- Polygon PoS consumed 3 million POLs in one day as daily network activity reached record levels.
- The network is preparing a hard fork to raise gas limits and deal with rising fees due to persistent block saturation.
Polygon’s PoS chain reached a new usage milestone earlier this month, burning a record 3 million POL tokens in daily fees. The surge in on-chain activity caused the network to consistently reach block saturation and the EIP-1559 base fee mechanism increased gas costs for users.
This record burn represents 0.03% of POL's total supply and comes after several consecutive days of high network demand. As shared by Polygon Foundation, the network is now entering a new phase of sustainable fee generation, described by the CEO as an “S-curve moment.”
Yesterday saw an all-time high in daily fees generated and consumed on the Polygon PoS chain.
3 million POL (0.03% of POL supply burned out in one day) pic.twitter.com/x038HlwQ0i
— Sandeep | Polygon Foundation (※,※) CEO (@sandeepnailwal) January 6, 2026
To address increased usage, Polygon has implemented changes aimed at increasing capacity. The team increased the gas limit from 60 million to 65 million, increasing throughput by 8-10%. Additionally, the developers are preparing a hard fork to raise the usage goal of EIP-1559 higher than the current 50%, allowing the block to carry more data before the base price increases further.
Polygon Staking Lock 3.6B POL
The current structure of the network shows pressure from increased demand, leading to higher prices for end users. Polygon's EIP-1559 model adjusts the base fee upwards when a block is more than 50% used, but this fee is now permanent as transaction activity continues.
user WEB3M commented,
“Higher fees due to sustained block saturation means demand is no longer artificial… If this works, Polygon will end up in a healthier position, with fees reflecting actual demand.”
According to the Polygon Foundation, 3.6 billion POL remains staked across the network. Circulating supply continues to be tight as more tokens are locked and 1 million POL are consumed daily.
As a result, network usage increased in parallel with the adoption of the ecosystem. Recently, USDC transfers reached $1.08 billion across over 7 million wallets. This growing utility is noticed CNF contributes to the generation of fees that facilitate the burning of tokens. Applications such as Revolut and Avenut are also supporting the growth in stablecoin payments, which now stands at $780 billion.
Meanwhile, POL's daily burn rate currently reaches 1 million tokens, which is more than double the annual issuance of 1.5% distributed as staking rewards. If this pace continues, about 3.5% of POL's supply will be gone by the end of the year.
As per analystPolygon's daily revenue exceeded Aptos' full-year revenue in 2025. On January 5th, Polygon earned $380,000 in fees, while Aptos' annual revenue was $270,000. This revenue increase coincides with the network's transition to a deflationary token model.
Furthermore, as before, reportedCEO Sandeep Nailwal described 2026 as the year of Polygon’s token “resurrection,” pointing to its deflationary transition and scaling roadmap. Our current growth phase also includes short-term goals to increase throughput to over 5,000 transactions per second, and we are committed to medium-term expansion through our ongoing 'Gigagas' roadmap.
Polygon (POL) has been bullish over the past 24 hours, with price at $0.126 and $0.129. At the time of writing, the bulls are still in control and POL price is $0.1271, 1.03% rising from the support level.
