Coin Bureau on Polygon ($MATIC): ‘Layer-2s Might Soon Be Needed More Than Ever’
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The host of popular crypto analytics and market commentary show Coin Bureau says that Polygon ($MATIC) is positioned to benefit from Ethereum’s transition to a proof-of-stake network. Polygon is “a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks”; it aggregates “scalable solutions on Ethereum supporting a multi-chain Ethereum ecosystem.”On 18 May 2021, Anthony Sassano, who joined Polygon as an advisor earlier this year, took to Twitter to clear up some of the confusion around Polygon (e.g. some people refer to Polygon as a sidechain to Ethereum, while others call it an L2 blockchain).
During a YouTube video released on March 31, Coin Bureau’s host “Guy” told viewers that Polygon would likely rally alongside Ethereum’s highly anticipated upgrade. Guy noted that Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake would have “minimal effect” on the smart contract network’s scalability, thereby increasing demand for other layer-2 solutions such as Polygon.
Coin Bureau’s host argued that $MATIC, which has failed to appreciate in price over the past year, has been limited by the coin’s increasing supply. Guy showed that MATIC’s circulating supply had increased by around 600 million coins over the last four months as a result of the project’s vesting schedule.Guy concluded that the Polygon foundation was creating a substantial amount of selling pressure on the altcoin, and thereby limiting its price performance over the past year. Despite predicting a rally following the Ethereum upgrade, Guy was ultimately cautious on the price outlook for $MATIC due to the project plateauing, in addition to the selling pressure.