# Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) — machine-readable summary

> FORTUNA SIGNAL · FORA-01 evidence dossier · Researched 2026-09-15 · https://ron-delhaye-studios.github.io/fortuna-signal-live/tokens/pol.html

## Definition
POL is the native token of the Polygon 2.0 architecture, the designated successor to MATIC (migrated 1:1). It is designed as the coordination and growth instrument for the Polygon ecosystem and its vision of a 'Value Layer of the Internet.'

## What the holder owns (FORA-01 Q1)
POL is the native gas and staking token of the Polygon 2.0 architecture and the designated successor to MATIC via a 1:1 migration. Holders hold a utility token used for gas fees, staking to secure Polygon chains (validators earn from gas, data-availability, sequencer decentralization, and more), and governance over an in-protocol Community Treasury. Initial supply is 10 billion with 2% annual emission split between validator rewards and the Community Treasury.

## Verification verdict
Class A (Class A) — FORA-01 scale: verification, not a quality ranking.
q1 VERIFIED · q2 VERIFIED · q3 VERIFIED · q4 VERIFIED · q5 VERIFIED

## Plain-language utility
Fuel for the Polygon network — pays for transactions.

## Key risks & notes
Research-access caveat: the official POL whitepaper (polygon.technology/papers/pol-whitepaper.pdf, by Polygon's founders) could not be fetched during this pass, so this summary is drawn from the paper's text as quoted in third-party MiCA filings. Risks: the Polygon 2.0 migration is a complex multi-year transition, POL has ongoing emissions, and competition from Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base is intense.

## Primary source
- (no whitepaper found — drawn from official project documentation)

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