As a seasoned analyst with over two decades of experience in the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies, I can confidently say that Friday’s surge in Polygon’s native token POL was nothing short of impressive. Having witnessed numerous market fluctuations and crypto migrations throughout my career, I must admit that the successful transition from MATIC to POL was indeed a milestone worth noting.


On Friday, Polygon‘s native token, POLG, experienced a 15% increase due to Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announcing the addition of both spot and perpetual contracts trading involving the token on their platforms. This development signifies the conclusion of the token’s upgrade and rebranding from the previously established MATIC.

Today, POL surged close to $0.45 from about $0.38 earlier today, reaching its highest point since late August. Although it has slightly pulled back on its gains, the token is still up by 15% over the last 24 hours, outpacing bitcoin‘s (BTC) nearly stationary performance. During this period, POL was also the top-performing asset in the comprehensive CoinDesk 20 Index.
Last week, Polygon unveiled an updated version of their network’s token, now known as POL, replacing the previously used MATIC token. This upgrade also included alterations in the token economics, ushering in a fresh annual token issuance rate of 2%.

The novel ticker may exert some psychological impact, providing a newly updated chart for cryptocurrency traders to conduct their technical analysis. This could account for a significant portion of the price movements observed on Friday.

According to the crypto analyst DeFiyst, the complete MATIC-POL migration has taken place, but fresh charts are significantly more crucial. He further explains that this is the first successful large-scale token migration observed in quite some time, suggesting that other projects may soon follow suit.

As of September 13, 14:52 UTC, I’ve included in my analysis that Binance has recently added both spot trading and perpetual contracts for the cryptocurrency POL.

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2024-09-13 18:02