Polygon
Low-cost EVM network for stablecoin payments at scale
About
Polygon (PoS and the AggLayer ecosystem) is a low-cost EVM-compatible network widely used for stablecoin payments, remittances, and consumer fintech integrations. It hosts substantial USDC and USDT liquidity and is a supported settlement network for payment processors like Mastercard and Stripe.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Remote
- Stage
- Public token (POL)
- Funding
- Polygon Labs venture-backed; Polygon Foundation
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