We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve prolonged the community protection of POL to incorporate the Polygon Community!
This is a crucial step as we work in the direction of supporting the Polygon workforce’s goal of migrating all MATIC to the POL token. To seek out out extra about this migration, try our Assist Heart.
Within the coming months, Kraken will routinely migrate shoppers from MATIC to POL on a 1:1 foundation. We’ll present particulars concerning this migration, together with a selected timeline, as soon as accessible.
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, somewhat than wait to be routinely migrated. They will accomplish that utilizing Kraken Professional, or by way of the convert characteristic utilizing the Kraken app.
Funding
Funding for POL on the Polygon Community* is reside as of in the present day, September 4, 2024.
*POL is already accessible 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.’
Be certain that to deposit your tokens utilizing networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made utilizing different networks shall 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 |
Notice:
- POL is now accessible to shoppers within the US
- Buying and selling by way of Kraken App and On the spot Purchase shall be accessible as soon as the liquidity circumstances are met (when a ample variety of consumers 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 answer for the Ethereum blockchain. Polygon is a Layer 2 scaling answer that goals to enhance the pace, whereas additionally decreasing 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 by staking, collaborating in community governance and as a unit of fee for transaction charges on the community.
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Will Kraken make extra property accessible?
Sure! However our coverage is to by no means reveal any particulars till shortly earlier than launch – together with which property we’re contemplating. All of Kraken’s accessible tokens may be discovered right here, and all future tokens shall be introduced on Kraken’s weblog and social media profiles. Our consumer engagement specialists can’t reply any questions on which property we could also be making accessible sooner or later.
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