Polygon Launches New POL Token, Part of Plan to Upgrade to Polygon 2.0
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Polygon Labs launched Ethereum contract for new POL token to eventually replace MATIC
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POL meant to power ecosystem of zk-based Layer 2 chains on Polygon 2.0 roadmap
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POL created on Ethereum mainnet but not yet used for any Polygon systems
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MATIC still used for staking, fees on current Polygon PoS network
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POL launch enables other parts of Polygon 2.0 plan like new staking layer, zkEVM upgrade