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Polygon reduces block time to 1.75 seconds as payments push accelerates

CoinTelegraph2h agoUpdated 1h ago
Polygon reduces block time to 1.75 seconds as payments push accelerates
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Polygon reduced its block time to 1.75 seconds, the first decrease since genesis, enabling 14% higher payment throughput and positioning the network for institutional stablecoin adoption. The upgrade supports high-frequency applications like payments and DeFi trading. Polygon also introduced privacy features for stablecoin transactions using zero-knowledge proofs and expanded Visa integration for faster settlement infrastructure.

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