Polygon PoS Chain
Polygon’s proof-of-stake sidechain that parallels Ethereum, offering high-throughput transactions secured by its own validators.
What is Polygon PoS Chain?
Polygon PoS Chain, launched in 2020, is an EVM-compatible sidechain using proof-of-stake consensus with 100 validators staking over 1.9 million POL(formerly MATIC) tokens as of 2025. Unlike true Layer 2 rollups, Polygon PoS operates independently.
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