Validators process transactions and receive fees from users (supply-side fees).

Polygon is a smart contract platform for decentralized applications & interoperability platform for blockchains. Polygon was founded by Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal & Anurag Arjun and launched in 2017.

MATIC holders own and govern the protocol. They currently take a cut of the total transaction fees paid by users (revenue). Polygon’s investors include Coinbase Ventures, ZBS Capital, MiH Ventures, etc.

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# Polygon Maximum token supply Methodology

## 1. Overview

The Polygon maximum token supply metric represents the total theoretical maximum number of MATIC tokens that can ever exist according to the protocol's design. This is a fundamental tokenomics parameter that is fixed at the protocol level and does not change over time. The metric provides the upper bound for token supply, which is essential for calculating metrics like market capitalization ratios and understanding the token's scarcity model.

## 2. Data sources

This metric does not derive from blockchain transaction data but rather from protocol specifications:
- **Protocol documentation**: Official Polygon tokenomics specifications that define the maximum token supply
- **Token contract specifications**: Smart contract parameters that establish the total supply cap
- **Launch date records**: Official documentation of when the MATIC token was first deployed

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Maximum supply definition
- **Purpose**: Define the hardcoded maximum supply value and launch date for Polygon
- **Logic**: The maximum supply is set to exactly 10,000,000,000 MATIC tokens, which represents the theoretical maximum number of tokens that can ever exist according to Polygon's protocol design. The launch date is set to April 20, 2019 at 00:00:00 UTC, corresponding to when the MATIC token was first deployed
- **Key fields**: `token_supply_maximum` field contains the value 10,000,000,000, `timestamp` field contains the launch date, and `timestamp_grain` is set to 'day' for daily reporting

### Final aggregation
- **Time series creation**: The finalize macro transforms the single hardcoded record into a complete daily time series dataset that extends from the launch date to the present
- **Fill forward strategy**: The maximum supply value of 10 billion tokens is propagated to all dates from April 20, 2019 forward, ensuring consistent daily reporting
- **Standardization**: The output is standardized with the data identifier 'polygon' and formatted according to Token Terminal's metric standards
- **Final calculation**: Each day from launch date forward shows the same maximum supply value of 10,000,000,000 MATIC tokens, as this is a fixed protocol parameter that does not change over time

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

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