Polygon Reduces Block Time to 1.75 Seconds, Boosting Speed by 14%
Polygon has reduced its block time from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds, boosting theoretical processing capacity to around 3,260 transactions per second—a 14% increase. The upgrade, already live, marks the first block time reduction since the network launched. Faster block times improve transaction finality to approximately five seconds, benefiting DeFi trading, stablecoin payments, and NFT minting. Polygon is positioning itself as a blockchain optimized for payments and institutional finance, with companies like Visa and Meta exploring Polygon-based integrations. The network is also developing its AggLayer initiative for cross-chain interoperability. The upgrade comes amid intensifying competition among Layer-2 networks including Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, and Starknet. Polygon developers have hinted at further acceleration upgrades.
Key facts
- Polygon reduced block time from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds.
- Theoretical processing capacity increased to ~3,260 TPS, a 14% boost.
- This is the first block time reduction since Polygon launched.
- Transaction finality now targets approximately five seconds.
- Visa and Meta have explored Polygon-based payment integrations.
- Polygon is developing the AggLayer initiative for cross-chain interoperability.
- Competing Layer-2 networks include Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, and Starknet.
- Polygon developers hinted at further acceleration upgrades.
Entities
Institutions
- Polygon
- Visa
- Meta
- Arbitrum
- Optimism
- Base
- zkSync
- Starknet
- Messari
- NFT Plazas