polygon 2.0. It changes the economic incentives behind the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus on the network.With this upgrade, the network might receive an entirely new token, dubbed POL. Its stakers will be able to simultaneously participate in validating transactions on a plethora of blockchains, including all Polygon Supernets, zkEVM, Validium and so on.
Also, for the first time in history, the network will be able to offer various validators' roles to POL stakers. As such, various incentive programs will be available to dedicated POL customers.
POL is promoted by Polygon Labs as a third-generation token that is a natural result of evolution of key network assets:
Once this proposal goes live, MATIC holders will be invited to swap their assets to POL in a 1:1 ratio: will not have two governance and staking assets coexisting with one other.
DeFi vet on POL: "Best sustainable way to fund blockchain projects"
Also, the upgrade includes community treasury fees. One percent of POL emissions will be distributed between ecosystem initiatives, while the other 1% will go to validator rewards.Seasoned DeFi developer and researcher Mikko Ohtamaa stresses that this might be the only viable way of creating a sustainable ecosystem for modern cryptocurrency projects.
As covered by U.Today previously, a potential token swap is a part of the Polygon 2.0 upgrade roadmap.
It is designed to completely rewrite the technical basis of Polygon (MATIC) and adjust it to the needs of the DeFi era.