Polygon Shatters $3 Trillion Stablecoin Milestone After Year of Bold Upgrades

UNCLASSIFIEDPolygon Shatters $3 TrillionStablecoin Milestone After Yearof Bold Upgrades18IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESSep 29, 2026 18:11blockboard.net

Polygon crossed $3 trillion in cumulative stablecoin transfer volume since September 2020. The two pieces also say the network handled $933 billion in 2025 alone, with companies including Revolut, Mastercard, PayPal, Cash App, Paxos, Polymarket, Deel, and Tazapay among users of the network for payments and transfers.

What this rests on

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Polygon recorded $933 billion in stablecoin transfer volume in 2025 alone.
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Polygon’s stablecoin activity was reported as 32% higher year over year in 2026.
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Polygon’s stablecoin transfer volume passed $3 trillion in cumulative value since September 2020.
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Revolut, Mastercard, PayPal and Cash App used Polygon for payments, while Polygon also names Paxos, Polymarket, Deel and Tazapay among companies using the network for transfers.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Users and companies building payments on Polygon are the ones most directly affected, because the network now shows a larger base of stablecoin movement than before. Tomorrow morning, that matters to payment teams and merchants watching where money already moves on-chain, since the network is being used by names such as Revolut, Mastercard, PayPal, Cash App, Paxos, Polymarket, Deel and Tazapay. (per polygon.technology)

In practice, the listed uses show that stablecoin transfers on Polygon are not limited to one type of activity, and the network is being used for payments and money movement across several companies. What stays the same is that the total is measured as cumulative stablecoin value transferred since September 2020, so the milestone reflects an accumulated count rather than a new category of activity.

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