Activity on Polygon is at an all-time high, and the network is increasingly serving as a backbone for stablecoin payments and high-volume transactions.

The network capacity of Polygon has been increased in order to meet the increasing demand, particularly from stablecoin flows and prediction services such as Polymarket. With a more than 23% increase in the gas limit from 65 million to 80 million, the network was better equipped to manage increased traffic.

This update has allowed Polygon to execute more than 1,900 transactions per second. The move away from speculative DeFi and toward practical payments and settlement use cases is a clear indication of the platform's goal to meet "Super Bowl-level" demand.

• Gas Limit & Throughput Hike
• Stablecoin & Payment Volume
• Polygon Broader Scaling
• What's Driving the Demand?
• Ecosystem Growth & Innovation

Gas Limit & Throughput Hike

The gas limit has been increased by more than 23%, from 65 million to 80 million, expanding block capacity and allowing more transactions per block. Network throughput has risen to 1,900+ transactions per second, significantly improving real-world transaction handling.

To keep the network available under pressure, three upgrades were carried out with no downtime. Payment rails and stablecoin settlement depend on Polygon's consistent transaction performance, which these enhancements put it among the best blockchains in the world.

Stablecoin & Payment Volume

Polygon data highlights a rapid shift toward stablecoin-driven economic activity on the blockchain:

• $11.1B+ lifetime transfer volume for local non-USD stablecoins.
• 43% of all global non-USD stablecoin transfers now occur on Polygon.

In addition to stablecoin flows, Polygon is seeing meaningful real-world payment activity. Lifetime volumes include:

• AUDF: $2.46B+
• XSGD: $2.24B+
• COPM: $1.45B+
• BRLA: $779M+
• BRZ: $1.31B+

This data underscores Polygon’s emergence as real-world money infrastructure rather than purely DeFi tooling.

ALL TIME HIGH DEMAND.

As Polygon surges to #1 in stablecoin volume, we've increased network capacity over the past two weeks to support demand.

• gas limit increase from 65M to 80M (23%+)
• throughput increase to 1,900+ TPS
• three upgrades + zero downtime

We're prepared to… pic.twitter.com/52ELNU3YQ8

— Polygon | POL (@0xPolygon) February 5, 2026

Polygon Broader Scaling

Polygon’s scaling strategy spans from layer-2 consolidation to enterprise-grade payment enablement.

• The Polygon network processes billions in transaction value through fast settlement and low fees.
• Over 5.3B total transactions and 117+ million unique addresses have been recorded, with approximately $141B in transfer volume.
• Average transaction costs remain around $0.001, enabling high-frequency use cases.
• Polygon targets future scalability upgrades from 5,000 to 10,000 TPS.

These metrics reinforce Polygon’s shift from experimental DeFi toward institutional-grade financial infrastructure.

What's Driving the Demand?

1. Emerging payment use cases: Stablecoin settlement is increasingly adopted as a faster and cheaper alternative to traditional rails.
2. Prediction markets & real-world apps: Platforms like Polymarket leverage Polygon’s speed and low fees.
3. Liquidity concentration: Strong support for USD and non-USD stablecoins drives higher on-chain activity.

Ecosystem Growth & Innovation

1. AggLayer architecture: Polygon is building horizontally scalable, multi-chain infrastructure to unify liquidity.
2. Global adoption: Integrations support merchant settlement, payroll, remittance, and commerce.
3. Open money stack: Polygon aims to integrate tokenized deposits and stablecoins into a unified on-chain payment system.

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