Polygon CEO highlights POL benefits as active users decline

The chief executive of the Polygon Foundation outlined new value mechanisms for the POL token amid a decline in active network addresses.

Sandeep Nailwal said POL holders directly benefit from ecosystem growth through transaction fees, staking rewards and interoperability fees.

If Polygon Chain and Agglayer succeed, then POL holders benefit. Full stop.

Sandeep Nailwal said.

Polygon’s daily revenue has climbed to about $200,000, up sharply from roughly $13,000 in mid-December.

Active addresses have fallen from around 2.9 million in December to about 489,000, according to on-chain data.

POL fell 6.7% over the past 24 hours after briefly reaching a weekend high of $0.1842.

Ryan Lee said the decline reflects normal market volatility rather than a rejection of Polygon’s strategy.

Enhanced utility, burns, and staking mechanisms strengthen POL's fundamentals.

Ryan Lee said.

Nailwal said all base transaction fees on Polygon are burned, making the token structurally deflationary.

He added that a daily average burn of 1.5 million POL could reduce total supply by about 5% annually.

Polygon recently recorded transaction volumes of 5.9 million in a single day, though still below rival Base.

Polygon executives also unveiled the Open Money Stack, a long-term plan to move global financial activity on-chain.

At the time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $91,174.83.