The price of Polygon (MATIC) token has risen by 44.7% since the start of 2023. Layer 2 network for scaling Ethereum has come in second place by daily active users, behind only BNB Chain.
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At the time of writing, the coin trades at about $1.11. This is roughly 62% below its all-time high recorded in December 2021 at $2.92.
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Объем заблокированных в протоколе средств (TVL) DeFi-сегмента увеличился до $1,2 млрд. Показатель сильно уступает пиковому значению июня 2021 года в $9,9 млрд.
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“We are seeing a broad uptick in TVL among higher-risk projects and early-stage applications. In a bear market, investors are more conservative and do not want to take on huge risks, but prices have risen a little, and they are open to new systems such as Polygon,” told CoinDesk by Phuture’s head of Growth Charles Story.
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According to the expert, network activity could grow further thanks to projects that have not yet issued their own tokens but are expected to do so soon.
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Earlier in January, the Polygon team announced a partnership with payments giant Mastercard under the Web3-programme Mastercard Artist Accelerator for new musical performers.
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