Polygon Cuts Block Time to 1.75s — First Reduction Since Genesis
Polygon Cuts Block Time to 1.75s — First Reduction Since Genesis
⚡ Polygon just got faster
Polygon has deployed a chain upgrade that reduces block time to 1.75 seconds, marking the first decrease since the network's launch. The improvement delivers 14% more payments per second across the network.
This follows the recent Giugliano Upgrade which brought 2-second faster transaction finality and 4x higher peer-to-peer throughput under load.
The timing aligns with Polygon's broader payment infrastructure expansion, including:
- Trails v1.5 enabling 1-click composable payments
- Meta launching USDC creator payouts on Polygon
- Modern Treasury adding Polygon as a native payment rail
- Network stablecoin supply reaching $4.3B (up 13.33% month-over-month)
The block time reduction strengthens Polygon's position as payment infrastructure, processing transactions faster while supporting growing enterprise adoption.
Every payment on Polygon just got faster. We just shipped another upgrade to the chain. Block time has decreased to 1.75s, making it the first reduction since genesis. 14% more payments per second, every second. Accelerate.
More 1-click payment flows went live on Polygon: Trails v1.5 compresses bridge, swap, deposit, and fund flows into a single user action. We're removing every step between "I want to pay" and "payment received."
The future of marketplace commerce is on Polygon. @Meta launched stablecoin payouts for creators on the Polygon Chain. Live in Colombia and the Philippines, with 160+ markets coming, users now get faster settlement with USDC while gaining access to dollar denominated assets.
This week on Polygon: ■ @Visa adds Polygon to its global stablecoin settlement program ■ @Meta launches USDC creator payouts on Polygon, with support for 160+ markets coming ■ @ModernTreasury adds Polygon as a native payments rail in its API ■ @coca_wallet shipped its
JPYC just crossed $100M in onchain payment volume. Polygon powers the rails for Japan's stablecoin economy 🇯🇵
You can now string composable, multistep actions across chains into one flow through the Open Money Stack's crosschain orchestrator: → Multi-step composable flows execute in one intent → No approval txs for USDC, USDT, DAI + more tokens → Built-in fiat onramps: cards + Apple
Trails helps apps convert users in 1-click for funding, payments, swaps, and deposits across chains. Since GA in February, we've grown to 500 developers and $200M in intents volume, a 17x increase in nearly 3 months. More on the v1.5 upgrade: polygon.technology/blog/move-from…
The integration brings @USDC payments into the same API enterprises are already using for compliance, accounts, and ledgering. Customers that previously faced weeks of integration work can now launch stablecoin products in days, and start moving money on Polygon with built-in
Modern Treasury now supports the Polygon Chain as a native payment rail inside their API.
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All the new release capabilities for 1-click payments: • Go from credit card or debit card to onchain purchase • Use Apple Pay and Google Pay for onchain checkout • Exchange deposits straight into payments • Multi-step composable actions in one intent • Direct deposits from
Moving money across borders can sometimes require 7+ different APIs. Each works great alone, but stitched together they're a mess. That's the paradox. It's why we're building the Open Money Stack as one integration: polygon.technology/blog/the-api-p…
The Open Money Stack makes moving money globally as simple as moving data, with settlement on Polygon. @ModernTreasury is now part of it. Read the announcement: polygon.technology/blog/modern-tr…
We're building Trails to bring one-click simplicity into onchain payments. We just shipped v1.5 to bring composable actions into Trails. Details in the thread.
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