Polygon Activates Madhugiri Hardfork

Polygon's Madhugiri update boosts throughput by 33% and reduces consensus time to one second.

The team behind the Polygon network has deployed a protocol update named Madhugiri. The upgrade aims to increase the blockchain’s throughput by 33% and reduce block consensus time to one second.

Tomorrow, Polygon is upgrading to make future speed boosts easier to ship, and increasing network throughput by 33%.

The Madhugiri Hardfork makes certain throughput increases as easy as flipping a few switches. It also continues to improve network stability and adds support for… https://t.co/SFu3AhtjVM pic.twitter.com/vNoT65BKGV

— Polygon | POL (@0xPolygon) December 8, 2025

According to Polygon’s lead developer Krishang Shah, the hardfork includes support for three Ethereum Improvement Proposals: 7823, 7825, and 7883.

Madhugiri hardfork is going live on Polygon today

It includes three EIPs from the Fusaka hardfork of @ethereum: EIP-7823, EIP-7825, and EIP-7883

Additionally, we are introducing a new transaction type for Ethereum <-> Polygon bridge transactions

We are also decreasing the… https://t.co/JEJDSfaxJ4

— Krishang (@0xkrishang) December 9, 2025

The changes enhance the efficiency and security of complex mathematical operations by limiting gas consumption. This mechanism prevents computational overload from individual “heavy” transactions.

The update introduces a new transaction type for the Ethereum to Polygon bridge. The network architecture has become more flexible for future upgrades. Shah noted that blocks can now be announced in one second instead of two.

Additionally, Madhugiri strengthens the infrastructure for working with stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets. 

Aishwari Gupta, head of payments at Polygon Labs, considers these improvements essential for high-frequency operations. In an interview with The Fintech Times, he predicted a “stablecoin supercycle.”

In November, Gupta predicted the emergence of 100,000 stablecoins by 2029.

In July, Polygon deployed the Heimdall 2.0 hardfork, which reduced transaction finalization time. In September, the network faced issues, but the problem was promptly resolved with a subsequent update.

In October, the Polygon Labs team activated the Rio update, which increased the mainnet’s performance to 5000 TPS.