Polygon's POL Token Achieves Net-Deflationary Status in 2026
Polygon's POL Token Achieves Net-Deflationary Status in 2026
馃敟 Polygon burns more than it creates
Polygon's native token POL has become net-deflationary throughout 2026, marking a significant shift in the network's tokenomics.
How it works:
- Every transaction on Polygon generates fees
- Base fees are permanently burned (removed from circulation)
- Priority fees are distributed among validators, block producers, and stakers
The impact: More network activity leads to more fees collected, which results in more POL being permanently removed from the total supply. This deflationary mechanism means the token supply is shrinking rather than growing.
This follows a major milestone earlier in the year when Polygon surpassed 100 million POL burned, driven entirely by organic network usage rather than artificial mechanisms.
Move money on Polygon, burn POL. The network's native gas and staking token is net-deflationary for 2026.
Something you probably didn鈥檛 know: not a single new $POL token entered the market in 2026. 2026 minted: 105,229,564 POL 2026 base fees collected (burned): 107,690,994 POL The circulating supply actually shrank slightly. How many L1s can say the same? Ethereum, Solana, and
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