We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve prolonged the community protection of POL to incorporate the Polygon Community!
This is a vital step as we work in the direction of supporting the Polygon group’s goal of migrating all MATIC to the POL token. To search out out extra about this migration, try our Assist Middle.
Within the coming months, Kraken will robotically migrate shoppers from MATIC to POL on a 1:1 foundation. We are going to present particulars concerning this migration, together with a particular timeline, as soon as out there.
Shoppers even have the flexibility to commerce their MATIC for POL themselves now by way of the brand new MATIC/POL buying and selling pair, relatively than wait to be robotically migrated. They’ll achieve this utilizing Kraken Professional, or by way of the convert characteristic utilizing the Kraken app.
Funding
Funding for POL on the Polygon Community* is dwell as of at present, September 4, 2024.
*POL is already out there on Kraken by way of the Ethereum Community.
So as to add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, choose the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit.’
Ensure that to deposit your tokens utilizing networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made utilizing different networks will probably be misplaced.
The brand new tokens are tradeable on Kraken and Kraken Professional with the next parameters:
| Asset | Pair | Value decimal precision | Minimal order measurement | Minimal deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL | USD, EUR | 5 | 6 | 6.5 |
| MATIC | POL | 5 | 6 | 6.5 |
Be aware:
- POL is now out there to shoppers within the US
- Buying and selling by way of Kraken App and Prompt Purchase will probably be out there as soon as the liquidity situations are met (when a enough variety of patrons and sellers have entered the marketplace for their orders to be effectively matched).
Right here’s some extra details about POL:
POL is a multi-chain scaling resolution for the Ethereum blockchain. Polygon is a Layer 2 scaling resolution that goals to enhance the velocity, whereas additionally lowering the associated fee and complexities, of transactions on its community. Polygon makes use of sidechains to assist with off-chain computation whereas sustaining safety and makes use of a decentralized community of proof-of-stake (PoS) validators. POL is the utility token of the Polygon community and is used for securing the chain via staking, taking part in community governance and as a unit of fee for transaction charges on the community.
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Will Kraken make extra property out there?
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